The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Maryland

Big Ten · 2–0 · MRI Classic #6

Power+7.5#43 of 138
Résumé+0.41#34 · wins above average
Movement+20up from #63 last week
Best winUConn (38–14)
Schedule faced-21.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+8.4 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 Hampton FCS W 62–0 +46.4 +15.6
2 at UConn W 38–14 +10.8 +13.2

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Virginia Tech +8.3 69%
4 vs UCLA +6.0 64%
5 at Nebraska -7.1 33%
6 at Ohio State -29.5 4%
7 vs Rutgers +20.6 89%
9 vs Illinois +3.7 59%
10 at Purdue +11.2 75%
11 vs Wisconsin +11.8 76%

Season by season

Best finish: #12 in 2003. 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: #12 of 117 (10-3)2004: #72 of 117 (5-6)2005: #55 of 119 (5-6)2006: #61 of 119 (9-4)2007: #54 of 120 (6-7)2008: #70 of 120 (8-5)2009: #108 of 120 (2-10)2010: #40 of 120 (9-4)2011: #105 of 120 (2-10)2012: #89 of 124 (4-8)2013: #72 of 126 (7-6)2014: #75 of 128 (7-6)2015: #98 of 128 (3-9)2016: #78 of 128 (6-7)2017: #94 of 130 (4-8)2018: #59 of 130 (5-7)2019: #108 of 130 (3-9)2020: #85 of 128 (2-3)2021: #69 of 130 (7-6)2022: #39 of 131 (8-5)2023: #27 of 133 (8-5)2024: #68 of 134 (4-8)2025: #75 of 136 (4-8) 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 75 of 136 4–8 -1.72 Power
2024 68 of 134 4–8 0.19 Power
2023 27 of 133 8–5 10.35 Power
2022 39 of 131 8–5 8.11 Power
2021 69 of 130 7–6 0.86 Power
2020 85 of 128 2–3 -3.03 Power
2019 108 of 130 3–9 -19.06 MRI
2018 59 of 130 5–7 25.70 MRI
2017 94 of 130 4–8 3.45 MRI
2016 78 of 128 6–7 9.15 MRI
2015 98 of 128 3–9 -9.37 MRI
2014 75 of 128 7–6 11.05 MRI
2013 72 of 126 7–6 19.45 MRI
2012 89 of 124 4–8 -2.81 MRI
2011 105 of 120 2–10 -29.75 MRI
2010 40 of 120 9–4 43.75 MRI
2009 108 of 120 2–10 -25.97 MRI
2008 70 of 120 8–5 15.55 MRI
2007 54 of 120 6–7 32.12 MRI
2006 61 of 119 9–4 24.82 MRI
2005 55 of 119 5–6 32.34 MRI
2004 72 of 117 5–6 18.48 MRI
2003 12 of 117 10–3 82.06 MRI