The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Coastal Carolina

Sun Belt · 1–1 · MRI Classic #69

Power-10.5#100 of 138
Résumé-0.45#155 · wins above average
Movement+10up from #110 last week
Best winFordham (45–7)
Worst lossWest Virginia (24–31)
Schedule faced-18.7 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-6.9 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 West Virginia L 24–31 -12.1 +5.1
2 vs Fordham FCS W 45–7 +28.4 +9.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Delaware -4.2 40%
4 vs Liberty +5.4 63%
5 vs Georgia Southern +2.1 55%
6 at Marshall -4.1 40%
7 vs Appalachian State +0.7 52%
9 at Georgia State -2.6 44%
10 vs Old Dominion -4.8 39%
11 vs Arkansas State +3.1 57%

Season by season

Best finish: #24 in 2020. 9 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 2017: #119 of 130 (3-9)2018: #100 of 130 (5-7)2019: #79 of 130 (5-7)2020: #24 of 128 (11-1)2021: #37 of 130 (11-2)2022: #78 of 131 (9-4)2023: #74 of 133 (8-5)2024: #99 of 134 (6-7)2025: #110 of 136 (6-7) 2017 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 110 of 136 6–7 -13.53 Power
2024 99 of 134 6–7 -7.56 Power
2023 74 of 133 8–5 -1.78 Power
2022 78 of 131 9–4 -3.40 Power
2021 37 of 130 11–2 9.22 Power
2020 24 of 128 11–1 11.15 Power
2019 79 of 130 5–7 9.41 MRI
2018 100 of 130 5–7 -16.15 MRI
2017 119 of 130 3–9 -37.02 MRI