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Northwestern · 2004–05

15–15 · #169 of 326 · MRI 29.51 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-20 at Portland W 56–53
11-21 at New Mexico State L 61–64
11-21 vs Utah State L 57–64
12-02 vs Virginia L 44–48
12-05 vs Chicago State W 78–53
12-16 vs DePaul W 56–52
12-18 vs Seton Hall W 53–44
12-21 at Arizona State L 55–90
12-23 vs Robert Morris W 72–58
12-28 vs Delaware State W 50–43
12-31 vs UT Rio Grande Valley W 56–48
01-06 vs Indiana W 73–52
01-08 at Michigan State L 58–87
01-13 at Michigan L 61–71
01-15 vs Illinois L 66–78
01-22 at Penn State L 62–65
01-27 vs Iowa W 75–74
01-29 vs Ohio State L 52–65
02-03 at Wisconsin L 58–73
02-05 vs Purdue W 67–61
02-10 at Minnesota W 55–53
02-13 at Iowa L 54–64
02-15 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 59–51
02-19 vs Penn State W 54–39
02-24 at Illinois L 48–84
02-27 vs Michigan W 69–53
03-03 vs Michigan State L 58–69
03-05 at Indiana L 55–77
03-10 vs Michigan W 58–56
03-11 at Illinois L 51–68

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.

Northwestern · 2004–05 rankings