The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Northwestern · 2016–17

24–12 · #50 of 351 · MRI 103.66 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-12 vs Mississippi Valley State W 94–63
11-15 vs Eastern Washington W 86–72
11-17 at Butler L 68–70
11-22 N Texas W 77–58
11-22 N Notre Dame L 66–70
11-25 vs Bryant W 86–66
11-29 vs Wake Forest W 65–58
12-04 vs DePaul W 80–64
12-12 vs New Orleans W 83–49
12-15 vs Chicago State W 68–64
12-18 N Dayton W 67–64
12-21 vs IU Indianapolis W 87–65
12-23 vs Houston Christian W 72–63
12-27 at Penn State W 87–77
12-30 at Michigan State L 52–61
01-06 vs Minnesota L 66–70
01-08 at Nebraska W 74–66
01-13 at Rutgers W 69–60
01-16 vs Iowa W 89–54
01-22 at Ohio State W 74–72
01-27 vs Nebraska W 73–61
01-29 vs Indiana W 68–55
02-02 at Purdue L 59–80
02-08 vs Illinois L 61–68
02-12 at Wisconsin W 66–59
02-16 vs Maryland L 64–74
02-18 vs Rutgers W 69–65
02-22 at Illinois L 50–66
02-26 at Indiana L 62–63
03-02 vs Michigan W 67–65
03-05 vs Purdue L 65–69
03-10 N Rutgers W 83–61
03-11 N Maryland W 72–64
03-11 N Wisconsin L 48–76
03-16 N Vanderbilt W 68–66
03-18 N Gonzaga L 73–79

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 · 2016–17 rankings