The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Howard

MEAC · 24–11

Power-1.9#199 of 365
Résumé-2.02#553 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winUNC Wilmington (67–66)
Worst lossSouth Carolina State (57–58)
Schedule faced-11.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-23.1 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 Missouri L 67–88 -11.9 -9.1
1 vs District Of Columbia non-D1 W 103–71 +38.7 -6.7
1 vs Grambling L 70–73 +10.5 -13.5
2 vs Alcorn State W 72–64 +18.7 -10.7
3 at Stetson L 60–64 +8.0 -12.0
3 N Niagara W 80–70 +12.6 -2.6
3 at Duke L 56–93 -36.4 -0.6
4 vs St. Mary's (MD) non-D1 W 115–61 +38.7 +15.3
4 at Mount St. Mary's L 75–79 +2.8 -6.8
5 vs Bowie State non-D1 W 85–69 +38.7 -22.7
6 vs North Carolina A&T W 73–69 +11.7 -7.7
6 N Hampton W 61–57 +5.3 -1.3
7 at Drexel W 74–66 -1.1 +9.1
7 at UNC Wilmington W 67–66 -9.6 +10.6
9 at Northwestern L 60–80 -15.0 -5.0
9 at South Carolina State L 57–58 +12.4 -13.4
10 at Maryland Eastern Shore L 57–69 +10.9 -22.9
11 vs Delaware State W 84–58 +20.7 +5.3
11 at North Carolina Central W 83–69 +9.5 +4.5
12 vs Morehouse non-D1 W 78–69 +38.7 -29.7
12 vs Morgan State L 77–78 +16.9 -17.9
13 vs Norfolk State W 88–60 +8.7 +19.3
14 at Coppin State W 72–53 +18.5 +0.5
14 vs South Carolina State W 85–57 +17.9 +10.1
15 vs Yale L 81–87 -9.4 +3.4
15 vs Maryland Eastern Shore W 79–53 +16.4 +9.6
16 at Delaware State W 91–59 +15.3 +16.7
16 vs North Carolina Central W 100–67 +15.0 +18.0
17 at Morgan State W 84–59 +11.4 +13.6
18 vs Coppin State W 90–70 +23.9 -3.9
18 at Norfolk State W 84–76 +3.2 +4.8
19 N South Carolina State W 78–61 +15.2 +1.8
19 N North Carolina Central W 70–63 +12.3 -5.3
20 N UMBC W 86–83 -0.9 +3.9
20 N Michigan L 80–101 -34.5 +13.5

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
13 at Coppin State +18.5 95%

Season by season

Best finish: #199 in 2025–26. 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: #319 of 326 (5-23)2005–06: #301 of 326 (7-22)2006–07: #316 of 326 (9-22)2007–08: #326 of 328 (6-25)2008–09: #321 of 330 (8-23)2009–10: #330 of 335 (7-25)2010–11: #334 of 346 (6-24)2011–12: #306 of 345 (10-21)2012–13: #316 of 347 (6-23)2013–14: #347 of 351 (8-25)2014–15: #243 of 351 (16-16)2015–16: #304 of 351 (12-20)2016–17: #335 of 351 (10-24)2017–18: #332 of 351 (10-23)2018–19: #281 of 353 (14-17)2019–20: #350 of 353 (3-28)2020–21: #344 of 347 (1-4)2021–22: #258 of 358 (16-13)2022–23: #222 of 363 (22-13)2023–24: #267 of 362 (18-17)2024–25: #324 of 364 (12-20)2025–26: #199 of 365 (24-11) 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 
2025–26 199 of 365 24–11 -1.88 Power
2024–25 324 of 364 12–20 -11.63 Power
2023–24 267 of 362 18–17 -6.24 Power
2022–23 222 of 363 22–13 -3.48 Power
2021–22 258 of 358 16–13 -6.53 Power
2020–21 344 of 347 1–4 -20.36 Power
2019–20 350 of 353 3–28 -126.02 MRI
2018–19 281 of 353 14–17 -20.16 MRI
2017–18 332 of 351 10–23 -58.96 MRI
2016–17 335 of 351 10–24 -62.31 MRI
2015–16 304 of 351 12–20 -30.96 MRI
2014–15 243 of 351 16–16 5.38 MRI
2013–14 347 of 351 8–25 -76.50 MRI
2012–13 316 of 347 6–23 -49.56 MRI
2011–12 306 of 345 10–21 -34.76 MRI
2010–11 334 of 346 6–24 -68.24 MRI
2009–10 330 of 335 7–25 -78.77 MRI
2008–09 321 of 330 8–23 -70.11 MRI
2007–08 326 of 328 6–25 -87.89 MRI
2006–07 316 of 326 9–22 -54.27 MRI
2005–06 301 of 326 7–22 -39.06 MRI
2004–05 319 of 326 5–23 -76.40 MRI