The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Arkansas

SEC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #107

Power+0.6#68 of 138
Résumé-0.00#75 · wins above average
Movement-4down from #64 last week
Best winNorth Alabama (31–14)
Worst lossUtah (10–43)
Schedule faced-4.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+15.0 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.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 vs North Alabama FCS W 31–14 +39.5 -22.5
2 at Utah L 10–43 -30.1 -2.9

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Georgia -20.8 10%
4 vs Tulsa +18.7 87%
5 at Texas A&M -29.0 4%
6 vs Tennessee -14.9 18%
7 at Vanderbilt -16.5 16%
9 vs Missouri -11.2 25%
10 at Auburn -14.7 19%
11 vs South Carolina -5.6 37%

Season by season

Best finish: #14 in 2011. 23 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 2003: #16 of 117 (9-4)2004: #40 of 117 (5-6)2005: #57 of 119 (4-7)2006: #20 of 119 (10-4)2007: #27 of 120 (8-5)2008: #75 of 120 (5-7)2009: #19 of 120 (8-5)2010: #15 of 120 (10-3)2011: #14 of 120 (11-2)2012: #81 of 124 (4-8)2013: #91 of 126 (3-9)2014: #17 of 128 (7-6)2015: #30 of 128 (8-5)2016: #71 of 128 (7-6)2017: #100 of 130 (4-8)2018: #115 of 130 (2-10)2019: #119 of 130 (2-10)2020: #77 of 128 (3-7)2021: #21 of 130 (9-4)2022: #32 of 131 (7-6)2023: #56 of 133 (4-8)2024: #40 of 134 (7-6)2025: #48 of 136 (2-10) 2003 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 48 of 136 2–10 5.88 Power
2024 40 of 134 7–6 6.98 Power
2023 56 of 133 4–8 2.10 Power
2022 32 of 131 7–6 10.12 Power
2021 21 of 130 9–4 11.89 Power
2020 77 of 128 3–7 -1.40 Power
2019 119 of 130 2–10 -38.93 MRI
2018 115 of 130 2–10 -37.06 MRI
2017 100 of 130 4–8 -2.74 MRI
2016 71 of 128 7–6 15.46 MRI
2015 30 of 128 8–5 56.15 MRI
2014 17 of 128 7–6 64.67 MRI
2013 91 of 126 3–9 -6.74 MRI
2012 81 of 124 4–8 2.83 MRI
2011 14 of 120 11–2 70.44 MRI
2010 15 of 120 10–3 73.26 MRI
2009 19 of 120 8–5 60.29 MRI
2008 75 of 120 5–7 11.71 MRI
2007 27 of 120 8–5 54.53 MRI
2006 20 of 119 10–4 68.91 MRI
2005 57 of 119 4–7 30.42 MRI
2004 40 of 117 5–6 40.00 MRI
2003 16 of 117 9–4 79.12 MRI