Northern Illinois · 2016–17
15–17 · #182 of 351 · MRI 34.96 · MRI Classic
| Date | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.