The MRI
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Northern Illinois · 2004–05

11–17 · #197 of 326 · MRI 19.59 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-20 at Loyola Chicago L 56–63
11-25 vs Missouri State L 63–65
11-27 at DePaul W 84–69
12-02 vs Bradley L 74–76
12-04 vs Akron W 66–58
12-12 at Eastern Illinois W 76–60
12-22 at Kansas State L 66–81
12-28 vs St. Bonaventure W 71–62
12-30 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 73–67
01-02 vs Western Michigan L 69–72
01-06 at Miami (OH) L 59–64
01-09 at Bowling Green L 67–78
01-13 vs Ohio W 74–71
01-15 at Central Michigan L 63–72
01-20 at Western Michigan L 60–67
01-23 vs Eastern Michigan W 87–74
01-26 at Buffalo L 80–86
01-29 at Ball State L 59–67
02-04 vs Marshall W 77–66
02-06 at Kent State L 57–67
02-10 vs Central Michigan W 65–46
02-12 at Toledo L 58–74
02-17 at Eastern Michigan L 63–79
02-20 at Wright State L 66–72
02-24 vs Bowling Green W 72–61
02-27 vs Ball State W 70–67
03-03 vs Toledo L 75–81
03-08 at Buffalo L 66–73

No expected-margin column for this season: MRI 2.0 rates college basketball from 2020 onward, and these games were rated by the original formula, which scores a result rather than predicting one.

Northern Illinois · 2004–05 rankings