The MRI
2026 · Week 2

BYU

Big 12 · 2–0 · MRI Classic #30

Power+19.3#15 of 138
Résumé+0.71#14 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #16 last week
Best winArizona (28–17)
Schedule faced-11.9 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+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.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 vs Utah Tech FCS W 63–7 +58.2 -2.2
2 vs Arizona W 28–17 +12.6 -1.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Colorado State +25.2 94%
5 at TCU +7.0 66%
6 vs Iowa State +12.1 77%
7 vs Notre Dame -8.8 30%
8 at UCF +11.7 76%
9 vs Arizona State +16.5 84%
10 at Utah -11.4 24%
11 vs Baylor +19.1 88%

Season by season

Best finish: #7 in 2020. 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: #76 of 117 (4-8)2004: #63 of 117 (5-6)2005: #58 of 119 (6-6)2006: #8 of 119 (11-2)2007: #16 of 120 (11-2)2008: #22 of 120 (10-3)2009: #14 of 120 (11-2)2010: #44 of 120 (7-6)2011: #34 of 120 (10-3)2012: #28 of 124 (8-5)2013: #31 of 126 (8-5)2014: #36 of 128 (8-5)2015: #36 of 128 (9-4)2016: #34 of 128 (9-4)2017: #106 of 130 (4-9)2018: #44 of 130 (7-6)2019: #55 of 130 (7-6)2020: #7 of 128 (11-1)2021: #19 of 130 (10-3)2022: #56 of 131 (8-5)2023: #69 of 133 (5-7)2024: #22 of 134 (11-2)2025: #16 of 136 (12-2) 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 16 of 136 12–2 18.06 Power
2024 22 of 134 11–2 13.88 Power
2023 69 of 133 5–7 -0.64 Power
2022 56 of 131 8–5 4.98 Power
2021 19 of 130 10–3 12.68 Power
2020 7 of 128 11–1 20.54 Power
2019 55 of 130 7–6 23.25 MRI
2018 44 of 130 7–6 36.81 MRI
2017 106 of 130 4–9 -15.98 MRI
2016 34 of 128 9–4 47.15 MRI
2015 36 of 128 9–4 50.50 MRI
2014 36 of 128 8–5 43.05 MRI
2013 31 of 126 8–5 55.61 MRI
2012 28 of 124 8–5 54.88 MRI
2011 34 of 120 10–3 46.10 MRI
2010 44 of 120 7–6 35.43 MRI
2009 14 of 120 11–2 65.27 MRI
2008 22 of 120 10–3 56.02 MRI
2007 16 of 120 11–2 71.24 MRI
2006 8 of 119 11–2 96.78 MRI
2005 58 of 119 6–6 29.47 MRI
2004 63 of 117 5–6 25.24 MRI
2003 76 of 117 4–8 9.94 MRI