The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Northern Iowa

MVC · 23–13

Power+9.4#69 of 365
Résumé+6.68#80 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winIllinois State (74–52)
Worst lossValparaiso (44–54)
Schedule faced+1.5 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 vs Cal State Northridge W 86–57 +13.2 +15.8
1 vs South Dakota State W 65–58 +13.3 -6.3
2 vs Furman W 70–54 +10.5 +5.5
3 vs Northern Illinois W 70–57 +27.0 -14.0
3 at UC Irvine W 70–69 +0.7 +0.3
4 N Loyola Chicago W 72–51 +17.1 +3.9
4 N Tulsa L 60–63 -0.1 -2.9
5 vs Coe non-D1 W 99–34 +50.0 +15.0
5 vs Wichita State L 69–74 +3.6 -8.6
6 vs Oakland W 75–63 +11.9 +0.1
7 at UIC W 60–54 +2.7 +3.3
8 at Saint Mary's L 58–63 -12.1 +7.1
9 vs Valparaiso W 58–48 +12.7 -2.7
9 vs Indiana State W 75–66 +14.1 -5.1
9 at Evansville W 62–48 +16.9 -2.9
10 vs Belmont L 65–78 +1.8 -14.8
10 at Bradley L 69–75 +1.7 -7.7
11 vs UIC L 61–69 +8.1 -16.1
11 at Valparaiso L 44–54 +7.3 -17.3
12 at Illinois State L 54–59 -0.1 -4.9
12 vs Murray State W 81–76 +8.6 -3.6
13 at Southern Illinois L 50–65 +3.4 -18.4
13 vs Evansville W 71–55 +22.4 -6.4
14 vs Bradley W 61–49 +7.2 +4.8
15 at Murray State W 89–60 +3.2 +25.8
15 at Belmont L 86–91 -3.7 -1.3
15 vs Drake W 86–62 +11.5 +12.5
16 at Indiana State W 81–60 +8.7 +12.3
16 vs Southern Illinois L 57–59 +8.8 -10.8
17 vs Illinois State L 69–71 +5.4 -7.4
17 at Drake W 75–53 +6.1 +15.9
18 N Evansville W 68–59 +19.7 -10.7
18 N Illinois State W 74–52 +2.6 +19.4
18 N Bradley W 73–69 +4.5 -0.5
18 N UIC W 84–69 +5.4 +9.6
20 N St. John's L 53–79 -14.1 -11.9

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #16 in 2014–15. 22 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 1 250 2004–05: #60 of 326 (21-11)2005–06: #44 of 326 (23-10)2006–07: #106 of 326 (18-13)2007–08: #149 of 328 (18-14)2008–09: #74 of 330 (23-11)2009–10: #30 of 335 (30-5)2010–11: #108 of 346 (20-14)2011–12: #107 of 345 (18-14)2012–13: #88 of 347 (17-14)2013–14: #121 of 351 (16-15)2014–15: #16 of 351 (31-4)2015–16: #123 of 351 (23-13)2016–17: #227 of 351 (14-16)2017–18: #155 of 351 (16-16)2018–19: #196 of 353 (14-18)2019–20: #33 of 353 (23-6)2020–21: #156 of 347 (10-15)2021–22: #95 of 358 (20-12)2022–23: #180 of 363 (14-18)2023–24: #130 of 362 (19-14)2024–25: #96 of 364 (20-13)2025–26: #69 of 365 (23-13) 2004–05 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 250 — 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 69 of 365 23–13 9.39 Power
2024–25 96 of 364 20–13 5.86 Power
2023–24 130 of 362 19–14 3.29 Power
2022–23 180 of 363 14–18 -0.35 Power
2021–22 95 of 358 20–12 6.05 Power
2020–21 156 of 347 10–15 0.92 Power
2019–20 33 of 353 23–6 106.90 MRI
2018–19 196 of 353 14–18 20.08 MRI
2017–18 155 of 351 16–16 45.48 MRI
2016–17 227 of 351 14–16 13.38 MRI
2015–16 123 of 351 23–13 60.66 MRI
2014–15 16 of 351 31–4 148.37 MRI
2013–14 121 of 351 16–15 58.67 MRI
2012–13 88 of 347 17–14 65.74 MRI
2011–12 107 of 345 18–14 66.65 MRI
2010–11 108 of 346 20–14 66.91 MRI
2009–10 30 of 335 30–5 131.25 MRI
2008–09 74 of 330 23–11 85.54 MRI
2007–08 149 of 328 18–14 41.28 MRI
2006–07 106 of 326 18–13 61.51 MRI
2005–06 44 of 326 23–10 102.23 MRI
2004–05 60 of 326 21–11 87.89 MRI