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Search historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season.
Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Note that the AP has ranked a variable number of teams since it began in 1948-49.

 1948-49 through 1960-61: top 20
 1961-62 through 1963-64: top 10
 1964-65: top 10, except for preseason which was top 20
 1965-66 through 1967-68: top 10
 1968-69 through 1988-89: top 20
 1989-90 through present: top 25

Current search:

From 1949-50 to 2016-17, for Northern Illinois, against Ball State, sorted by descending Date

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Query Results

Query Results Table
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
2016-17	2017-03-03	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	82	87	-5
2016-17	2017-02-14	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	72	81	-9	1
2015-16	2016-03-04	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	80	69	11
2015-16	2016-02-19	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	59	63	-4
2014-15	2015-03-06	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	71	67	4	1
2014-15	2015-02-10	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	75	63	12
2013-14	2014-03-08	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	70	56	14
2013-14	2014-02-01	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	67	65	2	1
2012-13	2013-03-09	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	51	53	-2
2012-13	2013-02-13	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	52	56	-4
2011-12	2012-03-03	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	51	62	-11
2011-12	2012-01-21	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	65	75	-10
2010-11	2011-03-05	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	57	67	-10
2010-11	2011-01-08	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	70	75	-5
2009-10	2010-02-13	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	66	71	-5
2009-10	2010-01-09	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	62	48	14
2008-09	2009-02-28	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	56	55	1
2008-09	2009-01-13	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	54	60	-6
2007-08	2008-03-04	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	63	69	-6
2007-08	2008-01-22	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	60	58	2
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
2006-07	2007-02-13	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	55	57	-2
2006-07	2007-01-16	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	60	71	-11
2005-06	2006-03-01	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	78	73	5
2005-06	2006-02-01	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	73	67	6
2004-05	2005-02-27	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	70	67	3
2004-05	2005-01-29	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	59	67	-8
2003-04	2004-02-14	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	62	67	-5
2003-04	2004-01-20	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	65	71	-6
2002-03	2003-02-01	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	78	60	18
2002-03	2003-01-11	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	66	64	2
2001-02	2002-02-27	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	69	68	1
2001-02	2002-02-05	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	81	86	-5
2000-01	2001-03-05	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	57	89	-32
2000-01	2001-02-17	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	70	83	-13
2000-01	2001-01-15	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	59	85	-26
1999-00	2000-01-15	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	76	64	12
1999-00	2000-01-02	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	67	75	-8
1998-99	1999-02-06	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	56	59	-3	1
1998-99	1999-01-02	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	71	74	-3	2
1997-98	1998-02-21	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	60	67	-7
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
1997-98	1998-01-24	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	60	70	-10
1986-87	1987-02-28	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	79	106	-27
1986-87	1986-12-30	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	94	74	20
1985-86	1986-02-05	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	66	58	8
1985-86	1986-01-08	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	74	84	-10
1984-85	1985-02-13	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	64	82	-18
1984-85	1985-01-16	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	86	71	15
1983-84	1984-02-22	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	78	65	13
1983-84	1984-01-25	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	66	68	-2
1982-83	1983-02-23	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	62	66	-4
1982-83	1983-01-26	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	48	58	-10
1981-82	1982-03-03	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	79	75	4
1981-82	1982-01-06	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	65	73	-8
1980-81	1981-03-05	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	66	79	-13
1980-81	1981-02-14	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	58	63	-5
1980-81	1981-01-17	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	73	76	-3
1979-80	1980-02-28	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	71	58	13
1979-80	1980-02-09	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	76	77	-1
1979-80	1980-01-05	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	70	63	7
1978-79	1979-01-17	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	70	66	4
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
1978-79	1979-01-03	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	81	101	-20
1977-78	1978-03-01	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	75	90	-15
1977-78	1978-01-25	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	61	64	-3
1976-77	1977-02-05	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	83	77	6
1975-76	1976-02-11	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	79	77	2
1975-76	1976-01-07	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	72	74	-2
1974-75	1975-02-22	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	68	81	-13
1974-75	1975-01-29	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	93	73	20
1973-74	1974-02-09	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	75	74	1
1973-74	1974-01-05	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		L	88	96	-8
1972-73	1973-02-14	Northern Illinois			Ball State		L	73	91	-18
1972-73	1973-01-13	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	104	93	11
1971-72	1972-02-17	Northern Illinois			Ball State		W	103	88	15
1971-72	1972-01-08	Northern Illinois		@	Ball State		W	103	83	20

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