They are actually the 52nd ranked Team in the Country (58 last week). This includes all conferences but they are no where near one of the worst ranked P5 Teams. They are ranked over much of the ACC.
Edit-I just counted and they are ranked 22 out of 41 P5 teams. Before the game they were 27 out of 41.
https://collegefootballnews.com/2021/10/college-football-rankings-1-to-130-week-8-everything-is-about-to-blow-up/3
My comment was stated on a country view not a Happy Valley View. Alabama was the number 1 Team in the County and lost as an 18 point Favorite. PSU was a 24 point Favorite so a bigger upset per se but certainly in the same stratosphere. PSU being at home gives the edge to the PSU game being a larger upset but Alabama only dropped 4-5 positions in the poll. PSU dropped 13 which was not a proportionate drop as compared to the other. That was the basis of my comment re: the drops were not equal despite the upsets both being large ATS upsets.
Illinois is actually the 52nd ranked Team on this list. Puts them firmly in the top half of the county and in the middle if you only count P5 teams. 41 Power 5 teams and 19 of them are under Illinois.
https://collegefootballnews.com/2021/10/college-football-rankings-1-to-130-week-8-everything-is-about-to-blow-up/3
Only need 75 at MDT for the record so it seems a pretty good bet to challenge and or break. Of interest, today is the only day in Oct that the record is below 79.
Our favorite spot is catty corner from the pool, just across the creek where all the benches are in that first picnic area/parking. There is one table that has a view of both up and down creek.