The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Vanderbilt

SEC · 27–9

Power+21.6#15 of 365
Résumé+18.65#12 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winFlorida (91–74)
Worst lossMissouri (80–81)
Schedule faced+11.6 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 Lipscomb W 105–61 +23.7 +20.3
1 at UCF W 105–93 +7.6 +4.4
2 vs Eastern Kentucky W 92–62 +31.9 -1.9
2 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 104–75 +39.4 -10.4
3 vs Texas Southern W 109–74 +36.0 -1.0
4 at Western Kentucky W 83–78 +17.9 -12.9
4 N VCU W 89–74 +6.5 +8.5
4 N Saint Mary's W 96–71 +2.8 +22.2
5 vs SMU W 88–69 +10.4 +8.6
6 vs Central Arkansas W 83–72 +26.1 -15.1
7 at Memphis W 77–70 +14.9 -7.9
7 at Wake Forest W 98–67 +10.0 +21.0
9 vs New Haven W 96–53 +38.5 +4.5
9 at South Carolina W 83–71 +13.4 -1.4
10 vs Alabama W 96–90 -0.1 +6.1
10 vs LSU W 84–73 +14.8 -3.8
11 at Texas L 64–80 +3.2 -19.2
11 vs Florida L 94–98 -4.8 +0.8
12 at Arkansas L 68–93 -2.2 -22.8
12 at Mississippi State W 88–56 +12.7 +19.3
13 vs Kentucky W 80–55 +6.2 +18.8
13 vs Ole Miss W 71–68 +14.6 -11.6
14 vs Oklahoma L 91–92 +10.4 -11.4
15 at Auburn W 84–76 +0.4 +7.6
15 vs Texas A&M W 82–69 +8.7 +4.3
16 at Missouri L 80–81 +6.2 -7.2
16 vs Tennessee L 65–69 +1.2 -5.2
17 vs Georgia W 88–80 +7.9 +0.1
17 at Kentucky L 77–91 +0.7 -14.7
18 at Ole Miss W 89–86 +9.1 -6.1
18 at Tennessee W 86–82 -4.2 +8.2
19 N Tennessee W 75–68 -1.5 +8.5
19 N Florida W 91–74 -7.5 +24.5
19 N Arkansas L 75–86 +0.6 -11.6
20 N McNeese W 78–68 +11.7 -1.7
20 N Nebraska L 72–74 +0.6 -2.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #15 in 2025–26. 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: #33 of 326 (20-14)2005–06: #85 of 326 (17-13)2006–07: #59 of 326 (22-12)2007–08: #57 of 328 (26-8)2008–09: #80 of 330 (19-12)2009–10: #57 of 335 (24-9)2010–11: #35 of 346 (23-11)2011–12: #25 of 345 (26-11)2012–13: #138 of 347 (16-17)2013–14: #207 of 351 (15-16)2014–15: #70 of 351 (21-14)2015–16: #51 of 351 (19-14)2016–17: #75 of 351 (19-16)2017–18: #201 of 351 (12-20)2018–19: #242 of 353 (9-23)2019–20: #229 of 353 (11-21)2020–21: #159 of 347 (9-16)2021–22: #80 of 358 (19-17)2022–23: #84 of 363 (22-15)2023–24: #193 of 362 (9-23)2024–25: #70 of 364 (20-13)2025–26: #15 of 365 (27-9) 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 15 of 365 27–9 21.61 Power
2024–25 70 of 364 20–13 9.04 Power
2023–24 193 of 362 9–23 -2.12 Power
2022–23 84 of 363 22–15 7.60 Power
2021–22 80 of 358 19–17 7.72 Power
2020–21 159 of 347 9–16 0.64 Power
2019–20 229 of 353 11–21 5.55 MRI
2018–19 242 of 353 9–23 -1.30 MRI
2017–18 201 of 351 12–20 25.55 MRI
2016–17 75 of 351 19–16 83.02 MRI
2015–16 51 of 351 19–14 106.38 MRI
2014–15 70 of 351 21–14 85.88 MRI
2013–14 207 of 351 15–16 22.71 MRI
2012–13 138 of 347 16–17 43.19 MRI
2011–12 25 of 345 26–11 135.55 MRI
2010–11 35 of 346 23–11 118.07 MRI
2009–10 57 of 335 24–9 106.13 MRI
2008–09 80 of 330 19–12 81.90 MRI
2007–08 57 of 328 26–8 98.58 MRI
2006–07 59 of 326 22–12 97.81 MRI
2005–06 85 of 326 17–13 74.07 MRI
2004–05 33 of 326 20–14 111.99 MRI