The MRI
2025–26 · Final

LSU

SEC · 15–17

Power+9.5#68 of 365
Résumé+4.90#96 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winSMU (89–77)
Worst lossSouth Carolina (68–78)
Schedule faced+9.0 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 Tarleton State W 96–60 +17.3 +18.7
2 vs New Orleans W 93–58 +19.0 +16.0
2 vs Florida International W 98–81 +14.9 +2.1
3 vs Alcorn State W 107–81 +30.1 -4.1
3 vs Omaha W 99–73 +17.7 +8.3
4 N Drake W 71–62 +8.9 +0.1
4 N DePaul W 96–63 +5.9 +27.1
5 at Boston College W 78–69 +8.4 +0.6
5 N Texas Tech L 58–82 -12.0 -12.0
6 N SMU W 89–77 -4.5 +16.5
7 vs SE Louisiana W 78–65 +21.8 -8.8
8 vs Prairie View A&M W 104–90 +23.3 -9.3
9 vs Southern Miss W 90–62 +16.3 +11.7
9 at Texas A&M L 72–75 -8.8 +5.8
10 vs South Carolina L 68–78 +6.8 -16.8
10 at Vanderbilt L 73–84 -14.8 +3.8
11 vs Kentucky L 74–75 -5.9 +4.9
11 vs Missouri W 78–70 -0.5 +8.5
12 at Florida L 61–79 -22.3 +4.3
12 at Arkansas L 81–85 -14.2 +10.2
13 vs Mississippi State L 66–80 +6.1 -20.1
13 at South Carolina W 92–87 +1.3 +3.7
14 vs Georgia L 71–83 -4.2 -7.8
15 vs Arkansas L 62–91 -8.8 -20.2
15 at Tennessee L 63–73 -16.3 +6.3
16 at Texas L 85–88 -8.9 +5.9
16 vs Alabama L 83–90 -12.2 +5.2
17 at Ole Miss W 106–99 -3.0 +10.0
17 vs Oklahoma L 67–83 -1.6 -14.4
18 at Auburn L 74–88 -11.7 -2.3
18 vs Texas A&M L 91–94 -3.4 +0.4
19 N Kentucky L 82–87 -8.6 +3.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #10 in 2005–06. 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: #52 of 326 (20-10)2005–06: #10 of 326 (27-9)2006–07: #64 of 326 (17-15)2007–08: #172 of 328 (13-18)2008–09: #22 of 330 (27-8)2009–10: #216 of 335 (11-20)2010–11: #262 of 346 (11-21)2011–12: #113 of 345 (18-15)2012–13: #110 of 347 (19-12)2013–14: #66 of 351 (20-14)2014–15: #61 of 351 (22-11)2015–16: #104 of 351 (19-14)2016–17: #273 of 351 (10-21)2017–18: #86 of 351 (17-14)2018–19: #27 of 353 (28-7)2019–20: #31 of 353 (21-10)2020–21: #22 of 347 (19-10)2021–22: #16 of 358 (22-12)2022–23: #126 of 363 (14-19)2023–24: #103 of 362 (17-16)2024–25: #106 of 364 (14-18)2025–26: #68 of 365 (15-17) 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 68 of 365 15–17 9.52 Power
2024–25 106 of 364 14–18 4.76 Power
2023–24 103 of 362 17–16 5.22 Power
2022–23 126 of 363 14–19 3.41 Power
2021–22 16 of 358 22–12 16.08 Power
2020–21 22 of 347 19–10 13.35 Power
2019–20 31 of 353 21–10 108.11 MRI
2018–19 27 of 353 28–7 125.91 MRI
2017–18 86 of 351 17–14 80.48 MRI
2016–17 273 of 351 10–21 -8.97 MRI
2015–16 104 of 351 19–14 69.86 MRI
2014–15 61 of 351 22–11 91.42 MRI
2013–14 66 of 351 20–14 88.12 MRI
2012–13 110 of 347 19–12 55.17 MRI
2011–12 113 of 345 18–15 65.14 MRI
2010–11 262 of 346 11–21 -7.23 MRI
2009–10 216 of 335 11–20 12.84 MRI
2008–09 22 of 330 27–8 135.19 MRI
2007–08 172 of 328 13–18 30.13 MRI
2006–07 64 of 326 17–15 95.21 MRI
2005–06 10 of 326 27–9 156.15 MRI
2004–05 52 of 326 20–10 97.49 MRI