The MRI
2025–26 · Final
MRI Champion · 1 basketball title 2013–14

Louisville

ACC · 24–11

Power+19.9#20 of 365
Résumé+13.87#27 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winKentucky (96–88)
Worst lossStanford (76–80)
Schedule faced+9.5 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 South Carolina State W 104–45 +39.7 +19.3
1 vs Jackson State W 106–70 +38.5 -2.5
2 vs Kentucky W 96–88 +4.5 +3.5
2 vs Ohio W 106–81 +26.5 -1.5
3 N Cincinnati W 74–64 +5.5 +4.5
4 vs Eastern Michigan W 87–46 +29.0 +12.0
4 vs NJIT W 104–47 +36.1 +20.9
5 at Arkansas L 80–89 -3.9 -5.1
5 N Indiana W 87–78 +5.7 +3.3
6 vs Memphis W 99–73 +18.7 +7.3
7 at Tennessee L 62–83 -5.9 -15.1
7 vs Montana W 94–54 +24.7 +15.3
9 at California W 90–70 +10.1 +9.9
9 at Stanford L 76–80 +8.1 -12.1
10 vs Duke L 73–84 -9.2 -1.8
10 vs Boston College W 75–62 +24.2 -11.2
11 vs Virginia L 70–79 +4.4 -13.4
11 at Pittsburgh W 100–59 +11.6 +29.4
12 vs Virginia Tech W 85–71 +13.7 +0.3
13 at Duke L 52–83 -14.6 -16.4
13 vs SMU W 88–74 +8.7 +5.3
14 vs Notre Dame W 76–65 +17.6 -6.6
14 at Wake Forest W 88–80 +8.3 -0.3
15 vs NC State W 118–77 +8.9 +32.1
15 N Baylor W 82–71 +6.4 +4.6
16 at SMU L 85–95 +3.2 -13.2
16 vs Georgia Tech W 87–70 +23.8 -6.8
17 at North Carolina L 74–77 -0.5 -2.5
17 at Clemson L 75–80 +1.3 -6.3
18 vs Syracuse W 77–62 +16.6 -1.6
18 at Miami W 92–89 +3.7 -0.7
19 N SMU W 62–58 +5.9 -1.9
19 N Miami L 73–78 +6.4 -11.4
20 N South Florida W 83–79 +7.4 -3.4
20 N Michigan State L 69–77 -4.4 -3.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #1 in 2013–14. 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 1 300 2004–05: #3 of 326 (33-5)2005–06: #42 of 326 (21-13)2006–07: #21 of 326 (24-10)2007–08: #9 of 328 (27-9)2008–09: #7 of 330 (31-6)2009–10: #43 of 335 (20-13)2010–11: #16 of 346 (25-10)2011–12: #20 of 345 (30-10)2012–13: #2 of 347 (29-5)2013–14: #1 of 351 (31-6)2014–15: #20 of 351 (27-9)2015–16: #12 of 351 (23-8)2016–17: #13 of 351 (25-9)2017–18: #62 of 351 (22-14)2018–19: #39 of 353 (20-14)2019–20: #6 of 353 (24-7)2020–21: #64 of 347 (13-7)2021–22: #140 of 358 (13-19)2022–23: #292 of 363 (4-28)2023–24: #253 of 362 (8-24)2024–25: #39 of 364 (27-8)2025–26: #20 of 365 (24-11) 2004–05 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 300 — 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 20 of 365 24–11 19.91 Power
2024–25 39 of 364 27–8 14.07 Power
2023–24 253 of 362 8–24 -5.55 Power
2022–23 292 of 363 4–28 -8.10 Power
2021–22 140 of 358 13–19 2.79 Power
2020–21 64 of 347 13–7 8.61 Power
2019–20 6 of 353 24–7 151.79 MRI
2018–19 39 of 353 20–14 103.88 MRI
2017–18 62 of 351 22–14 97.33 MRI
2016–17 13 of 351 25–9 177.16 MRI
2015–16 12 of 351 23–8 169.57 MRI
2014–15 20 of 351 27–9 142.11 MRI
2013–14 1 of 351 31–6 242.83 MRI
2012–13 2 of 347 29–5 211.83 MRI
2011–12 20 of 345 30–10 141.48 MRI
2010–11 16 of 346 25–10 155.47 MRI
2009–10 43 of 335 20–13 117.99 MRI
2008–09 7 of 330 31–6 189.89 MRI
2007–08 9 of 328 27–9 174.77 MRI
2006–07 21 of 326 24–10 133.77 MRI
2005–06 42 of 326 21–13 103.64 MRI
2004–05 3 of 326 33–5 202.68 MRI