The MRI
2026 · Week 2
MRI Champion · 1 football title 2006

LSU

SEC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #1

Power+18.8#16 of 138
Résumé+0.72#12 · wins above average
Movement+2up from #18 last week
Best winClemson (51–10)
Schedule faced-1.0 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+10.5 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 Clemson W 51–10 +17.6 +23.4
2 vs Louisiana Tech W 45–14 +30.6 +0.4

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Ole Miss -5.6 37%
4 vs Texas A&M -2.3 44%
5 vs McNeese FCS +57.7 100%
6 at Kentucky +14.3 81%
7 vs Mississippi State +12.6 78%
8 at Auburn +3.6 58%
10 vs Alabama -4.5 39%
11 vs Texas -1.5 46%

Season by season

Best finish: #1 in 2006. 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 50 2003: #3 of 117 (13-1)2004: #17 of 117 (9-3)2005: #13 of 119 (11-2)2006: #1 of 119 (11-2)2007: #2 of 120 (12-2)2008: #40 of 120 (8-5)2009: #25 of 120 (9-4)2010: #17 of 120 (11-2)2011: #2 of 120 (13-1)2012: #15 of 124 (10-3)2013: #18 of 126 (10-3)2014: #38 of 128 (8-5)2015: #12 of 128 (9-3)2016: #13 of 128 (8-4)2017: #27 of 130 (9-3)2018: #15 of 130 (10-3)2019: #2 of 130 (15-0)2020: #27 of 128 (5-5)2021: #44 of 130 (6-7)2022: #12 of 131 (10-4)2023: #12 of 133 (10-3)2024: #14 of 134 (9-4)2025: #31 of 136 (7-6) 2003 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 50 — 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 31 of 136 7–6 10.93 Power
2024 14 of 134 9–4 17.10 Power
2023 12 of 133 10–3 20.39 Power
2022 12 of 131 10–4 17.13 Power
2021 44 of 130 6–7 6.99 Power
2020 27 of 128 5–5 10.90 Power
2019 2 of 130 15–0 126.96 MRI
2018 15 of 130 10–3 66.57 MRI
2017 27 of 130 9–3 58.97 MRI
2016 13 of 128 8–4 70.67 MRI
2015 12 of 128 9–3 75.85 MRI
2014 38 of 128 8–5 42.00 MRI
2013 18 of 126 10–3 73.01 MRI
2012 15 of 124 10–3 66.04 MRI
2011 2 of 120 13–1 122.49 MRI
2010 17 of 120 11–2 68.07 MRI
2009 25 of 120 9–4 52.44 MRI
2008 40 of 120 8–5 41.19 MRI
2007 2 of 120 12–2 116.63 MRI
2006 1 of 119 11–2 116.11 MRI
2005 13 of 119 11–2 78.35 MRI
2004 17 of 117 9–3 73.04 MRI
2003 3 of 117 13–1 121.75 MRI