Ball State
MAC · 12–19
Power-9.1#289 of 365
Résumé-7.53#655 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winMassachusetts (74–73)
Worst lossLafayette (37–55)
Schedule faced-5.9 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.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Louisiana | W 75–64 | +5.7 | +5.3 |
| 1 | vs | Mansfield non-D1 | W 84–54 | +31.5 | -1.5 |
| 2 | at | Wisconsin | L 55–86 | -31.3 | +0.3 |
| 2 | vs | Little Rock | L 62–68 | +3.1 | -9.1 |
| 3 | at | Indiana State | L 52–70 | -9.8 | -8.2 |
| 4 | N | Monmouth | L 73–80 | -7.0 | +0.0 |
| 4 | at | Lafayette | L 37–55 | +1.3 | -19.3 |
| 4 | N | Le Moyne | W 96–85 | +1.6 | +9.4 |
| 5 | at | Evansville | L 52–64 | -1.5 | -10.5 |
| 6 | vs | South Dakota State | L 64–68 | -5.2 | +1.2 |
| 6 | at | Campbell | L 64–69 | -9.2 | +4.2 |
| 7 | vs | Miami (OH) | L 77–86 | -14.7 | +5.7 |
| 9 | vs | Earlham College non-D1 | W 93–30 | +31.5 | +31.5 |
| 9 | at | Buffalo | L 72–85 | -7.0 | -6.0 |
| 10 | vs | Eastern Michigan | L 52–74 | +0.1 | -22.1 |
| 10 | at | Massachusetts | L 71–79 | -10.0 | +2.0 |
| 11 | at | Akron | L 77–87 | -23.6 | +13.6 |
| 11 | vs | Ohio | W 76–71 | -2.5 | +7.5 |
| 12 | at | Central Michigan | W 68–67 | -4.6 | +5.6 |
| 12 | vs | Northern Illinois | W 58–53 | +8.5 | -3.5 |
| 13 | at | Toledo | L 55–73 | -14.1 | -3.9 |
| 14 | at | Bowling Green | L 52–77 | -12.5 | -12.5 |
| 14 | at | UL Monroe | W 73–68 | +7.0 | -2.0 |
| 15 | vs | Buffalo | L 53–63 | -1.5 | -8.5 |
| 15 | vs | Kent State | L 68–75 | -8.5 | +1.5 |
| 16 | at | Ohio | L 57–69 | -8.0 | -4.0 |
| 16 | vs | Akron | L 65–78 | -18.2 | +5.2 |
| 17 | vs | Massachusetts | W 74–73 | -4.6 | +5.6 |
| 17 | at | Northern Illinois | W 79–43 | +3.1 | +32.9 |
| 18 | at | Western Michigan | W 74–71 | -2.5 | +5.5 |
| 18 | vs | Central Michigan | W 85–69 | +0.9 | +15.1 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season complete. | ||||
Season by season
Best finish: #110 in 2019–20. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 400 — 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.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 289 of 365 | 12–19 | -9.08 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 255 of 364 | 14–17 | -6.13 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 223 of 362 | 15–16 | -4.01 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 171 of 363 | 20–12 | -0.03 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 236 of 358 | 14–17 | -4.54 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 150 of 347 | 10–13 | 1.38 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 110 of 353 | 16–13 | 60.45 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 157 of 353 | 15–17 | 37.34 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 141 of 351 | 19–13 | 50.64 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 161 of 351 | 21–13 | 41.70 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 136 of 351 | 21–14 | 56.21 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 281 of 351 | 7–23 | -12.04 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 320 of 351 | 5–25 | -40.07 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 225 of 347 | 14–15 | 4.60 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 183 of 345 | 15–15 | 29.16 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 147 of 346 | 19–13 | 45.16 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 211 of 335 | 15–15 | 14.36 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 214 of 330 | 14–17 | 13.05 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 261 of 328 | 6–23 | -12.29 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 226 of 326 | 9–22 | 5.26 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 210 of 326 | 10–18 | 15.51 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 112 of 326 | 15–13 | 53.73 | MRI |