MRI Champion · 1 football title
2025
Indiana
Big Ten · 2–0 · MRI Classic #11
Power+34.6#1 of 138
Résumé+0.72#11 · wins above average
Movement—unchanged from #1 last week
Best winNorth Texas (52–16)
Schedule faced-11.5 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+5.4 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.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | North Texas | W 52–16 | +27.0 | +9.0 |
| 2 | vs | Howard FCS | W 55–0 | +73.5 | -18.5 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs | Western Kentucky | +54.3 | 100% |
| 4 | vs | Northwestern | +36.9 | 99% |
| 5 | at | Rutgers | +39.2 | 99% |
| 6 | at | Nebraska | +20.0 | 89% |
| 7 | vs | Ohio State | +6.1 | 64% |
| 8 | at | Michigan | +17.7 | 86% |
| 9 | vs | Minnesota | +40.5 | 99% |
| 11 | vs | USC | +20.2 | 89% |
Season by season
Best finish: #1 in 2025. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
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.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 of 136 | 16–0 | 34.52 | Power |
| 2024 | 10 of 134 | 11–2 | 18.40 | Power |
| 2023 | 84 of 133 | 3–9 | -4.72 | Power |
| 2022 | 86 of 131 | 4–8 | -4.68 | Power |
| 2021 | 86 of 130 | 2–10 | -3.52 | Power |
| 2020 | 15 of 128 | 6–2 | 14.71 | Power |
| 2019 | 34 of 130 | 8–5 | 41.44 | MRI |
| 2018 | 72 of 130 | 5–7 | 20.27 | MRI |
| 2017 | 62 of 130 | 5–7 | 27.64 | MRI |
| 2016 | 58 of 128 | 6–7 | 26.14 | MRI |
| 2015 | 69 of 128 | 6–7 | 21.28 | MRI |
| 2014 | 96 of 128 | 4–8 | -7.24 | MRI |
| 2013 | 73 of 126 | 5–7 | 18.37 | MRI |
| 2012 | 93 of 124 | 4–8 | -5.84 | MRI |
| 2011 | 108 of 120 | 1–11 | -36.50 | MRI |
| 2010 | 87 of 120 | 5–7 | -1.97 | MRI |
| 2009 | 97 of 120 | 4–8 | -5.95 | MRI |
| 2008 | 112 of 120 | 3–9 | -43.94 | MRI |
| 2007 | 65 of 120 | 7–6 | 23.52 | MRI |
| 2006 | 88 of 119 | 5–7 | -0.42 | MRI |
| 2005 | 96 of 119 | 4–7 | -11.52 | MRI |
| 2004 | 97 of 117 | 3–8 | -8.99 | MRI |
| 2003 | 106 of 117 | 2–10 | -33.88 | MRI |