2022
Week 7
Illinois Fighting Illini
Rankings
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UAB Blazers
Main Poll Voters
| User | Rank | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| DataDrivenPirate | 8 | |
| Impudicity2001 | 12 | |
| studio_sally | 12 | |
| trumpet_23 | 12 | |
| DavoinShower-handle | 13 | |
| BlueFalcon89 | 14 | |
| confirmd_am_engineer | 14 | |
| I_am_bot_beep_boop | 14 | |
| eSpiritCorpse | 15 | |
| Jakesnake42 | 15 | 73.74 |
| ShogunAshoka | 15 | |
| JohnWickStuntDouble | 16 | |
| nw____ | 16 | They out Wisconsin'd Wisconsin and then out Iowa'd Iowa, the latter with a backup QB playing for most of the game. Bert has turned this team into... well, a Bielema team. It has been a very impressive turnaround. Can't wait to watch the most B1G Ten game of all time when they play Minnesota next week. |
| RegionalBias | 16 | Bert has become the B1G West personified |
| spsellers | 16 | |
| Staind075 | 16 | |
| UNC_Samurai | 16 | |
| Apep86 | 17 | |
| BlueSCar | 17 | |
| frumious88 | 17 | |
| Harmbert_ | 17 | |
| No11223456 | 17 | |
| SlicksterRick | 17 | 72.7 |
| Striker743 | 17 | Up 6 - Wisconsin win looks a little better |
| bakonydraco | 18 | 81.17 |
| chweris | 18 | |
| CommodoreN7 | 18 | |
| deadtofall12 | 18 | |
| falconlover79 | 18 | |
| hascogrande | 18 | |
| myghtymouse | 18 | |
| placid_salad | 18 | |
| plannedsickdays | 18 | |
| The_Horse_Joke | 18 | |
| ThePelvicWoo | 18 | 1 loss, Beta_Rank number 26. Only loss is to a bad Indiana team (beta_rank number 82) but they should be undefeated if it were not for some bad officiating |
| admiraltarkin | 19 | |
| bernkastel87 | 19 | |
| bretticus33 | 19 | Illinois won an ugly, quintessential Big 10 battle with Iowa. The Illini are still first in the Big 10 West and showing they’re capable of winning ugly games, a must in the Big 10. |
| cfbguy | 19 | |
| cmdrcaboose2 | 19 | |
| Corporal_Hicks | 19 | |
| corundum9 | 19 | |
| DarkLegend64 | 19 | E Tier |
| DisraeliEers | 19 | |
| Drexlore | 19 | |
| fshi | 19 | |
| Nathanael-Greene | 19 | |
| Noy_Telinu | 19 | |
| RollWarTideEagle | 19 | |
| SearonTrejorek | 19 | 0.78732 |
| spasm01 | 19 | |
| tallg8tor | 19 | |
| teddythe3rd | 19 | |
| vanburen1845 | 19 | |
| WolverineDDS | 19 | |
| Xtremeloco | 19 | |
| aggiebruin27 | 20 | |
| AllHawkeyesGoToHell | 20 | |
| badgers4194 | 20 | |
| Bank_Gothic | 20 | |
| BigBoutros | 20 | |
| BosskOnASegway | 20 | |
| buckeyegold | 20 | |
| cornholesurfer | 20 | |
| cota1212 | 20 | |
| Daigotsu | 20 | |
| Dropbackandpunt | 20 | |
| ExternalTangents | 20 | |
| HarbingerOfFun | 20 | |
| HelioOne | 20 | |
| Inkblot9 | 20 | |
| JaxofAllTrades13 | 20 | |
| kflinderman | 20 | |
| moistats_ | 20 | |
| MoneyManeVick | 20 | |
| nburt13 | 20 | |
| ndbroski | 20 | |
| RavenclawWiz816 | 20 | |
| RheagarTargaryen | 20 | |
| ruwisc | 20 | |
| ShamusJohnson13 | 20 | |
| Sometimeswelose | 20 | |
| tauzeta | 20 | |
| Texasagsman | 20 | |
| Ticklebump | 20 | |
| TimeBroken | 20 | |
| tmothy07 | 20 | |
| ucieaters33 | 20 | |
| 113milesprower | 21 | |
| 311polo | 21 | |
| BamaPride95 | 21 | |
| Blazeth | 21 | |
| boxman151515 | 21 | |
| BugsSuck | 21 | |
| CambodianDrywall | 21 | |
| creative_penguin | 21 | |
| djowen68 | 21 | |
| Extra_Excrement | 21 | |
| Feral_Squirrel | 21 | |
| G-Aardvark | 21 | |
| Hackasizlak | 21 | |
| halldaylong | 21 | |
| hythloday1 | 21 | |
| IAmAChemicalEngineer | 21 | |
| IceColdDrPepper_Here | 21 | 19, 252 |
| ikindalikelemons | 21 | Their second week in my poll and first in the AP since 2011(?), Illinois out-Iowa'd Iowa and remained in the driver's seat in the Big Ten West. Still leading the nation in PPG Allowed, Illinois looks poised to break out, especially if Tommy DeVito gets back quickly. |
| infinitempg | 21 | 0.756 |
| jjjoebox | 21 | +3 |
| Lex_Ludorum | 21 | |
| MahjongDaily | 21 | |
| MarlinsGuy | 21 | |
| mellolizard | 21 | |
| MrTheSpork | 21 | |
| MWiatrak2077 | 21 | Illinois, who walked into this matchup with the #1 scoring defense in CFB, faced Iowa, who has the #3 scoring defense in CFB. In a game where offensive ineptitude wasn't just expected, it was required, Vegas set the O/U at a historically low 36.5. These teams still hit the under, and it wasn't even close. A 9-6 slugfest, Illinois & stud RB Chase Brown prevailed over Iowa in this key Big Ten West matchup, to go up 5-1 on the season. Unfortunately, starting QB Tommy DeVito was injured early in the game, and without a quick return, Illinois Big Ten West title hopes may be severely diminished. Regardless, this defensive unit, who ranked 97th in the nation two years ago, just might will the mighty Illini to a title all on their own. If Illinois can defeat a slightly favored Minnesota at home next week, they find themselves favorites in every game until a trip to Ann Arbor, one week before the annual Michigan - OSU game. That's a trap game if I've ever seen one. Head Coach Bret 'Bert' Bielema has appeared to have turned around Illinois long-time woes, stirring them right in the mix of the Big Ten West title, along with Minnesota, Purdue, Nebraska, and well, just about everyone (Except Indiana). |
| nbingham196 | 21 | |
| posiitively | 21 | |
| soonersthebetter | 21 | |
| SpadeRyker | 21 | |
| Sproded | 21 | |
| srs_house | 21 | |
| SteemieRayVaughn | 21 | |
| T-Thugs | 21 | Illinois is 5-1 with a loss to Indiana. They have wins over Wisconsin (3-3) and Iowa (3-3). |
| The-Gothic-Castle | 21 | |
| theb52 | 21 | |
| tjstanley | 21 | |
| tks231 | 21 | |
| WarEagle9 | 21 | |
| Acm0028 | 22 | |
| Bill3ffinMurray | 22 | |
| boxbeat | 22 | |
| Cars-and-Coffee | 22 | |
| Casaiir | 22 | |
| ChickenTaco | 22 | |
| COLU_BUS | 22 | |
| crimsonlaw | 22 | |
| dan4223 | 22 | |
| dicky_________seamus | 22 | |
| DylanCarlson3 | 22 | LW: Unranked |
| eclectic_tastes | 22 | |
| fadingthought | 22 | |
| fo13 | 22 | |
| Foxmcbowser42 | 22 | |
| GeauxTri | 22 | |
| GoBlueScrewOSU7 | 22 | |
| icklebush | 22 | |
| itsabearcannon | 22 | |
| NyquillusDillwad20 | 22 | |
| PHubbs | 22 | |
| realclean | 22 | |
| SCsprinter13 | 22 | |
| SlaminSammons | 22 | |
| tdoger | 22 | |
| thexraptor | 22 | |
| Thorteris | 22 | |
| ToeInDigDeep | 22 | 5-1, beat Iowa 9-6 |
| velociraptorfarmer | 22 | |
| VerySeriousBanana | 22 | |
| wesman212 | 22 | |
| ACCBiggz | 23 | |
| BabyBladder | 23 | |
| Blooblod | 23 | |
| BorisNumber1 | 23 | |
| cajunaggie08 | 23 | |
| captain_sasquatch | 23 | |
| Colton3690 | 23 | |
| dogwoodmaple | 23 | |
| e8odie | 23 | |
| fourpinz8 | 23 | |
| galacticdude7 | 23 | |
| JCiLee | 23 | |
| joebob431 | 23 | |
| kamiller2020 | 23 | |
| kdbvols | 23 | |
| LEGEN--wait_for_it | 23 | |
| malowry0124 | 23 | |
| monkeymatt1836 | 23 | |
| Mr_Brews | 23 | |
| Our-Gardian-Angel | 23 | |
| owlalwaysloveyew | 23 | |
| PalmettoFace | 23 | |
| Polarbear1914 | 23 | |
| puffadda | 23 | |
| r0sco | 23 | |
| Rakarei | 23 | |
| relax_on_the_mat | 23 | |
| RiffRamBahZoo | 23 | |
| ryseing | 23 | |
| SCRx | 23 | |
| sirgippy | 23 | |
| Sophocles5 | 23 | |
| tdeff19 | 23 | |
| TDenverFan | 23 | |
| ToLongDR | 23 | |
| ttsci | 23 | |
| zacheiny | 23 | |
| A_Rolling_Baneling | 24 | |
| AlphaH4wk | 24 | |
| arrow_dynamics | 24 | |
| Arteza147 | 24 | |
| BallSoHerd | 24 | |
| bties | 24 | |
| Buckeyes2010 | 24 | |
| Cassiyus | 24 | |
| conchobor | 24 | |
| d_mcc_x | 24 | |
| digdat0 | 24 | |
| esoterik | 24 | |
| huskerfan4life520 | 24 | |
| jmac_21 | 24 | |
| Johnnycockseed | 24 | |
| JonesUCF34 | 24 | |
| JustAManAndHisLaptop | 24 | |
| Knightro2011 | 24 | |
| lillipup03 | 24 | |
| LiptonCB | 24 | |
| Maladroit44 | 24 | |
| ndhuskerpower | 24 | |
| nin478 | 24 | |
| noahthearc | 24 | |
| notyogrannysgrandkid | 24 | |
| OKgolfer | 24 | |
| Pablo49 | 24 | 994 |
| peachios | 24 | howd you lose ot indiana? every other game (not including whatever iowa tries always) was a blowout |
| pileatedloon | 24 | |
| ProbablyRickSantorum | 24 | |
| PromEmperorHarbaugh | 24 | |
| roaddogg | 24 | |
| royrules22 | 24 | |
| THECrew42 | 24 | |
| TheFlyingBoat | 24 | |
| TheZachster | 24 | |
| TopheryG8er | 24 | |
| TossedRightOut | 24 | |
| Wescat | 24 | |
| Zloggt | 24 | Rough win, but a win is a win! |
| ALStark69 | 25 | NR Next 5: Cincinnati, Baylor, UCF, Tulane, Kentucky |
| Cecil_Hardboner | 25 | |
| Corgi_Koala | 25 | |
| EpicSchwinn | 25 | |
| Fmeson | 25 | |
| HUSKEROYAL | 25 | |
| ItsZizk | 25 | |
| jnoobs13 | 25 | |
| jrichardh | 25 | |
| kdcoltred | 25 | |
| mjacksongt | 25 | |
| nemoran | 25 | |
| Omegaus492 | 25 | |
| Pollaski | 25 | |
| ReallyCreative | 25 | |
| ScarletFever333 | 25 | |
| scronko | 25 | |
| seaotter2 | 25 | |
| TaylorLeprechaun | 25 | NR |
| thegreendalegelf | 25 | |
| turkishguy | 25 | |
| ya111101 | 25 |
Provisional Poll Voters
| User | Rank | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Joshntch | 8 | |
| Temporary-Profit-643 | 9 | |
| zenverak | 10 | |
| cirtnecoileh | 14 | |
| whereismysauerkraut | 14 | |
| Amane_VIII | 15 | |
| grahamca | 16 | T16ᵗʰ W/L, T21ˢᵗ Predicted Wins, 8ᵗʰ Team Strength, 17ᵗʰ Quality of Wins |
| giveupanddie | 17 | |
| TheRedKing75 | 17 | |
| cartierboy25 | 18 | |
| Devintheroaster | 18 | |
| ewolfy13 | 18 | |
| mmaxey14 | 18 | |
| moyboi2112 | 18 | |
| tomdawg0022 | 18 | |
| ActuallyJasonPrice | 19 | |
| Archaic_1 | 19 | |
| Caps23 | 19 | The Illini are finally fighting |
| ChaseTheFalcon | 19 | |
| drewscottt | 19 | |
| FeliceDot27 | 19 | |
| FrolfAholic | 19 | |
| JustinMSU21 | 19 | |
| magnumweiner | 19 | |
| MrOrcaDood | 19 | |
| noffinater | 19 | |
| perspicacious_crumb | 19 | |
| PSUMediaPA | 19 | |
| Ruhrgebietheld | 19 | |
| spmartin1993 | 19 | |
| TheSunsNotYellow | 19 | |
| BananaBouquet | 20 | |
| Coolwhip87 | 20 | |
| jaybigs | 20 | |
| JBonkies | 20 | (NEW) Illinois might win the Big Ten West. They have made it 2/3 of the way through the Big Ten West gauntlet of the triangle of hate. The team they have left is this weekend when the #24 Gophers come to town. If Illinois can pull this one off, the West could be theirs to lose. |
| jibberishdhyukl | 20 | Wasn't pretty, but it was a win. Will be interesting to see if they maintain their lead in the B1G West. |
| JmGrim | 20 | |
| MADBuc49 | 20 | Don’t think they’d be ranked without Deservedness, but they have significantly improved throughout the season |
| ManiacalBlazer | 20 | |
| mcfly97 | 20 | |
| NeverDieKris | 20 | |
| Pyroblockx | 20 | |
| qwer546 | 20 | |
| sconbon | 20 | Tier #4 |
| swdanley17 | 20 | |
| tcomn | 20 | |
| brucewaynewins | 21 | |
| Butternades | 21 | |
| c2dog430 | 21 | |
| ch1l1_ch33s3 | 21 | |
| diehardcubforever | 21 | |
| HideNZeke | 21 | |
| IMissMW2Lobbies | 21 | |
| jaeger_master | 21 | |
| Jaymoney00 | 21 | |
| jlucaspope | 21 | |
| LamarcusAldrige1234 | 21 | |
| maknasty09 | 21 | |
| Matthias382 | 21 | |
| MaxMan1300 | 21 | |
| Megalomanizac | 21 | |
| RJEP22 | 21 | (5-1) 73.483 pts |
| secoja8 | 21 | |
| SonOfSvens | 21 | |
| SpeddyDawg | 21 | |
| w8w8 | 21 | |
| 1Subject | 22 | NEW |
| Apprehensive_Lab_436 | 22 | |
| BearsAreGreat1 | 22 | |
| camus69x | 22 | |
| colby983 | 22 | |
| colton_97 | 22 | |
| Dan20698 | 22 | |
| Dontworryaboutit1 | 22 | |
| drneilpretenamen | 22 | |
| dtynes10 | 22 | |
| dusklord1 | 22 | Should be undefeated and is unironically a Big 10 West contender |
| Fantastic-Calendar-9 | 22 | LW: NR |
| Gigemags1234 | 22 | |
| ilikepie145 | 22 | |
| pianoprofiteer | 22 | Art Sitkowski. Not great. |
| PNW_Jeff | 22 | |
| Pure_Protein_Machine | 22 | |
| romulusjsp | 22 | |
| saquad69 | 22 | |
| Sflabuckeye13 | 22 | |
| shadowwingnut | 22 | |
| soneill06 | 22 | |
| stew_pac | 22 | +6 |
| SwissArmyScythe | 22 | NR |
| TadKosciuszko | 22 | |
| TrashGamer_ | 22 | |
| True_Ad5324 | 22 | |
| 59brad | 23 | |
| Cooliamabeast | 23 | |
| Foriegn_Picachu | 23 | |
| fredmerc111 | 23 | |
| igloo27 | 23 | |
| jalexjsmithj | 23 | |
| JamoRedhead | 23 | |
| just-regular-I-guess | 23 | www.fireronzook.com |
| KyleAg06 | 23 | |
| nebsA1 | 23 | |
| newSomberMan | 23 | |
| OldCoaly | 23 | |
| Piptit | 23 | |
| Shion314 | 23 | |
| Somali-Pirate-Lvl100 | 23 | |
| UrashibaKazukoto | 23 | |
| AlexanderComet | 24 | |
| AnAngryPanda1 | 24 | |
| Beck4ou | 24 | |
| CallMeTheKing | 24 | |
| Comit22 | 24 | |
| entropy888 | 24 | |
| GatorBolt | 24 | |
| iDevourer | 24 | |
| losbullitt | 24 | |
| madskillzmatt | 24 | |
| mauliknshah | 24 | |
| Muffinnnnnnn | 24 | |
| OutRiteWite | 24 | |
| Phillyfan3 | 24 | |
| redrumsoxLoL | 24 | |
| Sebene | 24 | |
| tapswitch | 24 | |
| TheBeekman8 | 24 | |
| titansfan174 | 24 | |
| andy-022 | 25 | 5-1, #93 SOS |
| Bereft13 | 25 | Power: 25, SOR: 29; LW: NR; Next 5: Minnesota, Baylor, Kentucky, BYU, Florida; Dropped: Kentucky, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Washington, Baylor |
| cmcabrera | 25 | |
| Due_Connection179 | 25 | Last week NR won vs Iowa 9-6. The only blimish on their schedule right now is a 23-20 loss at Indiana in a rivalry game. Other than that, they have a +111 point differential in their five wins. I have Minnesota (ranked #26) winning this game, but I'm cheering for the Fighting Illini to continue their great season. Next week vs Minnesota |
| FsuNolezz | 25 | |
| Loopylime | 25 | |
| muzikjamr | 25 | |
| NINFAN300 | 25 | |
| PattyKane16 | 25 | |
| rocco2246 | 25 | |
| RootBeerBloat | 25 | |
| The_Good_Constable | 25 | |
| TimJressel | 25 | 26. Kentucky 27. BYU 28. Baylor 29. Minnesota 30. Washington State |
| TommyTwoTaps | 25 | Tell your friends about Ranked Illinois. The win against Iowa was ugly, but the defense continued to be the strength of this team. |
| vindictivejazz | 25 | |
| Yelich04 | 25 | NR. Their defense is so so good. They should be undefeated but the refs screwed them against Indiana. Their offense isn't good necessarily, but they're winning football games against generally alright teams who just seem to be having down years (Wisconsin, Iowa). |
| zsmaster23 | 25 |
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Green = Hybrid
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