The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Akron

MAC · 29–6

Power+11.8#52 of 365
Résumé+8.18#64 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winToledo (91–81)
Worst lossMurray State (100–115)
Schedule faced-3.8 avg opponent

Results

Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 vs James Madison W 85–71 +16.6 -2.6
1 vs Princeton W 104–69 +19.2 +15.8
2 vs Penn State-Shenango non-D1 W 109–51 +52.4 +5.6
3 at Purdue L 79–97 -16.5 -1.5
3 N Iona W 96–75 +16.6 +4.4
4 N Evansville W 97–59 +22.1 +15.9
4 N Yale L 94–97 +1.6 -4.6
4 vs Milwaukee W 105–81 +20.0 +4.0
5 vs Bucknell W 97–77 +27.6 -7.6
5 at Tulane W 88–71 +12.8 +4.2
6 N Murray State L 100–115 +8.3 -23.3
7 vs Eastern Michigan W 93–72 +20.9 +0.1
9 vs Concord non-D1 W 115–64 +52.4 -1.4
9 at Miami (OH) L 73–76 +0.7 -3.7
10 vs Central Michigan W 82–69 +21.8 -8.8
10 at Bowling Green W 77–67 +8.4 +1.6
11 vs Ball State W 87–77 +23.6 -13.6
11 vs Western Michigan W 104–89 +23.9 -8.9
12 at Buffalo W 82–63 +13.9 +5.1
12 at Ohio W 86–65 +12.9 +8.1
13 vs Toledo W 91–81 +12.3 -2.3
13 vs Kent State W 69–52 +12.4 +4.6
14 at Eastern Michigan W 66–64 +15.5 -13.5
14 at Troy L 69–79 +5.5 -15.5
15 vs Massachusetts W 99–92 +16.3 -9.3
16 at Western Michigan W 90–73 +18.4 -1.4
16 at Ball State W 78–65 +18.2 -5.2
17 vs Buffalo W 99–85 +19.4 -5.4
17 at Kent State W 92–70 +6.9 +15.1
18 at Central Michigan W 77–64 +16.3 -3.3
18 vs Northern Illinois W 94–55 +29.4 +9.6
19 N Buffalo W 73–70 +16.7 -13.7
19 N Kent State W 75–68 +9.7 -2.7
19 N Toledo W 79–76 +9.6 -6.6
20 N Texas Tech L 71–91 -9.7 -10.3

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #23 in 2006–07. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.

25ClassicMRI 2.0 1 300 2004–05: #83 of 326 (19-10)2005–06: #67 of 326 (23-10)2006–07: #23 of 326 (26-7)2007–08: #66 of 328 (24-11)2008–09: #92 of 330 (23-13)2009–10: #87 of 335 (24-11)2010–11: #117 of 346 (23-13)2011–12: #67 of 345 (21-12)2012–13: #32 of 347 (25-6)2013–14: #123 of 351 (21-13)2014–15: #97 of 351 (21-14)2015–16: #54 of 351 (26-9)2016–17: #76 of 351 (27-9)2017–18: #266 of 351 (14-18)2018–19: #125 of 353 (15-16)2019–20: #43 of 353 (22-7)2020–21: #81 of 347 (15-8)2021–22: #99 of 358 (24-10)2022–23: #94 of 363 (22-11)2023–24: #91 of 362 (24-11)2024–25: #85 of 364 (28-7)2025–26: #52 of 365 (29-6) 2004–05 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 300 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRankRec Rating 
2025–26 52 of 365 29–6 11.82 Power
2024–25 85 of 364 28–7 7.21 Power
2023–24 91 of 362 24–11 6.25 Power
2022–23 94 of 363 22–11 6.27 Power
2021–22 99 of 358 24–10 5.79 Power
2020–21 81 of 347 15–8 7.37 Power
2019–20 43 of 353 22–7 96.43 MRI
2018–19 125 of 353 15–16 51.97 MRI
2017–18 266 of 351 14–18 -5.64 MRI
2016–17 76 of 351 27–9 82.99 MRI
2015–16 54 of 351 26–9 104.22 MRI
2014–15 97 of 351 21–14 69.67 MRI
2013–14 123 of 351 21–13 56.47 MRI
2012–13 32 of 347 25–6 121.89 MRI
2011–12 67 of 345 21–12 90.57 MRI
2010–11 117 of 346 23–13 59.99 MRI
2009–10 87 of 335 24–11 79.38 MRI
2008–09 92 of 330 23–13 73.92 MRI
2007–08 66 of 328 24–11 90.54 MRI
2006–07 23 of 326 26–7 131.90 MRI
2005–06 67 of 326 23–10 87.12 MRI
2004–05 83 of 326 19–10 72.11 MRI