The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Appalachian State

Sun Belt · 2–0 · MRI Classic #32

Power-7.0#85 of 138
Résumé+0.58#23 · wins above average
Movement+14up from #99 last week
Best winEast Carolina (27–24)
Schedule faced-18.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-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 Maine FCS W 55–3 +31.9 +20.1
2 at East Carolina W 27–24 -9.6 +12.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Charlotte +23.9 93%
4 at NC State -15.6 17%
6 vs Old Dominion -1.3 47%
7 at Coastal Carolina -0.7 48%
8 vs James Madison -12.1 23%
9 at Georgia Southern -2.9 43%
10 vs Georgia State +9.3 71%
11 at Marshall -0.6 49%

Season by season

Best finish: #9 in 2018. 12 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 2014: #66 of 128 (7-5)2015: #19 of 128 (11-2)2016: #15 of 128 (10-3)2017: #34 of 130 (8-4)2018: #9 of 130 (11-2)2019: #12 of 130 (13-1)2020: #19 of 128 (9-3)2021: #26 of 130 (10-4)2022: #59 of 131 (6-6)2023: #55 of 133 (9-5)2024: #97 of 134 (5-6)2025: #111 of 136 (5-8) 2014 2025

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 111 of 136 5–8 -13.71 Power
2024 97 of 134 5–6 -6.54 Power
2023 55 of 133 9–5 2.96 Power
2022 59 of 131 6–6 3.90 Power
2021 26 of 130 10–4 11.03 Power
2020 19 of 128 9–3 11.63 Power
2019 12 of 130 13–1 80.08 MRI
2018 9 of 130 11–2 80.21 MRI
2017 34 of 130 8–4 46.51 MRI
2016 15 of 128 10–3 68.85 MRI
2015 19 of 128 11–2 70.51 MRI
2014 66 of 128 7–5 22.15 MRI