Western Illinois
OVC · 5–26
Power-21.5#363 of 365
Résumé-16.70#726 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winNorth Dakota (69–66)
Worst lossSouthern Indiana (64–96)
Schedule faced-9.0 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.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at | Radford | L 75–80 | -20.0 | +15.0 |
| 1 | at | Iowa | L 58–77 | -42.0 | +23.0 |
| 2 | at | Cal State Bakersfield | L 58–74 | -9.5 | -6.5 |
| 2 | at | California Baptist | L 59–69 | -28.0 | +18.0 |
| 3 | vs | Coe non-D1 | W 74–63 | +19.1 | -8.1 |
| 3 | vs | Coastal Carolina | L 64–84 | -12.5 | -7.5 |
| 4 | vs | North Dakota | L 69–78 | -11.6 | +2.6 |
| 4 | vs | St. Ambrose non-D1 | W 89–73 | +19.1 | -3.1 |
| 5 | at | Drake | L 57–108 | -24.9 | -26.1 |
| 5 | vs | Hannibal-LaGrange non-D1 | W 78–47 | +19.1 | +11.9 |
| 6 | at | North Dakota | W 69–66 | -17.1 | +20.1 |
| 7 | at | Lindenwood | L 76–92 | -18.0 | +2.0 |
| 8 | vs | SIU Edwardsville | L 61–66 | -14.6 | +9.6 |
| 9 | at | UT Martin | L 60–67 | -20.7 | +13.7 |
| 9 | at | Southeast Missouri State | L 50–73 | -21.1 | -1.9 |
| 10 | vs | Tennessee State | L 68–90 | -17.8 | -4.2 |
| 10 | vs | Tennessee Tech | L 54–59 | -8.1 | +3.1 |
| 11 | at | Eastern Illinois | L 55–57 | -12.7 | +10.7 |
| 11 | at | Little Rock | L 79–86 | -14.8 | +7.8 |
| 12 | at | Morehead State | L 66–71 | -15.8 | +10.8 |
| 12 | at | Southern Indiana | L 64–96 | -9.1 | -22.9 |
| 13 | vs | Southeast Missouri State | L 74–78 | -15.6 | +11.6 |
| 13 | vs | UT Martin | L 44–84 | -15.2 | -24.8 |
| 14 | at | Tennessee Tech | L 72–97 | -13.6 | -11.4 |
| 14 | at | Tennessee State | L 56–83 | -23.2 | -3.8 |
| 15 | vs | Eastern Illinois | W 79–70 | -7.2 | +16.2 |
| 15 | vs | Little Rock | L 58–77 | -9.3 | -9.7 |
| 16 | vs | Southern Indiana | L 70–77 | -3.6 | -3.4 |
| 16 | vs | Morehead State | L 59–81 | -10.3 | -11.7 |
| 17 | at | SIU Edwardsville | L 47–67 | -20.0 | +0.0 |
| 17 | vs | Lindenwood | L 69–91 | -12.5 | -9.5 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Season by season
Best finish: #103 in 2012–13. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
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.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 363 of 365 | 5–26 | -21.52 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 333 of 364 | 12–19 | -12.46 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 249 of 362 | 21–12 | -5.09 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 261 of 363 | 16–14 | -5.95 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 244 of 358 | 16–16 | -4.84 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 301 of 347 | 7–15 | -9.46 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 328 of 353 | 3–21 | -53.54 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 308 of 353 | 8–21 | -36.85 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 276 of 351 | 12–16 | -11.16 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 319 of 351 | 8–20 | -40.64 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 239 of 351 | 10–17 | 2.31 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 332 of 351 | 8–20 | -51.18 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 268 of 351 | 10–20 | -7.18 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 103 of 347 | 20–8 | 57.63 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 166 of 345 | 18–14 | 37.88 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 331 of 346 | 7–23 | -63.73 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 244 of 335 | 13–17 | 1.93 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 299 of 330 | 9–20 | -37.76 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 257 of 328 | 12–18 | -11.40 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 309 of 326 | 7–23 | -47.58 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 298 of 326 | 7–21 | -36.28 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 250 of 326 | 10–17 | -3.69 | MRI |