The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Eastern Illinois

OVC · 13–20

Power-11.6#313 of 365
Résumé-8.68#678 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winTennessee State (74–70)
Worst lossWestern Illinois (70–79)
Schedule faced-7.0 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-37.9 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.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 at Valparaiso L 63–66 -13.7 +10.7
1 vs Nicholls W 65–57 -2.1 +10.1
2 at Notre Dame L 58–78 -19.3 -0.7
2 at Kentucky L 53–99 -32.4 -13.6
3 vs Tiffin non-D1 W 62–50 +29.1 -17.1
4 at Central Arkansas L 60–81 -12.5 -8.5
4 at Purdue L 62–109 -39.9 -7.1
5 vs Lindenwood L 74–82 -2.6 -5.4
6 vs Eastern Kentucky L 59–68 -1.2 -7.8
6 at Iowa State L 53–78 -40.9 +15.9
7 vs SIU Edwardsville W 76–72 -4.6 +8.6
8 vs East-West University non-D1 W 110–56 +29.1 +24.9
9 at Southeast Missouri State L 59–68 -11.1 +2.1
9 at UT Martin L 61–65 -10.7 +6.7
10 vs Tennessee Tech W 71–61 +1.9 +8.1
10 vs Tennessee State W 74–70 -7.8 +11.8
11 vs Western Illinois W 57–55 +12.7 -10.7
11 at Little Rock L 63–74 -4.8 -6.2
11 vs Blackburn non-D1 W 105–49 +29.1 +26.9
12 at Southern Indiana W 59–51 +0.9 +7.1
12 at Morehead State L 68–73 -5.8 +0.8
13 vs UT Martin L 68–76 -5.2 -2.8
13 vs Southeast Missouri State L 59–77 -5.7 -12.3
14 at Tennessee State L 68–77 -13.2 +4.2
14 at Tennessee Tech W 60–54 -3.6 +9.6
15 at Western Illinois L 70–79 +7.2 -16.2
15 vs Little Rock W 78–72 +0.6 +5.4
16 vs Morehead State L 70–73 -0.4 -2.6
16 vs Southern Indiana L 68–70 +6.3 -8.3
17 at Lindenwood W 71–67 -8.0 +12.0
17 at SIU Edwardsville L 50–77 -10.1 -16.9
18 N SIU Edwardsville W 77–71 -7.3 +13.3
18 N UT Martin L 63–66 -8.0 +5.0

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
5 vs Blackburn non-D1 +29.1 100%

Season by season

Best finish: #170 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 1 400 2004–05: #267 of 326 (12-16)2005–06: #303 of 326 (6-21)2006–07: #284 of 326 (10-20)2007–08: #300 of 328 (7-22)2008–09: #247 of 330 (12-18)2009–10: #170 of 335 (19-12)2010–11: #283 of 346 (9-19)2011–12: #257 of 345 (12-17)2012–13: #247 of 347 (11-20)2013–14: #304 of 351 (11-19)2014–15: #253 of 351 (18-15)2015–16: #259 of 351 (13-17)2016–17: #210 of 351 (14-15)2017–18: #258 of 351 (12-19)2018–19: #282 of 353 (13-18)2019–20: #195 of 353 (15-15)2020–21: #289 of 347 (9-18)2021–22: #353 of 358 (5-26)2022–23: #346 of 363 (9-22)2023–24: #308 of 362 (14-18)2024–25: #310 of 364 (12-19)2025–26: #313 of 365 (13-20) 2004–05 2025–26

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.

SeasonRankRec Rating 
2025–26 313 of 365 13–20 -11.55 Power
2024–25 310 of 364 12–19 -10.27 Power
2023–24 308 of 362 14–18 -9.80 Power
2022–23 346 of 363 9–22 -14.53 Power
2021–22 353 of 358 5–26 -19.00 Power
2020–21 289 of 347 9–18 -8.41 Power
2019–20 195 of 353 15–15 22.04 MRI
2018–19 282 of 353 13–18 -20.51 MRI
2017–18 258 of 351 12–19 -0.62 MRI
2016–17 210 of 351 14–15 22.54 MRI
2015–16 259 of 351 13–17 -8.78 MRI
2014–15 253 of 351 18–15 1.80 MRI
2013–14 304 of 351 11–19 -28.10 MRI
2012–13 247 of 347 11–20 -6.35 MRI
2011–12 257 of 345 12–17 -5.95 MRI
2010–11 283 of 346 9–19 -18.45 MRI
2009–10 170 of 335 19–12 35.49 MRI
2008–09 247 of 330 12–18 -2.69 MRI
2007–08 300 of 328 7–22 -38.54 MRI
2006–07 284 of 326 10–20 -27.07 MRI
2005–06 303 of 326 6–21 -46.25 MRI
2004–05 267 of 326 12–16 -11.68 MRI