The MRI
2025–26 · Final
MRI Champion · 1 basketball title 2010–11

Ohio State

Big Ten · 21–13

Power+17.6#30 of 365
Résumé+12.05#36 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winPurdue (82–74)
Worst lossPittsburgh (66–67)
Schedule faced+11.3 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 IU Indianapolis W 118–102 +33.0 -17.0
1 vs Purdue Fort Wayne W 94–68 +24.8 +1.2
2 vs App State W 75–53 +21.1 +0.9
2 vs Notre Dame W 64–63 +15.3 -14.3
3 vs Western Michigan W 91–58 +29.7 +3.3
4 vs Mount St. Mary's W 113–60 +27.7 +25.3
4 at Pittsburgh L 66–67 +9.3 -10.3
5 at Northwestern W 86–82 +4.5 -0.5
6 vs Illinois L 80–88 -6.3 -1.7
6 N West Virginia W 89–88 +5.8 -4.8
7 N North Carolina L 70–71 -0.1 -0.9
8 vs Grambling W 89–63 +30.0 -4.0
9 at Rutgers W 80–73 +12.1 -5.1
10 vs Nebraska L 69–72 -0.7 -2.3
10 at Oregon W 72–62 +7.7 +2.3
10 at Washington L 74–81 +4.0 -11.0
11 vs UCLA W 86–74 +3.2 +8.8
12 vs Minnesota W 82–74 +13.2 -5.2
12 at Michigan L 62–74 -17.8 +5.8
13 vs Penn State W 84–78 +17.8 -11.8
13 at Wisconsin L 82–92 -4.6 -5.4
14 at Maryland W 82–62 +9.6 +10.4
14 vs Michigan L 61–82 -12.3 -8.7
15 vs USC W 89–82 +11.6 -4.6
15 N Virginia L 66–70 -0.7 -3.3
16 vs Wisconsin W 86–69 +0.8 +16.2
16 at Michigan State L 60–66 -9.5 +3.5
17 at Iowa L 57–74 -2.9 -14.1
17 vs Purdue W 82–74 -5.3 +13.3
18 at Penn State W 94–62 +12.3 +19.7
18 vs Indiana W 91–78 +6.1 +6.9
19 N Iowa W 72–69 -0.2 +3.2
19 N Michigan L 67–71 -15.0 +11.0
20 N TCU L 64–66 +4.6 -6.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #1 in 2010–11. 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 1 150 2004–05: #40 of 326 (20-12)2005–06: #14 of 326 (26-6)2006–07: #5 of 326 (35-4)2007–08: #36 of 328 (24-13)2008–09: #73 of 330 (22-11)2009–10: #9 of 335 (29-8)2010–11: #1 of 346 (34-3)2011–12: #2 of 345 (31-8)2012–13: #12 of 347 (26-7)2013–14: #24 of 351 (25-10)2014–15: #13 of 351 (24-11)2015–16: #89 of 351 (21-14)2016–17: #107 of 351 (17-15)2017–18: #13 of 351 (25-9)2018–19: #75 of 353 (20-15)2019–20: #17 of 353 (21-10)2020–21: #16 of 347 (21-10)2021–22: #27 of 358 (20-12)2022–23: #45 of 363 (16-19)2023–24: #49 of 362 (22-14)2024–25: #36 of 364 (17-15)2025–26: #30 of 365 (21-13) 2004–05 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — 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 30 of 365 21–13 17.58 Power
2024–25 36 of 364 17–15 14.63 Power
2023–24 49 of 362 22–14 12.06 Power
2022–23 45 of 363 16–19 11.47 Power
2021–22 27 of 358 20–12 13.61 Power
2020–21 16 of 347 21–10 14.89 Power
2019–20 17 of 353 21–10 123.03 MRI
2018–19 75 of 353 20–15 79.36 MRI
2017–18 13 of 351 25–9 154.96 MRI
2016–17 107 of 351 17–15 65.05 MRI
2015–16 89 of 351 21–14 77.38 MRI
2014–15 13 of 351 24–11 152.29 MRI
2013–14 24 of 351 25–10 145.26 MRI
2012–13 12 of 347 26–7 156.03 MRI
2011–12 2 of 345 31–8 238.08 MRI
2010–11 1 of 346 34–3 251.32 MRI
2009–10 9 of 335 29–8 159.05 MRI
2008–09 73 of 330 22–11 86.36 MRI
2007–08 36 of 328 24–13 117.83 MRI
2006–07 5 of 326 35–4 207.12 MRI
2005–06 14 of 326 26–6 132.64 MRI
2004–05 40 of 326 20–12 103.57 MRI