The MRI
2026 · Week 2
MRI Champion · 1 football title 2018

Clemson

ACC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #118

Power+5.4#48 of 138
Résumé+0.13#50 · wins above average
Movement-1down from #47 last week
Best winGeorgia Southern (22–7)
Worst lossLSU (10–51)
Schedule faced+5.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+1.1 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 at LSU L 10–51 -17.6 -23.4
2 vs Georgia Southern W 22–7 +17.9 -2.9

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs North Carolina +11.5 76%
4 at California +7.7 68%
5 vs Miami (FL) -18.5 13%
7 vs Charleston Southern FCS +44.3 100%
8 vs Virginia Tech +6.3 65%
9 at Florida State -4.2 40%
10 at Syracuse +7.8 68%
11 vs Georgia Tech +7.9 68%

Season by season

Best finish: #1 in 2018. 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 75 2003: #18 of 117 (9-4)2004: #54 of 117 (6-5)2005: #24 of 119 (8-4)2006: #19 of 119 (8-5)2007: #13 of 120 (9-4)2008: #49 of 120 (7-6)2009: #22 of 120 (9-5)2010: #48 of 120 (6-7)2011: #33 of 120 (10-4)2012: #8 of 124 (11-2)2013: #14 of 126 (11-2)2014: #11 of 128 (10-3)2015: #4 of 128 (14-1)2016: #4 of 128 (14-1)2017: #4 of 130 (12-1)2018: #1 of 130 (15-0)2019: #3 of 130 (14-1)2020: #3 of 128 (10-2)2021: #10 of 130 (10-3)2022: #10 of 131 (11-3)2023: #18 of 133 (9-4)2024: #17 of 134 (10-4)2025: #28 of 136 (7-6) 2003 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 75 — 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 28 of 136 7–6 11.43 Power
2024 17 of 134 10–4 15.85 Power
2023 18 of 133 9–4 14.11 Power
2022 10 of 131 11–3 17.57 Power
2021 10 of 130 10–3 17.99 Power
2020 3 of 128 10–2 28.02 Power
2019 3 of 130 14–1 126.68 MRI
2018 1 of 130 15–0 150.76 MRI
2017 4 of 130 12–1 107.27 MRI
2016 4 of 128 14–1 110.41 MRI
2015 4 of 128 14–1 99.02 MRI
2014 11 of 128 10–3 77.02 MRI
2013 14 of 126 11–2 77.28 MRI
2012 8 of 124 11–2 78.06 MRI
2011 33 of 120 10–4 46.20 MRI
2010 48 of 120 6–7 30.35 MRI
2009 22 of 120 9–5 56.08 MRI
2008 49 of 120 7–6 34.00 MRI
2007 13 of 120 9–4 76.29 MRI
2006 19 of 119 8–5 69.62 MRI
2005 24 of 119 8–4 59.10 MRI
2004 54 of 117 6–5 31.23 MRI
2003 18 of 117 9–4 70.39 MRI