The MRI
2025–26 · Final

North Carolina Central

MEAC · 14–18

Power-14.1#336 of 365
Résumé-8.25#668 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winNorfolk State (69–67)
Worst lossCoppin State (56–58)
Schedule faced-10.6 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-18.4 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.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 at NC State L 66–114 -30.7 -17.3
1 at Virginia L 62–81 -35.1 +16.1
1 at App State L 54–76 -16.1 -5.9
2 vs Bluefield State non-D1 W 77–61 +26.5 -10.5
2 at North Carolina L 53–97 -34.6 -9.4
3 vs Toccoa Falls non-D1 W 123–67 +26.5 +29.5
3 at Dayton L 55–74 -26.8 +7.8
4 at South Carolina Upstate L 67–82 -7.4 -7.6
4 vs Carolina University non-D1 W 109–61 +26.5 +21.5
5 at James Madison L 62–67 -14.9 +9.9
5 vs North Carolina A&T L 54–69 -0.5 -14.5
6 at Kentucky L 67–103 -35.0 -1.0
7 vs Mid-Atlantic Christian non-D1 W 96–62 +26.5 +7.5
7 vs Longwood L 72–74 -6.8 +4.8
9 at Penn State L 67–90 -19.4 -3.6
9 vs Norfolk State W 69–67 -3.6 +5.6
10 at Coppin State W 88–77 +6.2 +4.8
11 at Morgan State W 89–78 -0.8 +11.8
11 vs Howard L 69–83 -9.5 -4.5
14 vs Maryland Eastern Shore W 65–63 +4.1 -2.1
14 at Norfolk State L 68–75 -9.1 +2.1
15 vs Delaware State W 72–63 +8.5 +0.5
15 vs Coppin State L 56–58 +11.7 -13.7
16 vs Morgan State W 80–76 +4.6 -0.6
16 at South Carolina State L 72–85 +0.2 -13.2
16 at Howard L 67–100 -15.0 -18.0
17 at Delaware State W 74–60 +3.0 +11.0
18 at Maryland Eastern Shore W 77–73 -1.3 +5.3
18 vs South Carolina State L 64–80 +5.6 -21.6
19 N Maryland Eastern Shore W 83–76 +1.4 +5.6
19 N Delaware State W 59–53 +5.7 +0.3
19 N Howard L 63–70 -12.3 +5.3

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
12 vs Delaware State +8.5 78%
13 at South Carolina State +0.2 51%

Season by season

Best finish: #37 in 2013–14. 16 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 2010–11: #278 of 346 (15-15)2011–12: #189 of 345 (17-15)2012–13: #132 of 347 (19-9)2013–14: #37 of 351 (28-6)2014–15: #84 of 351 (25-8)2015–16: #252 of 351 (13-19)2016–17: #72 of 351 (25-9)2017–18: #261 of 351 (19-16)2018–19: #237 of 353 (15-16)2019–20: #226 of 353 (15-13)2020–21: #297 of 347 (5-9)2021–22: #275 of 358 (16-15)2022–23: #188 of 363 (18-12)2023–24: #208 of 362 (18-13)2024–25: #289 of 364 (14-19)2025–26: #336 of 365 (14-18) 2010–11 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 
2025–26 336 of 365 14–18 -14.14 Power
2024–25 289 of 364 14–19 -8.73 Power
2023–24 208 of 362 18–13 -2.98 Power
2022–23 188 of 363 18–12 -0.88 Power
2021–22 275 of 358 16–15 -7.42 Power
2020–21 297 of 347 5–9 -9.04 Power
2019–20 226 of 353 15–13 6.27 MRI
2018–19 237 of 353 15–16 0.12 MRI
2017–18 261 of 351 19–16 -2.85 MRI
2016–17 72 of 351 25–9 84.93 MRI
2015–16 252 of 351 13–19 -4.03 MRI
2014–15 84 of 351 25–8 79.42 MRI
2013–14 37 of 351 28–6 119.61 MRI
2012–13 132 of 347 19–9 46.43 MRI
2011–12 189 of 345 17–15 26.25 MRI
2010–11 278 of 346 15–15 -14.11 MRI