The MRI
2025–26 · Final

South Carolina Upstate

Big South · 13–19

Power-9.5#296 of 365
Résumé-7.18#644 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winFresno State (67–66)
Worst lossGardner-Webb (65–67)
Schedule faced-6.9 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 at California Baptist L 75–87 -16.0 +4.0
1 at Fresno State W 67–66 -11.0 +12.0
1 vs Southern Virginia non-D1 W 105–46 +31.1 +27.9
2 vs Bob Jones non-D1 W 114–53 +31.1 +29.9
2 at UNC Wilmington L 60–73 -17.3 +4.3
3 vs Tennessee Tech L 84–88 +3.9 -7.9
3 at West Georgia L 64–72 -0.5 -7.5
4 vs North Carolina Central W 82–67 +7.4 +7.6
4 at Nebraska L 63–72 -33.2 +24.2
5 vs Coastal Carolina W 85–78 -0.5 +7.5
5 vs Western Carolina W 78–67 -1.8 +12.8
6 at North Carolina L 62–80 -29.9 +11.9
7 at South Carolina State W 78–72 +4.8 +1.2
7 vs Southern Wesleyan non-D1 W 98–63 +31.1 +3.9
7 at Youngstown State L 65–74 -10.6 +1.6
9 vs Radford L 69–76 -2.5 -4.5
9 at Presbyterian L 77–86 -6.0 -3.0
10 vs Winthrop L 50–71 -9.7 -11.3
11 at Charleston Southern W 86–81 -6.4 +11.4
11 at High Point L 69–89 -23.1 +3.1
12 vs UNC Asheville L 69–83 -2.7 -11.3
12 at Gardner-Webb L 65–67 +8.8 -10.8
13 vs Longwood W 65–60 -2.2 +7.2
14 at UNC Asheville L 67–76 -8.2 -0.8
14 vs Charleston Southern W 100–94 -0.9 +6.9
15 vs High Point L 70–95 -17.6 -7.4
15 at Longwood L 75–82 -7.6 +0.6
16 at Winthrop L 64–68 -15.2 +11.2
16 vs Presbyterian W 76–74 -0.5 +2.5
17 at Radford L 59–71 -8.0 -4.0
17 vs Gardner-Webb W 71–61 +14.3 -4.3
18 N Gardner-Webb L 64–65 +11.6 -12.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #93 in 2014–15. 16 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 1 400 2010–11: #333 of 346 (5-25)2011–12: #130 of 345 (18-11)2012–13: #166 of 347 (14-17)2013–14: #112 of 351 (19-15)2014–15: #93 of 351 (24-12)2015–16: #311 of 351 (10-22)2016–17: #224 of 351 (17-16)2017–18: #340 of 351 (7-25)2018–19: #342 of 353 (3-26)2019–20: #310 of 353 (11-20)2020–21: #318 of 347 (5-18)2021–22: #267 of 358 (15-17)2022–23: #244 of 363 (16-16)2023–24: #280 of 362 (10-20)2024–25: #338 of 364 (6-26)2025–26: #296 of 365 (13-19) 2010–11 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 400 — 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 
2025–26 296 of 365 13–19 -9.51 Power
2024–25 338 of 364 6–26 -13.94 Power
2023–24 280 of 362 10–20 -7.20 Power
2022–23 244 of 363 16–16 -4.92 Power
2021–22 267 of 358 15–17 -6.82 Power
2020–21 318 of 347 5–18 -11.78 Power
2019–20 310 of 353 11–20 -38.60 MRI
2018–19 342 of 353 3–26 -85.43 MRI
2017–18 340 of 351 7–25 -68.91 MRI
2016–17 224 of 351 17–16 15.14 MRI
2015–16 311 of 351 10–22 -34.69 MRI
2014–15 93 of 351 24–12 74.49 MRI
2013–14 112 of 351 19–15 62.47 MRI
2012–13 166 of 347 14–17 32.65 MRI
2011–12 130 of 345 18–11 53.54 MRI
2010–11 333 of 346 5–25 -67.95 MRI