The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Northern Illinois · 2017–18

13–19 · #256 of 351 · MRI 0.08 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-15 vs Green Bay W 85–65
11-17 vs St. Francis (IL) W 70–60
11-20 N Pennsylvania L 80–93
11-21 N Florida Atlantic L 67–77
11-22 N Manhattan W 70–68
11-26 vs Rockford W 105–53
11-30 vs Milwaukee L 62–75
12-02 at Chicago State W 95–77
12-05 at Iowa State L 80–94
12-09 vs Central Connecticut W 61–55
12-19 at Marquette L 70–79
12-22 vs UIC W 69–63
12-30 at Iowa L 75–98
01-03 vs Kent State W 75–61
01-06 at Ohio L 68–78
01-10 at Bowling Green L 57–66
01-13 vs Eastern Michigan W 72–66
01-17 at Buffalo L 67–95
01-20 at Akron L 67–82
01-24 vs Bowling Green W 93–62
01-27 at Western Michigan L 72–79
01-31 at Central Michigan L 67–81
02-03 vs Miami (OH) L 65–81
02-07 at Toledo L 77–82
02-10 vs Buffalo W 90–88
02-14 vs Central Michigan L 72–80
02-17 vs Western Michigan W 75–67
02-21 at Ball State L 68–77
02-24 at Eastern Michigan L 53–82
02-28 vs Toledo L 67–97
03-03 vs Ball State W 66–65
03-06 at Kent State L 59–61

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 · 2017–18 rankings