Seasons
Every season MRI has rated, and what it said when the season was over. Two ratings, two scales, kept apart on purpose: Classic counts cumulative points, where a great season is around 150; MRI 2.0 counts points against an average Division I team, where a great season is around +35. A number from one cannot be read against a number from the other.
MRI 2.0
Points against an average team — the current rating.
| Season | Number one | Rec | Power | Résumé | Teams rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Michigan | 37–3 | 32.60 | 30.01 | 365 |
| 2024–25 | Duke | 35–4 | 30.50 | 23.35 | 364 |
| 2023–24 | UConn | 37–3 | 27.38 | 24.53 | 362 |
| 2022–23 | Houston | 33–4 | 23.42 | 18.33 | 363 |
| 2021–22 | Gonzaga | 28–4 | 27.62 | 15.07 | 358 |
| 2020–21 | Gonzaga | 31–1 | 28.91 | 19.28 | 347 |
MRI Classic
The original formula, 3 of these seasons are exactly as Ben published them; the other 13 are years he never ran, with the same formula applied to them here. Classic totals are cumulative, so a season with more games scores higher for that reason alone. The per-game column is the comparable one.
| Season | Number one | Rec | MRI | Teams rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Gonzaga | 31–2 | 213.35 | 353 |
| 2018–19 | Gonzaga | 33–4 | 255.54 | 353 |
| 2017–18 | Villanova | 36–4 | 264.91 | 351 |
| 2016–17 | Gonzaga | 37–2 | 261.20 | 351 |
| 2015–16 | Villanova | 35–5 | 236.70 | 351 |
| 2014–15 | Kentucky | 38–1 | 283.82 | 351 |
| 2013–14 | Louisville | 31–6 | 242.83 | 351 |
| 2012–13 | Florida | 26–7 | 216.59 | 347 |
| 2011–12 | Kentucky | 38–2 | 245.44 | 345 |
| 2010–11 | Ohio State | 34–3 | 251.32 | 346 |
| 2009–10 | Duke | 35–5 | 260.24 | 335 |
| 2008–09 | North Carolina | 34–4 | 259.81 | 330 |
| 2007–08 | Memphis | 38–2 | 280.65 | 328 |
| 2006–07 | North Carolina | 31–7 | 258.60 | 326 |
| 2005–06 | Memphis | 33–4 | 219.16 | 326 |
| 2004–05 | North Carolina | 33–4 | 247.54 | 326 |