The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Wisconsin

Big Ten · 24–11

Power+19.5#21 of 365
Résumé+14.91#22 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winMichigan (91–88)
Worst lossOregon (71–85)
Schedule faced+11.5 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 Campbell W 96–64 +24.8 +7.2
1 vs Northern Illinois W 97–72 +37.1 -12.1
2 vs Ball State W 86–55 +31.3 -0.3
3 vs SIU Edwardsville W 94–69 +26.4 -1.4
3 at BYU L 70–98 -2.5 -25.5
4 N Providence W 104–83 +11.2 +9.8
4 N TCU L 63–74 +6.5 -17.5
5 vs Northwestern W 85–73 +11.8 +0.2
5 vs Marquette W 96–76 +13.4 +6.6
6 at Nebraska L 60–90 -4.2 -25.8
7 N Villanova L 66–76 +3.9 -13.9
8 vs Central Michigan W 88–61 +29.4 -2.4
9 vs Milwaukee W 80–60 +27.7 -7.7
9 vs Purdue L 73–89 -3.4 -12.6
10 vs UCLA W 80–72 +5.1 +2.9
10 at Michigan W 91–88 -15.9 +18.9
11 at Minnesota W 78–75 +9.7 -6.7
11 vs Rutgers W 96–87 +19.4 -10.4
12 at Penn State W 98–71 +14.2 +12.8
12 vs USC L 71–73 +13.5 -15.5
13 vs Minnesota W 67–63 +15.1 -11.1
13 vs Ohio State W 92–82 +4.6 +5.4
14 at Indiana L 77–78 +2.5 -3.5
15 at Illinois W 92–90 -9.9 +11.9
15 vs Michigan State W 92–71 -2.2 +23.2
16 at Ohio State L 69–86 -0.8 -16.2
16 vs Iowa W 84–71 +4.4 +8.6
17 at Oregon L 71–85 +9.6 -23.6
17 at Washington W 90–73 +5.9 +11.1
18 vs Maryland W 78–45 +16.9 +16.1
18 at Purdue W 97–93 -8.8 +12.8
19 N Washington W 85–82 +8.6 -5.6
19 N Illinois W 91–88 -7.1 +10.1
19 N Michigan L 65–68 -13.1 +10.1
20 N High Point L 82–83 +8.6 -9.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #3 in 2014–15. 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 1 150 2004–05: #23 of 326 (24-9)2005–06: #28 of 326 (19-12)2006–07: #9 of 326 (30-6)2007–08: #6 of 328 (31-5)2008–09: #51 of 330 (20-13)2009–10: #23 of 335 (24-9)2010–11: #18 of 346 (25-9)2011–12: #18 of 345 (26-10)2012–13: #22 of 347 (23-11)2013–14: #12 of 351 (30-8)2014–15: #3 of 351 (36-4)2015–16: #63 of 351 (22-13)2016–17: #19 of 351 (27-10)2017–18: #130 of 351 (15-17)2018–19: #36 of 353 (23-11)2019–20: #61 of 353 (21-10)2020–21: #26 of 347 (18-13)2021–22: #32 of 358 (25-8)2022–23: #61 of 363 (20-15)2023–24: #24 of 362 (22-14)2024–25: #15 of 364 (27-10)2025–26: #21 of 365 (24-11) 2004–05 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — 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 21 of 365 24–11 19.47 Power
2024–25 15 of 364 27–10 19.78 Power
2023–24 24 of 362 22–14 14.69 Power
2022–23 61 of 363 20–15 10.00 Power
2021–22 32 of 358 25–8 12.40 Power
2020–21 26 of 347 18–13 12.70 Power
2019–20 61 of 353 21–10 85.95 MRI
2018–19 36 of 353 23–11 105.98 MRI
2017–18 130 of 351 15–17 56.86 MRI
2016–17 19 of 351 27–10 151.45 MRI
2015–16 63 of 351 22–13 98.46 MRI
2014–15 3 of 351 36–4 245.15 MRI
2013–14 12 of 351 30–8 167.58 MRI
2012–13 22 of 347 23–11 134.76 MRI
2011–12 18 of 345 26–10 145.20 MRI
2010–11 18 of 346 25–9 149.56 MRI
2009–10 23 of 335 24–9 141.66 MRI
2008–09 51 of 330 20–13 102.60 MRI
2007–08 6 of 328 31–5 180.91 MRI
2006–07 9 of 326 30–6 172.32 MRI
2005–06 28 of 326 19–12 116.44 MRI
2004–05 23 of 326 24–9 129.27 MRI