The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Cincinnati

Big 12 · 2–0 · MRI Classic #16

Power+5.9#45 of 138
Résumé+0.19#48 · wins above average
Movement+4up from #49 last week
Best winBoston College (34–15)
Schedule faced-21.0 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+10.2 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 Boston College W 34–15 +17.4 +1.6
2 vs Western Carolina FCS W 62–10 +44.8 +7.2

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Miami (OH) +16.0 83%
4 vs Kansas State -4.5 39%
5 at Arizona -9.3 29%
7 at West Virginia +4.3 60%
8 vs Texas Tech -10.2 27%
9 vs Utah -16.3 16%
10 at Houston -4.2 40%
11 at Iowa State -9.8 28%

Season by season

Best finish: #5 in 2021. 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: #69 of 117 (5-7)2004: #30 of 117 (7-5)2005: #101 of 119 (4-7)2006: #45 of 119 (8-5)2007: #12 of 120 (10-3)2008: #41 of 120 (11-3)2009: #12 of 120 (12-1)2010: #78 of 120 (4-8)2011: #35 of 120 (10-3)2012: #24 of 124 (10-3)2013: #51 of 126 (9-4)2014: #55 of 128 (9-4)2015: #71 of 128 (7-6)2016: #104 of 128 (4-8)2017: #109 of 130 (4-8)2018: #14 of 130 (11-2)2019: #22 of 130 (11-3)2020: #8 of 128 (9-1)2021: #5 of 130 (13-1)2022: #29 of 131 (9-4)2023: #77 of 133 (3-9)2024: #61 of 134 (5-7)2025: #58 of 136 (7-6) 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 58 of 136 7–6 3.17 Power
2024 61 of 134 5–7 2.29 Power
2023 77 of 133 3–9 -2.23 Power
2022 29 of 131 9–4 10.84 Power
2021 5 of 130 13–1 22.60 Power
2020 8 of 128 9–1 19.49 Power
2019 22 of 130 11–3 66.26 MRI
2018 14 of 130 11–2 68.43 MRI
2017 109 of 130 4–8 -20.86 MRI
2016 104 of 128 4–8 -16.29 MRI
2015 71 of 128 7–6 20.35 MRI
2014 55 of 128 9–4 33.45 MRI
2013 51 of 126 9–4 36.96 MRI
2012 24 of 124 10–3 57.53 MRI
2011 35 of 120 10–3 45.73 MRI
2010 78 of 120 4–8 8.91 MRI
2009 12 of 120 12–1 67.70 MRI
2008 41 of 120 11–3 40.53 MRI
2007 12 of 120 10–3 78.12 MRI
2006 45 of 119 8–5 39.95 MRI
2005 101 of 119 4–7 -16.93 MRI
2004 30 of 117 7–5 54.31 MRI
2003 69 of 117 5–7 22.79 MRI