The MRI
2025–26 · Final

South Carolina

SEC · 13–19

Power+5.5#101 of 365
Résumé+2.68#122 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winOklahoma (85–76)
Worst lossButler (72–79)
Schedule faced+8.8 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 North Carolina A&T W 91–72 +19.1 -0.1
1 vs Southern Miss W 83–79 +12.2 -8.2
2 vs Presbyterian W 81–61 +14.4 +5.6
3 vs Radford W 87–58 +12.4 +16.6
3 N Butler L 72–79 -2.0 -5.0
3 N Northwestern L 77–79 -4.9 +2.9
4 vs Charleston Southern W 74–62 +14.0 -2.0
5 vs Virginia Tech L 83–86 -0.8 -2.2
5 vs Stetson W 82–51 +20.8 +10.2
6 vs The Citadel W 71–55 +23.9 -7.9
7 at Clemson L 61–68 -13.2 +6.2
8 vs South Carolina State W 95–70 +25.2 -0.2
9 vs UAlbany W 96–67 +17.7 +11.3
9 vs Vanderbilt L 71–83 -13.4 +1.4
10 at LSU W 78–68 -6.8 +16.8
10 vs Georgia L 70–75 -8.3 +3.3
11 at Arkansas L 74–108 -18.3 -15.7
11 at Auburn L 67–71 -15.8 +11.8
12 vs Oklahoma W 85–76 -5.7 +14.7
12 at Texas A&M L 69–92 -12.9 -10.1
13 vs Florida L 48–95 -20.9 -26.1
13 vs LSU L 87–92 -1.3 -3.7
14 at Texas L 75–84 -13.0 +4.0
14 vs Missouri L 59–78 -4.5 -14.5
15 at Alabama L 75–89 -21.7 +7.7
16 at Florida L 62–76 -26.4 +12.4
16 vs Mississippi State W 97–89 +2.0 +6.0
17 vs Kentucky L 63–72 -10.0 +1.0
17 at Georgia L 68–87 -13.8 -5.2
18 vs Tennessee L 59–78 -14.9 -4.1
18 at Ole Miss W 64–61 -7.0 +10.0
19 N Oklahoma L 74–86 -8.4 -3.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #23 in 2016–17. 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: #69 of 326 (20-13)2005–06: #33 of 326 (23-15)2006–07: #178 of 326 (14-16)2007–08: #159 of 328 (14-18)2008–09: #62 of 330 (21-10)2009–10: #127 of 335 (15-16)2010–11: #166 of 346 (14-16)2011–12: #194 of 345 (10-21)2012–13: #202 of 347 (14-18)2013–14: #146 of 351 (14-20)2014–15: #82 of 351 (17-16)2015–16: #45 of 351 (25-9)2016–17: #23 of 351 (26-11)2017–18: #105 of 351 (17-15)2018–19: #136 of 353 (15-16)2019–20: #67 of 353 (18-13)2020–21: #175 of 347 (6-15)2021–22: #119 of 358 (18-13)2022–23: #219 of 363 (11-21)2023–24: #74 of 362 (26-8)2024–25: #86 of 364 (12-20)2025–26: #101 of 365 (13-19) 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 
2025–26 101 of 365 13–19 5.45 Power
2024–25 86 of 364 12–20 6.77 Power
2023–24 74 of 362 26–8 8.22 Power
2022–23 219 of 363 11–21 -3.20 Power
2021–22 119 of 358 18–13 4.10 Power
2020–21 175 of 347 6–15 -0.56 Power
2019–20 67 of 353 18–13 83.70 MRI
2018–19 136 of 353 15–16 46.48 MRI
2017–18 105 of 351 17–15 69.21 MRI
2016–17 23 of 351 26–11 139.39 MRI
2015–16 45 of 351 25–9 110.96 MRI
2014–15 82 of 351 17–16 80.99 MRI
2013–14 146 of 351 14–20 45.47 MRI
2012–13 202 of 347 14–18 18.44 MRI
2011–12 194 of 345 10–21 22.74 MRI
2010–11 166 of 346 14–16 37.21 MRI
2009–10 127 of 335 15–16 53.88 MRI
2008–09 62 of 330 21–10 93.92 MRI
2007–08 159 of 328 14–18 36.12 MRI
2006–07 178 of 326 14–16 27.29 MRI
2005–06 33 of 326 23–15 112.50 MRI
2004–05 69 of 326 20–13 81.52 MRI