2003-04 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-7 (13-3, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 13th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bruce Weber

PS/G: 72.8 (88th of 326)

PA/G: 62.9 (40th of 326)

SRS: 16.93 (19th of 326)

SOS: 7.08 (34th of 326)

NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in Atlanta)
Won Atlanta First Round (72-53) versus #12 Murray State
Won Atlanta Second Round (92-68) versus #4 Cincinnati
Lost Atlanta Regional Semifinal (72-62) versus #1 Duke

Big Ten Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

2003-04 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/31	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/1	3/8	Final
Illinois	13	12	11	14	21	21	20	19	25	-	-	-	-	-	23	18	12	13

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 22, 2003	REG		Western Illinois	Mid-Cont	-13.93	W	94	66		1	0	W 1	Assembly Hall
2	Wed, Nov 26, 2003	REG		Mercer	A-Sun	-8.52	W	93	61		2	0	W 2	Assembly Hall
3	Sat, Nov 29, 2003	REG	@	Temple	A-10	5.58	W	75	60		3	0	W 3	Liacouras Center
4	Tue, Dec 2, 2003	REG	N	North Carolina (10)	ACC	19.40	L	81	88		3	1	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
5	Sat, Dec 6, 2003	REG	N	Arkansas	SEC	6.53	W	84	61		4	1	W 1	United Center
6	Tue, Dec 9, 2003	REG	N	Providence	Big East	14.87	L	51	70		4	2	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
7	Thu, Dec 11, 2003	REG		Maryland-Eastern Shore	MEAC	-20.86	W	85	43		5	2	W 1	Assembly Hall
8	Sat, Dec 13, 2003	REG		Memphis	CUSA	13.06	W	74	64		6	2	W 2	Assembly Hall
9	Tue, Dec 23, 2003	REG	N	Missouri (11)	Big 12	10.67	W	71	70		7	2	W 3	Savvis Center
10	Tue, Dec 30, 2003	REG	N	Illinois-Chicago	Horizon	6.00	W	75	60		8	2	W 4	United Center
11	Sat, Jan 3, 2004	REG		Illinois State	MVC	-0.60	W	80	73	OT	9	2	W 5	Assembly Hall
12	Wed, Jan 7, 2004	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	1.54	W	85	63		10	2	W 6	Assembly Hall
13	Sat, Jan 10, 2004	REG		Purdue (24)	Big Ten	9.74	L	54	58		10	3	L 1	Assembly Hall
14	Wed, Jan 14, 2004	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	4.64	L	60	70		10	4	L 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena
15	Sat, Jan 17, 2004	REG		Iowa	Big Ten	8.70	W	88	82		11	4	W 1	Assembly Hall
16	Wed, Jan 21, 2004	REG		Penn State	Big Ten	-2.97	W	80	37		12	4	W 2	Assembly Hall
17	Sat, Jan 24, 2004	REG	@	Wisconsin (21)	Big Ten	18.96	L	56	76		12	5	L 1	Kohl Center
18	Sat, Jan 31, 2004	REG		Michigan	Big Ten	11.79	W	67	52		13	5	W 1	Assembly Hall
19	Tue, Feb 3, 2004	REG	@	Indiana	Big Ten	5.18	W	51	49		14	5	W 2	Assembly Hall
20	Sun, Feb 8, 2004	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	3.73	W	79	69		15	5	W 3	Williams Arena
21	Tue, Feb 10, 2004	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	12.15	W	75	51		16	5	W 4	Assembly Hall
22	Wed, Feb 18, 2004	REG		Wisconsin (12)	Big Ten	18.96	W	65	57		17	5	W 5	Assembly Hall
23	Sat, Feb 21, 2004	REG	@	Penn State	Big Ten	-2.97	W	66	58		18	5	W 6	Bryce Jordan Center
24	Wed, Feb 25, 2004	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	8.70	W	78	59		19	5	W 7	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
25	Sat, Feb 28, 2004	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	4.64	W	66	56		20	5	W 8	Assembly Hall
26	Wed, Mar 3, 2004	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	9.74	W	81	79	OT	21	5	W 9	Mackey Arena
27	Sun, Mar 7, 2004	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	1.54	W	64	63		22	5	W 10	Value City Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 12, 2004	CTOURN	N	Indiana	Big Ten	5.18	W	71	59		23	5	W 11	Conseco Fieldhouse
29	Sat, Mar 13, 2004	CTOURN	N	Michigan	Big Ten	11.79	W	74	60		24	5	W 12	Conseco Fieldhouse
30	Sun, Mar 14, 2004	CTOURN	N	Wisconsin (10)	Big Ten	18.96	L	53	70		24	6	L 1	Conseco Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 19, 2004	NCAA	N	Murray State	OVC	7.22	W	72	53		25	6	W 1	Nationwide Arena
32	Sun, Mar 21, 2004	NCAA	N	Cincinnati (11)	CUSA	18.75	W	92	68		26	6	W 2	Nationwide Arena
33	Fri, Mar 26, 2004	NCAA	N	Duke (6)	ACC	25.67	L	62	72		26	7	L 1	Georgia Dome