The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Colorado

Big 12 · 2–0 · MRI Classic #42

Power+1.7#64 of 138
Résumé+0.70#15 · wins above average
Movement+8up from #72 last week
Best winGeorgia Tech (14–13)
Schedule faced-16.5 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+7.9 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 Georgia Tech W 14–13 -4.3 +5.3
2 vs Weber State FCS W 52–21 +40.6 -9.6

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Northwestern -4.4 40%
4 at Baylor -7.0 34%
5 vs Texas Tech -14.4 19%
7 vs Utah -20.5 11%
8 at Oklahoma State +7.8 68%
9 vs Kansas State -8.7 30%
10 at Arizona State -9.6 28%
11 vs Houston +0.1 50%

Season by season

Best finish: #19 in 2016. 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: #79 of 117 (5-7)2004: #55 of 117 (8-5)2005: #37 of 119 (7-6)2006: #92 of 119 (2-10)2007: #66 of 120 (6-7)2008: #87 of 120 (5-7)2009: #91 of 120 (3-9)2010: #79 of 120 (5-7)2011: #109 of 120 (3-10)2012: #121 of 124 (1-11)2013: #106 of 126 (4-8)2014: #94 of 128 (2-10)2015: #93 of 128 (4-9)2016: #19 of 128 (10-4)2017: #89 of 130 (5-7)2018: #88 of 130 (5-7)2019: #92 of 130 (5-7)2020: #76 of 128 (4-2)2021: #92 of 130 (4-8)2022: #126 of 131 (1-11)2023: #90 of 133 (4-8)2024: #35 of 134 (9-4)2025: #76 of 136 (3-9) 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 76 of 136 3–9 -2.30 Power
2024 35 of 134 9–4 9.17 Power
2023 90 of 133 4–8 -5.91 Power
2022 126 of 131 1–11 -18.97 Power
2021 92 of 130 4–8 -5.93 Power
2020 76 of 128 4–2 -1.30 Power
2019 92 of 130 5–7 -0.81 MRI
2018 88 of 130 5–7 5.96 MRI
2017 89 of 130 5–7 6.18 MRI
2016 19 of 128 10–4 60.90 MRI
2015 93 of 128 4–9 -2.35 MRI
2014 94 of 128 2–10 -6.01 MRI
2013 106 of 126 4–8 -22.95 MRI
2012 121 of 124 1–11 -63.57 MRI
2011 109 of 120 3–10 -36.88 MRI
2010 79 of 120 5–7 6.59 MRI
2009 91 of 120 3–9 -3.46 MRI
2008 87 of 120 5–7 -0.61 MRI
2007 66 of 120 6–7 22.44 MRI
2006 92 of 119 2–10 -2.42 MRI
2005 37 of 119 7–6 44.95 MRI
2004 55 of 117 8–5 31.05 MRI
2003 79 of 117 5–7 6.56 MRI