Northern Illinois
Mid-American · DeKalb (IL), Chicago, Illinois
738-952
All-time
0.437
Win %
0
NCAA titles
0
Final Fours
3
Tourney apps
0
#1 seeds
0
Weeks at #1
0
All-Americans
Greatest tournament games
Northern Illinois’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.
| # | Season | Match | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia | 1.44 |
| 2 | 1991 | University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio | 1.00 |
| 3 | 1982 | Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas | 0.53 |
Season by season
| Year | School | Record | Conference | AP | Tournament | Natl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 9-21 | Mid-American | |||
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 6-25 | Mid-American | |||
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 11-20 | Mid-American | |||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 13-19 | Mid-American | |||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 9-21 | Mid-American | |||
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 3-16 | Mid-American | |||
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 18-13 | Mid-American ★ | |||
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 17-17 | Mid-American | |||
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 13-19 | Mid-American | |||
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 15-17 | Mid-American | |||
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 21-13 | Mid-American | |||
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | 14-16 | Mid-American | |||
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | 15-17 | Mid-American | |||
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | 5-25 | Mid-American | |||
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | 5-26 | Mid-American | |||
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 9-21 | Mid-American | |||
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | 10-20 | Mid-American | |||
| 2009 | Northern Illinois | 10-20 | Mid-American | |||
| 2008 | Northern Illinois | 6-22 | Mid-American | |||
| 2007 | Northern Illinois | 7-23 | Mid-American | |||
| 2006 | Northern Illinois | 17-11 | Mid-American ★ | |||
| 2005 | Northern Illinois | 11-17 | Mid-American | |||
| 2004 | Northern Illinois | 10-20 | Mid-American | |||
| 2003 | Northern Illinois | 17-14 | Mid-American | |||
| 2002 | Northern Illinois | 12-16 | Mid-American | |||
| 2001 | Northern Illinois | 5-23 | Mid-American | |||
| 2000 | Northern Illinois | 13-15 | Mid-American | |||
| 1999 | Northern Illinois | 6-20 | Mid-American | |||
| 1998 | Northern Illinois | 10-16 | Mid-American | |||
| 1997 | Northern Illinois | 12-15 | Midwestern | |||
| 1996 | Northern Illinois | 20-10 | Midwestern ◆ | NCAA tournament | ||
| 1995 | Northern Illinois | 19-10 | Midwestern | |||
| 1994 | Northern Illinois | 10-17 | Mid-Continent | |||
| 1993 | Northern Illinois | 15-12 | Mid-Continent | |||
| 1992 | Northern Illinois | 11-17 | Mid-Continent | |||
| 1991 | Northern Illinois | 25-6 | Mid-Continent ★ | NCAA tournament | ||
| 1990 | Northern Illinois | 17-11 | Independent | |||
| 1989 | Northern Illinois | 11-17 | Independent | |||
| 1988 | Northern Illinois | 8-20 | Independent | |||
| 1987 | Northern Illinois | 9-19 | Independent | |||
| 1986 | Northern Illinois | 15-12 | Mid-American | |||
| 1985 | Northern Illinois | 11-16 | Mid-American | |||
| 1984 | Northern Illinois | 12-15 | Mid-American | |||
| 1983 | Northern Illinois | 11-16 | Mid-American | |||
| 1982 | Northern Illinois | 16-14 | Mid-American ◆ | NCAA tournament | ||
| 1981 | Northern Illinois | 17-12 | Mid-American ★ | |||
| 1980 | Northern Illinois | 16-13 | Mid-American | |||
| 1979 | Northern Illinois | 14-13 | Mid-American | |||
| 1978 | Northern Illinois | 11-16 | Mid-American | |||
| 1977 | Northern Illinois | 13-14 | Mid-American | |||
| 1976 | Northern Illinois | 5-21 | Mid-American | |||
| 1975 | Northern Illinois | 8-15 | Independent | |||
| 1974 | Northern Illinois | 8-17 | Independent | |||
| 1973 | Northern Illinois | 17-8 | Independent | |||
| 1972 | Northern Illinois | 21-4 | Independent | |||
| 1971 | Northern Illinois | 13-10 | Independent | |||
| 1970 | Northern Illinois | 13-12 | Independent | |||
| 1969 | Northern Illinois | 13-11 | Independent | |||
| 1968 | Northern Illinois | 10-14 | Independent | |||
| 1927 | Northern Illinois | 20-2 | Independent |
NBA first-round picks
4 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.
| Draft | Player |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser |
| 2025 | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser |
| 1989 | Kenny Battle |
| 1989 | Kenny Battle |