Minnesota
Big Ten · 15–18
Power+7.1#89 of 365
Résumé+4.62#99 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winMichigan State (76–73)
Worst lossPenn State (75–77)
Schedule faced+8.4 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.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Gardner-Webb | W 87–60 | +30.9 | -3.9 |
| 1 | vs | Alcorn State | W 95–50 | +27.6 | +17.4 |
| 2 | at | Missouri | L 60–83 | -8.4 | -14.6 |
| 2 | vs | Green Bay | W 72–65 | +15.1 | -8.1 |
| 3 | vs | Chicago State | W 66–54 | +27.4 | -15.4 |
| 3 | N | San Francisco | L 65–77 | +3.0 | -15.0 |
| 4 | N | Stanford | L 68–72 | -2.0 | -2.0 |
| 4 | N | Santa Clara | L 75–86 | -8.1 | -2.9 |
| 5 | vs | Indiana | W 73–64 | -4.4 | +13.4 |
| 6 | at | Purdue | L 57–85 | -21.2 | -6.8 |
| 6 | vs | Texas Southern | W 89–53 | +21.5 | +14.5 |
| 7 | vs | Campbell | W 78–50 | +12.4 | +15.6 |
| 9 | vs | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 60–43 | +23.1 | -6.1 |
| 9 | at | Northwestern | W 84–78 | -6.0 | +12.0 |
| 10 | vs | Iowa | W 70–67 | -8.0 | +11.0 |
| 10 | vs | USC | L 69–70 | +1.1 | -2.1 |
| 11 | vs | Wisconsin | L 75–78 | -9.7 | +6.7 |
| 11 | at | Illinois | L 67–77 | -22.3 | +12.3 |
| 12 | at | Ohio State | L 74–82 | -13.2 | +5.2 |
| 12 | vs | Nebraska | L 57–76 | -11.2 | -7.8 |
| 13 | at | Wisconsin | L 63–67 | -15.1 | +11.1 |
| 13 | at | Penn State | L 75–77 | +1.8 | -3.8 |
| 14 | vs | Michigan State | W 76–73 | -14.6 | +17.6 |
| 14 | vs | Maryland | L 62–67 | +4.5 | -9.5 |
| 15 | at | Washington | L 57–69 | -6.5 | -5.5 |
| 16 | at | Oregon | W 61–44 | -2.8 | +19.8 |
| 16 | vs | Rutgers | W 80–61 | +7.1 | +11.9 |
| 17 | at | Michigan | L 67–77 | -28.3 | +18.3 |
| 17 | vs | UCLA | W 78–73 | -7.3 | +12.3 |
| 18 | at | Indiana | L 47–77 | -9.9 | -20.1 |
| 18 | vs | Northwestern | W 67–66 | -0.6 | +1.6 |
| 19 | N | Rutgers | L 67–72 | +4.3 | -9.3 |
| 22 | N | Baylor | L 48–67 | -6.4 | -12.6 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Season by season
Best finish: #24 in 2012–13. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
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.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 89 of 365 | 15–18 | 7.07 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 102 of 364 | 15–17 | 5.18 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 100 of 362 | 19–15 | 5.73 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 223 of 363 | 9–22 | -3.48 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 121 of 358 | 13–17 | 4.00 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 106 of 347 | 14–15 | 5.72 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 77 of 353 | 15–16 | 79.55 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 77 of 353 | 22–14 | 74.09 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 175 of 351 | 14–17 | 38.15 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 38 of 351 | 24–10 | 114.74 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 283 of 351 | 8–23 | -17.71 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 65 of 351 | 18–15 | 87.38 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 49 of 351 | 25–13 | 103.94 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 24 of 347 | 20–12 | 132.53 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 85 of 345 | 23–15 | 80.07 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 100 of 346 | 17–14 | 69.33 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 32 of 335 | 21–14 | 129.55 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 53 of 330 | 22–11 | 100.92 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 77 of 328 | 20–14 | 80.14 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 251 of 326 | 9–22 | -7.51 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 79 of 326 | 16–15 | 79.14 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 37 of 326 | 21–10 | 106.06 | MRI |