The MRI
2025–26 · Final

New Orleans

Southland · 15–18

Power-6.7#263 of 365
Résumé-2.96#580 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winTCU (78–74)
Worst lossHouston Christian (76–85)
Schedule faced-1.5 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 at TCU W 78–74 -22.4 +26.4
2 at LSU L 58–93 -19.0 -16.0
2 at Tulane W 85–63 -5.8 +27.8
3 at Pepperdine L 79–90 +0.5 -11.5
3 at Fresno State L 76–85 -8.2 -0.8
4 at Mississippi State L 78–81 -15.6 +12.6
4 at Texas Tech L 50–82 -31.0 -1.0
5 at Memphis L 70–86 -13.4 -2.6
5 vs Houston Christian L 76–85 +8.3 -17.3
6 vs Incarnate Word W 84–83 +3.5 -2.5
6 at Houston L 57–99 -37.6 -4.4
9 at UT Rio Grande Valley W 85–69 -9.6 +25.6
9 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 69–83 -7.6 -6.4
9 at Northwestern State L 68–74 +1.1 -7.1
10 vs East Texas A&M W 83–73 +8.5 +1.5
10 vs Nicholls L 77–90 +2.7 -15.7
11 at SE Louisiana W 79–76 +0.1 +2.9
11 vs Stephen F. Austin L 79–84 -8.5 +3.5
12 vs Lamar W 89–76 +1.2 +11.8
12 at McNeese L 63–82 -19.4 +0.4
13 at Nicholls W 80–62 -2.8 +20.8
13 vs Northwestern State W 75–64 +6.6 +4.4
14 at East Texas A&M W 94–85 +3.1 +5.9
14 vs UT Rio Grande Valley L 76–95 -4.1 -14.9
15 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 84–78 -2.1 +8.1
15 at Houston Christian L 60–61 +2.8 -3.8
16 at Incarnate Word W 78–64 -2.0 +16.0
16 at Lamar W 77–71 -4.2 +10.2
17 at Stephen F. Austin W 77–73 -13.9 +17.9
17 vs McNeese L 63–66 -13.9 +10.9
18 vs SE Louisiana L 78–82 +5.6 -9.6
18 N Houston Christian W 73–60 +5.5 +7.5
19 N Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 61–74 -4.9 -8.1

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #115 in 2010–11. 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: #209 of 326 (12-17)2005–06: #261 of 326 (10-19)2006–07: #235 of 326 (14-17)2007–08: #153 of 328 (19-13)2008–09: #281 of 330 (11-19)2009–10: #303 of 335 (8-22)2010–11: #115 of 346 (16-6)2011–12: #321 of 345 (1-7)2012–13: #341 of 347 (4-18)2013–14: #269 of 351 (11-15)2014–15: #266 of 351 (11-18)2015–16: #278 of 351 (10-20)2016–17: #120 of 351 (20-11)2017–18: #227 of 351 (16-17)2018–19: #229 of 353 (15-14)2019–20: #314 of 353 (5-21)2020–21: #251 of 347 (10-15)2021–22: #243 of 358 (18-14)2022–23: #338 of 363 (12-20)2023–24: #341 of 362 (10-23)2024–25: #359 of 364 (4-27)2025–26: #263 of 365 (15-18) 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 
2025–26 263 of 365 15–18 -6.73 Power
2024–25 359 of 364 4–27 -18.02 Power
2023–24 341 of 362 10–23 -14.52 Power
2022–23 338 of 363 12–20 -12.95 Power
2021–22 243 of 358 18–14 -4.79 Power
2020–21 251 of 347 10–15 -5.62 Power
2019–20 314 of 353 5–21 -40.73 MRI
2018–19 229 of 353 15–14 3.54 MRI
2017–18 227 of 351 16–17 13.19 MRI
2016–17 120 of 351 20–11 57.59 MRI
2015–16 278 of 351 10–20 -16.09 MRI
2014–15 266 of 351 11–18 -3.96 MRI
2013–14 269 of 351 11–15 -7.36 MRI
2012–13 341 of 347 4–18 -94.48 MRI
2011–12 321 of 345 1–7 -55.69 MRI
2010–11 115 of 346 16–6 61.12 MRI
2009–10 303 of 335 8–22 -38.36 MRI
2008–09 281 of 330 11–19 -17.45 MRI
2007–08 153 of 328 19–13 39.08 MRI
2006–07 235 of 326 14–17 0.13 MRI
2005–06 261 of 326 10–19 -9.75 MRI
2004–05 209 of 326 12–17 16.01 MRI