The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Butler

Big East · 16–16

Power+7.4#85 of 365
Résumé+5.89#85 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winVirginia (80–73)
Worst lossXavier (75–89)
Schedule faced+7.5 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 Southern Indiana W 88–58 +25.3 +4.7
1 vs IU Indianapolis W 112–80 +22.8 +9.2
2 vs Chicago State W 98–66 +27.7 +4.3
2 at SMU L 85–87 -9.3 +7.3
3 N South Carolina W 79–72 +2.0 +5.0
3 N Virginia W 80–73 -10.9 +17.9
4 vs Wright State W 94–69 +7.9 +17.1
5 vs Eastern Michigan W 84–68 +16.6 -0.6
5 vs Boise State L 68–77 -0.8 -8.2
6 vs Providence W 113–110 +1.9 +1.1
7 at UConn L 60–79 -19.6 +0.6
7 N Northwestern W 61–58 -2.9 +5.9
8 vs NJIT W 101–52 +23.7 +25.3
9 at Creighton L 85–89 -4.7 +0.7
9 vs Villanova L 67–85 -5.4 -12.6
10 vs St. John's L 70–84 -13.3 -0.7
11 at Xavier L 75–89 -2.1 -11.9
11 at Seton Hall W 77–66 -5.6 +16.6
12 vs DePaul W 87–80 +6.6 +0.4
12 vs Marquette W 87–76 +1.3 +9.7
13 at St. John's L 70–92 -18.8 -3.2
13 vs Georgetown L 64–77 +3.2 -16.2
14 at Providence L 87–97 -3.6 -6.4
14 at Marquette L 55–70 -4.2 -10.8
15 vs UConn L 70–80 -14.1 +4.1
15 vs Seton Hall L 56–63 -0.1 -6.9
16 at Georgetown W 93–89 -2.3 +6.3
16 vs Xavier W 80–75 +3.4 +1.6
17 at Villanova L 73–82 -10.8 +1.8
18 vs Creighton L 59–76 +0.8 -17.8
18 at DePaul W 81–71 +1.1 +8.9
19 N Providence L 81–91 -0.8 -9.2

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #11 in 2009–10. 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 1 200 2004–05: #190 of 326 (13-15)2005–06: #76 of 326 (20-13)2006–07: #24 of 326 (29-7)2007–08: #24 of 328 (30-4)2008–09: #32 of 330 (26-6)2009–10: #11 of 335 (33-5)2010–11: #28 of 346 (28-10)2011–12: #110 of 345 (20-14)2012–13: #46 of 347 (25-8)2013–14: #144 of 351 (14-17)2014–15: #28 of 351 (23-11)2015–16: #42 of 351 (22-11)2016–17: #25 of 351 (25-9)2017–18: #36 of 351 (21-14)2018–19: #113 of 353 (16-17)2019–20: #36 of 353 (22-9)2020–21: #151 of 347 (10-15)2021–22: #157 of 358 (14-19)2022–23: #145 of 363 (14-18)2023–24: #80 of 362 (18-15)2024–25: #82 of 364 (15-20)2025–26: #85 of 365 (16-16) 2004–05 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 200 — 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 85 of 365 16–16 7.42 Power
2024–25 82 of 364 15–20 7.42 Power
2023–24 80 of 362 18–15 7.88 Power
2022–23 145 of 363 14–18 1.93 Power
2021–22 157 of 358 14–19 1.11 Power
2020–21 151 of 347 10–15 1.29 Power
2019–20 36 of 353 22–9 102.79 MRI
2018–19 113 of 353 16–17 58.87 MRI
2017–18 36 of 351 21–14 121.18 MRI
2016–17 25 of 351 25–9 132.24 MRI
2015–16 42 of 351 22–11 112.50 MRI
2014–15 28 of 351 23–11 128.22 MRI
2013–14 144 of 351 14–17 46.03 MRI
2012–13 46 of 347 25–8 103.15 MRI
2011–12 110 of 345 20–14 65.84 MRI
2010–11 28 of 346 28–10 130.09 MRI
2009–10 11 of 335 33–5 156.68 MRI
2008–09 32 of 330 26–6 120.23 MRI
2007–08 24 of 328 30–4 138.13 MRI
2006–07 24 of 326 29–7 131.59 MRI
2005–06 76 of 326 20–13 83.38 MRI
2004–05 190 of 326 13–15 21.56 MRI