Northwestern

Big Ten · 15–19

Power+10.4#60 of 365

Résumé+5.49#91 · wins above average

Trendrating by week

Best winIndiana (72–68)
Worst lossRutgers (75–77)
Schedule faced+10.5 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.

Wk		Opponent	Result	Expected	Perf
1	vs	Mercyhurst	W 70–47	+22.0	+1.0
1	vs	Boston University	W 76–52	+20.0	+4.0
2	vs	Cleveland State	W 110–63	+23.7	+23.3
2	at	DePaul	W 81–79	+4.1	-2.1
3	N	Virginia	L 78–83	-7.9	+2.9
3	N	South Carolina	W 79–77	+4.9	-2.9
4	vs	Oklahoma State	L 81–86	+5.3	-10.3
5	at	Wisconsin	L 73–85	-11.8	-0.2
5	vs	Ohio State	L 82–86	-4.5	+0.5
6	vs	Jackson State	W 93–53	+29.0	+11.0
7	vs	Valparaiso	W 86–70	+13.7	+2.3
7	N	Butler	L 58–61	+2.9	-5.9
9	vs	Howard	W 80–60	+15.0	+5.0
9	vs	Minnesota	L 78–84	+6.0	-12.0
10	at	Michigan State	L 66–76	-16.7	+6.7
10	at	Rutgers	L 75–77	+4.9	-6.9
11	vs	Illinois	L 68–79	-13.5	+2.5
11	vs	Nebraska	L 58–77	-7.9	-11.1
12	at	USC	W 74–68	-1.1	+7.1
12	at	UCLA	L 64–71	-9.4	+2.4
13	vs	Penn State	W 94–73	+10.6	+10.4
13	vs	Washington	L 62–76	+2.3	-16.3
14	at	Illinois	L 44–84	-19.0	-21.0
14	at	Iowa	L 70–76	-10.1	+4.1
15	vs	Michigan	L 75–87	-19.5	+7.5
15	at	Nebraska	L 49–68	-13.3	-5.7
16	vs	Maryland	W 78–74	+7.8	-3.8
17	at	Indiana	W 72–68	-6.6	+10.6
17	vs	Oregon	W 63–62	+5.9	-4.9
18	vs	Purdue	L 66–70	-12.5	+8.5
18	at	Minnesota	L 66–67	+0.6	-1.6
19	N	Penn State	W 76–66	+7.8	+2.2
19	N	Indiana	W 74–61	-3.9	+16.9
19	N	Purdue	L 68–81	-15.2	+2.2

Remaining schedule

Wk		Opponent	Projected	Win prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #48 in 2022–23. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 300 — 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.

Season	Rank	Rec	Rating
2025–26	60 of 365	15–19	10.36	Power
2024–25	54 of 364	17–16	11.85	Power
2023–24	51 of 362	22–12	11.90	Power
2022–23	48 of 363	22–12	11.29	Power
2021–22	92 of 358	15–16	6.22	Power
2020–21	143 of 347	9–15	1.90	Power
2019–20	264 of 353	8–23	-6.20	MRI
2018–19	153 of 353	13–19	38.77	MRI
2017–18	146 of 351	15–16	49.51	MRI
2016–17	50 of 351	24–12	103.66	MRI
2015–16	100 of 351	20–12	72.54	MRI
2014–15	183 of 351	15–17	30.17	MRI
2013–14	236 of 351	14–19	10.01	MRI
2012–13	218 of 347	13–19	9.06	MRI
2011–12	128 of 345	18–14	54.19	MRI
2010–11	81 of 346	20–14	79.35	MRI
2009–10	111 of 335	20–14	63.76	MRI
2008–09	114 of 330	17–14	59.15	MRI
2007–08	289 of 328	8–22	-25.95	MRI
2006–07	208 of 326	13–18	13.40	MRI
2005–06	201 of 326	14–15	20.41	MRI
2004–05	169 of 326	15–15	29.51	MRI