The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Rice · 2017–18

7–24 · #316 of 351 · MRI -37.31 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-11 vs Eastern Kentucky L 72–73
11-15 vs Georgia State L 54–75
11-18 at Northwestern State W 87–65
11-21 N UNLV L 68–95
11-23 N Ole Miss L 62–79
11-26 vs St. Thomas (TX) W 70–59
11-30 at UT Arlington L 49–69
12-02 vs UT Rio Grande Valley L 67–69
12-09 at Stephen F. Austin L 62–81
12-14 vs St. Edward's W 91–86
12-17 at Texas Tech L 53–73
12-20 at New Mexico L 69–78
12-23 vs Texas State L 66–74
12-29 at UTSA L 66–79
12-31 at UTEP L 62–80
01-05 vs Old Dominion L 75–82
01-06 vs Charlotte W 73–64
01-13 vs North Texas L 78–85
01-19 at Southern Miss L 75–86
01-21 at Louisiana Tech L 54–69
01-26 vs Florida International W 73–64
01-27 vs Florida Atlantic L 62–63
02-03 at North Texas L 70–74
02-09 at Middle Tennessee L 75–94
02-11 at UAB L 56–61
02-16 vs Marshall L 80–93
02-18 vs Western Kentucky L 66–85
02-23 at Florida Atlantic W 79–76
02-25 at Florida International L 64–67
03-02 vs UTEP W 76–70
03-04 vs UTSA L 60–79

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.

Rice · 2017–18 rankings