The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Northwestern · 2008–09

17–14 · #114 of 330 · MRI 59.15 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-16 vs Central Arkansas W 81–39
11-20 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 66–48
11-23 at Brown W 73–64
11-27 at Butler L 53–57
12-02 vs UC Riverside W 59–43
12-04 vs Florida State W 73–59
12-06 vs DePaul W 63–36
12-16 vs Kansas City W 77–62
12-21 at Stanford L 59–65
12-24 vs SMU W 66–55
12-31 at Penn State L 57–61
01-04 vs Michigan State L 66–77
01-08 at Wisconsin L 45–74
01-16 vs Purdue L 61–63
01-18 vs Minnesota W 74–65
01-21 at Michigan State W 70–63
01-25 at Michigan L 59–68
01-29 vs Indiana W 77–75
02-01 vs Wisconsin W 66–63
02-05 vs Chicago State W 75–63
02-07 at Iowa L 51–56
02-13 vs Illinois L 59–60
02-15 vs Michigan L 67–70
02-19 vs Ohio State W 72–69
02-23 at Minnesota L 45–72
02-25 at Indiana W 75–53
02-28 vs Iowa W 55–49
03-04 at Purdue W 64–61
03-08 at Ohio State L 47–52
03-12 N Minnesota L 53–66
03-19 at Tulsa L 59–68

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 · 2008–09 rankings