| W-L | URPI | Rank | SOS | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7 | 324 | Chicago St. | W | 85-54 | |
| 11/11 | 271 | Northern Illinois | W | 63-46 | |
| 11/15 | 317 | @ Georgetown | W | 75-63 | |
| 11/18 | 200 | Purdue Fort Wayne | W | 60-52 | Cancun Challenge |
| 11/22 | 24 | vs. Liberty | W | 66-52 | Cancun Challenge |
| 11/23 | 43 | vs. Auburn | L | 42-43 | Cancun Challenge |
| 11/28 | 70 | Pittsburgh | L | 58-87 | ACC/Big Ten Challenge |
| 12/4 | 56 | @ Michigan St. | W | 70-63 | |
| 12/11 | 301 | Prairie View A&M | W | 61-51 | |
| 12/17 | 254 | DePaul | W | 83-45 | |
| 12/20 | 283 | Illinois-Chicago | W | 92-54 | |
| 12/29 | 163 | Brown | W | 63-58 | |
| 1/1 | 138 | Ohio St. | L | 57-73 | |
| 1/4 | 78 | Illinois | W | 73-60 | |
| 1/8 | 35 | @ Indiana | W | 84-83 | |
| 1/11 | 92 | Rutgers | L | 62-65 | |
| 1/15 | 103 | @ Michigan | L | 78-85 | |
| 1/23 | 109 | Wisconsin | W | 66-63 | |
| 1/25 | 144 | @ Nebraska | W | 78-63 | |
| 1/28 | 285 | Minnesota | W | 81-61 | |
| 1/31 | 89 | @ Iowa | L | 70-86 | |
| 2/2 | 103 | Michigan | L | 51-68 | |
| 2/5 | 109 | @ Wisconsin | W | 54-52 | |
| 2/9 | 138 | @ Ohio St. | W | 69-63 | |
| 2/12 | 5 | Purdue | W | 64-58 | |
| 2/15 | 35 | Indiana | W | 64-62 | |
| 2/19 | 89 | Iowa | W | 80-60 | |
| 2/23 | 78 | @ Illinois | L | 62-66 | |
| 2/26 | 58 | @ Maryland | L | 59-75 | |
| 3/1 | 57 | Penn St. | L | 65-68 | |
| 3/5 | 92 | @ Rutgers | W | 65-53 | |
| 3/10 | 57 | Penn St. | L | 65-67 | Big Ten Tournament |