From the middle of January through the middle of February, the Illini had a place in the top 25. We were ranked for the first time since December 1, 2014. It was exciting to see Illinois amongst the best teams in the nation. But then we started to lose a few games.
The Illini dropped four games in a row and just like that, we were on the outside looking in. But, just as things were looking down, the Orange and Blue rebounded with a huge road victory over No. 9 Penn State. Yes, that is right, No.