Ball State
MAC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #130
Power-20.5#131 of 138
Résumé-0.00#72 · wins above average
Movement—unchanged from #131 last week
Best winStony Brook (41–17)
Worst lossOhio State (3–56)
Schedule faced-1.0 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-13.6 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.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at | Ohio State | L 3–56 | -57.5 | +4.5 |
| 2 | vs | Stony Brook FCS | W 41–17 | +18.4 | +5.6 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at | Liberty | -13.2 | 21% |
| 4 | at | Kent State | -0.0 | 50% |
| 5 | vs | Toledo | -19.7 | 12% |
| 6 | at | Northwestern | -26.6 | 5% |
| 7 | at | Bowling Green | -3.7 | 41% |
| 8 | vs | Sacramento State | +0.9 | 52% |
| 10 | at | UMass | -2.4 | 44% |
| 11 | vs | Buffalo | +1.6 | 54% |
Season by season
Best finish: #25 in 2008. 23 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 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.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 of 136 | 4–8 | -22.92 | Power |
| 2024 | 123 of 134 | 3–9 | -18.11 | Power |
| 2023 | 114 of 133 | 4–8 | -13.20 | Power |
| 2022 | 106 of 131 | 5–7 | -9.66 | Power |
| 2021 | 89 of 130 | 6–7 | -4.72 | Power |
| 2020 | 35 of 128 | 7–1 | 6.41 | Power |
| 2019 | 58 of 130 | 5–7 | 20.49 | MRI |
| 2018 | 107 of 130 | 4–8 | -28.03 | MRI |
| 2017 | 127 of 130 | 2–10 | -61.39 | MRI |
| 2016 | 92 of 128 | 4–8 | -4.10 | MRI |
| 2015 | 113 of 128 | 3–9 | -33.36 | MRI |
| 2014 | 86 of 128 | 5–7 | 2.71 | MRI |
| 2013 | 38 of 126 | 10–3 | 49.01 | MRI |
| 2012 | 53 of 124 | 9–4 | 33.68 | MRI |
| 2011 | 98 of 120 | 6–6 | -14.13 | MRI |
| 2010 | 105 of 120 | 4–8 | -30.64 | MRI |
| 2009 | 107 of 120 | 2–10 | -23.97 | MRI |
| 2008 | 25 of 120 | 12–2 | 51.65 | MRI |
| 2007 | 58 of 120 | 7–6 | 30.13 | MRI |
| 2006 | 83 of 119 | 5–7 | 3.82 | MRI |
| 2005 | 99 of 119 | 4–7 | -15.28 | MRI |
| 2004 | 110 of 117 | 2–9 | -29.72 | MRI |
| 2003 | 93 of 117 | 4–8 | -9.77 | MRI |