For years, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had the mascot 'Fighting Illini' as a reference to the Illinois Confederation of indigenous people. Since the mid-2000s, the name has been ...
The Fighting Illini currently hold a 15-7 record and rank 23rd in the nation. This has dropped them 5 spots from last week’s NCAA rankings where they were 18th.
Oct 4, 2024; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devil mascot with the Crazies during ... Kiwane Garris again led the Fighting Illini with 18 points, helping to hand Duke a rare non-conference loss on ...