The MRI
2026 · Week 2
MRI Champion · 1 football title 2013

Florida State

ACC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #87

Power+5.3#49 of 138
Résumé-0.11#106 · wins above average
Movement-3down from #46 last week
Best winNew Mexico State (34–17)
Worst lossSMU (24–27)
Schedule faced+0.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+7.4 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 SMU L 24–27 -7.3 +4.3
1 vs New Mexico State W 34–17 +26.0 -9.0

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Alabama -26.4 6%
4 vs Central Arkansas FCS +44.2 100%
5 vs Virginia -3.3 42%
6 at Louisville -13.3 21%
7 at Miami (FL) -27.1 5%
9 vs Clemson +4.2 60%
10 at Boston College +8.4 69%
11 at Pittsburgh -11.0 25%

Season by season

Best finish: #1 in 2013. 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 1 100 2003: #9 of 117 (10-3)2004: #10 of 117 (9-3)2005: #36 of 119 (8-5)2006: #33 of 119 (7-6)2007: #50 of 120 (7-6)2008: #23 of 120 (9-4)2009: #51 of 120 (7-6)2010: #18 of 120 (10-4)2011: #21 of 120 (9-4)2012: #5 of 124 (12-2)2013: #1 of 126 (14-0)2014: #25 of 128 (13-1)2015: #20 of 128 (10-3)2016: #14 of 128 (10-3)2017: #58 of 130 (6-6)2018: #94 of 130 (5-7)2019: #69 of 130 (6-7)2020: #98 of 128 (3-6)2021: #76 of 130 (5-7)2022: #15 of 131 (10-3)2023: #11 of 133 (13-1)2024: #72 of 134 (2-10)2025: #43 of 136 (5-7) 2003 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 100 — 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 43 of 136 5–7 6.91 Power
2024 72 of 134 2–10 -1.82 Power
2023 11 of 133 13–1 20.44 Power
2022 15 of 131 10–3 15.10 Power
2021 76 of 130 5–7 -0.93 Power
2020 98 of 128 3–6 -8.40 Power
2019 69 of 130 6–7 13.05 MRI
2018 94 of 130 5–7 -0.46 MRI
2017 58 of 130 6–6 29.80 MRI
2016 14 of 128 10–3 69.88 MRI
2015 20 of 128 10–3 68.82 MRI
2014 25 of 128 13–1 56.11 MRI
2013 1 of 126 14–0 143.75 MRI
2012 5 of 124 12–2 86.79 MRI
2011 21 of 120 9–4 59.98 MRI
2010 18 of 120 10–4 65.35 MRI
2009 51 of 120 7–6 29.54 MRI
2008 23 of 120 9–4 55.68 MRI
2007 50 of 120 7–6 36.16 MRI
2006 33 of 119 7–6 50.35 MRI
2005 36 of 119 8–5 45.71 MRI
2004 10 of 117 9–3 85.55 MRI
2003 9 of 117 10–3 88.57 MRI