The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Purdue

Big Ten · 30–9

Power+25.6#8 of 365
Résumé+22.07#5 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winMichigan (80–72)
Worst lossIndiana (67–72)
Schedule faced+13.7 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 Evansville W 82–51 +38.6 -7.6
1 vs Oakland W 87–77 +28.0 -18.0
2 at Alabama W 87–80 -1.6 +8.6
3 vs Akron W 97–79 +16.5 +1.5
3 N Memphis W 80–71 +21.6 -12.6
3 N Texas Tech W 86–56 +4.1 +25.9
4 vs Eastern Illinois W 109–62 +39.9 +7.1
5 at Rutgers W 81–65 +20.1 -4.1
5 vs Iowa State L 58–81 +1.6 -24.6
6 vs Minnesota W 85–57 +21.2 +6.8
6 vs Marquette W 79–59 +19.5 +0.5
7 vs Auburn W 88–60 +9.8 +18.2
9 vs Kent State W 101–60 +26.1 +14.9
9 at Wisconsin W 89–73 +3.4 +12.6
10 vs Washington W 81–73 +17.5 -9.5
10 vs Penn State W 93–85 +25.8 -17.8
11 vs Iowa W 79–72 +10.5 -3.5
11 at USC W 69–64 +14.1 -9.1
12 at UCLA L 67–69 +5.8 -7.8
12 vs Illinois L 82–88 +1.7 -7.7
13 at Indiana L 67–72 +8.6 -13.6
13 at Maryland W 93–63 +17.6 +12.4
14 vs Oregon W 68–64 +21.1 -17.1
15 at Nebraska W 80–77 +1.9 +1.1
15 at Iowa W 78–57 +5.1 +15.9
16 vs Michigan L 80–91 -4.3 -6.7
16 vs Indiana W 93–64 +14.1 +14.9
17 vs Michigan State L 74–76 +3.9 -5.9
17 at Ohio State L 74–82 +5.3 -13.3
18 at Northwestern W 70–66 +12.5 -8.5
18 vs Wisconsin L 93–97 +8.8 -12.8
19 N Northwestern W 81–68 +15.2 -2.2
19 N Nebraska W 74–58 +4.6 +11.4
19 N UCLA W 73–66 +8.5 -1.5
19 N Michigan W 80–72 -7.0 +15.0
20 N Queens University W 104–71 +27.4 +5.6
20 N Miami W 79–69 +12.0 -2.0
21 N Texas W 79–77 +9.9 -7.9
21 N Arizona L 64–79 -5.8 -9.2

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #3 in 2023–24. 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 1 250 2004–05: #207 of 326 (7-21)2005–06: #217 of 326 (9-19)2006–07: #40 of 326 (22-12)2007–08: #44 of 328 (25-9)2008–09: #18 of 330 (27-10)2009–10: #21 of 335 (29-6)2010–11: #13 of 346 (26-8)2011–12: #55 of 345 (22-13)2012–13: #98 of 347 (15-17)2013–14: #138 of 351 (15-17)2014–15: #76 of 351 (21-13)2015–16: #13 of 351 (26-9)2016–17: #16 of 351 (27-8)2017–18: #6 of 351 (30-7)2018–19: #12 of 353 (26-10)2019–20: #37 of 353 (16-15)2020–21: #33 of 347 (18-10)2021–22: #13 of 358 (29-8)2022–23: #10 of 363 (29-6)2023–24: #3 of 362 (34-5)2024–25: #13 of 364 (24-12)2025–26: #8 of 365 (30-9) 2004–05 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 250 — 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 8 of 365 30–9 25.58 Power
2024–25 13 of 364 24–12 21.14 Power
2023–24 3 of 362 34–5 25.31 Power
2022–23 10 of 363 29–6 18.93 Power
2021–22 13 of 358 29–8 18.14 Power
2020–21 33 of 347 18–10 11.60 Power
2019–20 37 of 353 16–15 102.69 MRI
2018–19 12 of 353 26–10 164.09 MRI
2017–18 6 of 351 30–7 181.47 MRI
2016–17 16 of 351 27–8 161.12 MRI
2015–16 13 of 351 26–9 167.42 MRI
2014–15 76 of 351 21–13 84.47 MRI
2013–14 138 of 351 15–17 47.64 MRI
2012–13 98 of 347 15–17 60.28 MRI
2011–12 55 of 345 22–13 98.67 MRI
2010–11 13 of 346 26–8 163.40 MRI
2009–10 21 of 335 29–6 141.70 MRI
2008–09 18 of 330 27–10 146.50 MRI
2007–08 44 of 328 25–9 108.55 MRI
2006–07 40 of 326 22–12 118.48 MRI
2005–06 217 of 326 9–19 12.17 MRI
2004–05 207 of 326 7–21 16.59 MRI