The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Cincinnati

Big 12 · 18–15

Power+14.4#41 of 365
Résumé+7.78#66 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winIowa State (79–70)
Worst lossEastern Michigan (56–64)
Schedule faced+9.2 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 Western Carolina W 94–63 +22.1 +8.9
1 vs Georgia State W 74–64 +27.1 -17.1
2 vs Dayton W 74–62 +7.2 +4.8
2 vs Mount St. Mary's W 72–55 +24.5 -7.5
3 N Louisville L 64–74 -5.5 -4.5
4 vs NJIT W 94–67 +30.6 -3.6
4 vs Eastern Michigan L 56–64 +23.5 -31.5
5 vs Tarleton State W 76–58 +22.1 -4.1
5 at Xavier L 74–79 +4.9 -9.9
6 N Georgia L 65–84 -2.1 -16.9
7 vs Alabama State W 88–51 +29.5 +7.5
7 at Clemson L 65–68 -4.2 +1.2
9 vs Lipscomb W 89–62 +16.5 +10.5
9 vs Houston L 60–67 -11.0 +4.0
10 at West Virginia L 60–62 -0.1 -1.9
10 at UCF L 72–73 +0.4 -1.4
11 vs Colorado W 77–68 +8.6 +0.4
11 vs Iowa State W 79–70 -9.5 +18.5
12 at Arizona L 51–77 -19.7 -6.3
12 at Arizona State L 68–82 +3.3 -17.3
13 vs Baylor W 67–57 +3.7 +6.3
13 at Houston L 54–76 -16.5 -5.5
14 vs West Virginia L 54–59 +5.3 -10.3
14 vs UCF W 92–72 +5.8 +14.2
15 at Kansas State W 91–62 +6.7 +22.3
15 vs Utah W 69–65 +14.2 -10.2
16 at Kansas W 84–68 -8.6 +24.6
17 at Texas Tech L 68–80 -9.8 -2.2
17 vs Oklahoma State W 91–68 +9.3 +13.7
18 vs BYU W 90–68 -2.1 +24.1
18 at TCU L 63–73 -1.3 -8.7
19 N Utah W 73–66 +11.5 -4.5
19 N UCF L 65–66 +3.1 -4.1

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #2 in 2017–18. 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: #14 of 326 (25-8)2005–06: #46 of 326 (21-13)2006–07: #152 of 326 (11-19)2007–08: #157 of 328 (13-19)2008–09: #91 of 330 (18-14)2009–10: #81 of 335 (19-16)2010–11: #21 of 346 (26-9)2011–12: #46 of 345 (26-11)2012–13: #39 of 347 (22-11)2013–14: #21 of 351 (27-7)2014–15: #32 of 351 (23-11)2015–16: #36 of 351 (22-11)2016–17: #14 of 351 (30-6)2017–18: #2 of 351 (30-5)2018–19: #19 of 353 (28-7)2019–20: #44 of 353 (20-10)2020–21: #131 of 347 (12-11)2021–22: #107 of 358 (18-15)2022–23: #52 of 363 (23-13)2023–24: #32 of 362 (22-15)2024–25: #45 of 364 (19-16)2025–26: #41 of 365 (18-15) 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 41 of 365 18–15 14.40 Power
2024–25 45 of 364 19–16 12.72 Power
2023–24 32 of 362 22–15 13.60 Power
2022–23 52 of 363 23–13 10.78 Power
2021–22 107 of 358 18–15 4.95 Power
2020–21 131 of 347 12–11 2.46 Power
2019–20 44 of 353 20–10 96.40 MRI
2018–19 19 of 353 28–7 140.68 MRI
2017–18 2 of 351 30–5 206.42 MRI
2016–17 14 of 351 30–6 173.61 MRI
2015–16 36 of 351 22–11 118.40 MRI
2014–15 32 of 351 23–11 122.04 MRI
2013–14 21 of 351 27–7 150.10 MRI
2012–13 39 of 347 22–11 115.49 MRI
2011–12 46 of 345 26–11 106.94 MRI
2010–11 21 of 346 26–9 146.39 MRI
2009–10 81 of 335 19–16 83.09 MRI
2008–09 91 of 330 18–14 74.39 MRI
2007–08 157 of 328 13–19 36.77 MRI
2006–07 152 of 326 11–19 37.82 MRI
2005–06 46 of 326 21–13 100.96 MRI
2004–05 14 of 326 25–8 153.54 MRI