The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Northern Illinois · 2016–17

15–17 · #182 of 351 · MRI 34.96 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-12 vs Indiana State W 80–78
11-15 vs Roosevelt W 99–55
11-17 vs Idaho W 63–49
11-20 at Cal State Northridge L 82–84
11-24 vs Cal Poly L 64–68
11-25 vs Elon L 80–85
11-26 vs UIC W 92–81
12-01 at Indiana State L 52–63
12-11 at Minnesota L 57–77
12-15 vs Olivet Nazarene W 95–69
12-18 at Florida International W 60–53
12-21 at South Florida W 59–48
12-31 vs Illinois-Springfield W 77–62
01-04 at Miami (OH) L 67–69
01-07 vs Central Michigan W 87–83
01-11 at Kent State W 74–70
01-14 at Bowling Green W 69–52
01-18 vs Miami (OH) W 62–58
01-21 vs Ohio L 69–78
01-25 vs Kent State L 66–73
01-28 at Toledo W 74–72
02-01 vs Akron L 73–76
02-04 vs Eastern Michigan W 81–69
02-08 at Buffalo L 45–65
02-12 at Western Michigan L 67–76
02-15 vs Ball State L 72–81
02-18 vs Toledo L 80–88
02-22 at Central Michigan W 89–66
02-25 at Eastern Michigan L 68–84
03-01 vs Western Michigan L 56–70
03-04 at Ball State L 82–87
03-07 at Eastern Michigan L 69–72

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 · 2016–17 rankings