The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Iowa

Big Ten · 2–0 · MRI Classic #36

Power+17.4#18 of 138
Résumé+0.74#9 · wins above average
Movement-4down from #14 last week
Best winIowa State (16–13)
Schedule faced-4.4 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+3.3 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 Northern Illinois W 40–0 +41.8 -1.8
2 vs Iowa State W 16–13 +10.3 -7.3

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Northern Iowa FCS +56.3 100%
4 at Michigan +0.6 52%
5 vs Ohio State -11.0 25%
6 at Washington +0.9 52%
8 at Minnesota +14.9 82%
9 vs Wisconsin +21.8 91%
10 at Northwestern +11.3 75%
11 vs Purdue +29.6 96%

Season by season

Best finish: #6 in 2020. 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: #17 of 117 (10-3)2004: #15 of 117 (10-2)2005: #28 of 119 (7-5)2006: #60 of 119 (6-7)2007: #69 of 120 (6-6)2008: #17 of 120 (9-4)2009: #17 of 120 (11-2)2010: #23 of 120 (8-5)2011: #55 of 120 (7-6)2012: #75 of 124 (4-8)2013: #41 of 126 (8-5)2014: #64 of 128 (7-6)2015: #23 of 128 (12-2)2016: #41 of 128 (8-5)2017: #20 of 130 (7-5)2018: #12 of 130 (9-4)2019: #15 of 130 (10-3)2020: #6 of 128 (6-2)2021: #17 of 130 (10-4)2022: #22 of 131 (8-5)2023: #40 of 133 (10-4)2024: #21 of 134 (8-5)2025: #15 of 136 (9-4) 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 15 of 136 9–4 18.96 Power
2024 21 of 134 8–5 13.89 Power
2023 40 of 133 10–4 7.11 Power
2022 22 of 131 8–5 12.38 Power
2021 17 of 130 10–4 13.55 Power
2020 6 of 128 6–2 20.78 Power
2019 15 of 130 10–3 72.94 MRI
2018 12 of 130 9–4 70.35 MRI
2017 20 of 130 7–5 65.03 MRI
2016 41 of 128 8–5 42.86 MRI
2015 23 of 128 12–2 65.16 MRI
2014 64 of 128 7–6 23.92 MRI
2013 41 of 126 8–5 45.68 MRI
2012 75 of 124 4–8 9.65 MRI
2011 55 of 120 7–6 28.22 MRI
2010 23 of 120 8–5 61.88 MRI
2009 17 of 120 11–2 63.17 MRI
2008 17 of 120 9–4 65.92 MRI
2007 69 of 120 6–6 18.92 MRI
2006 60 of 119 6–7 26.51 MRI
2005 28 of 119 7–5 55.31 MRI
2004 15 of 117 10–2 76.94 MRI
2003 17 of 117 10–3 71.23 MRI