Michigan State
Big Ten · 2–0 · MRI Classic #19
Power+1.8#61 of 138
Résumé+0.50#28 · wins above average
Movement+13up from #74 last week
Best winToledo (30–20)
Schedule faced-8.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+9.4 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 | Toledo | W 30–20 | +2.7 | +7.3 |
| 2 | vs | Eastern Michigan | W 35–7 | +25.8 | +2.2 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at | Notre Dame | -34.8 | 2% |
| 4 | vs | Nebraska | -4.3 | 40% |
| 5 | at | Wisconsin | -2.3 | 44% |
| 6 | vs | Illinois | -2.0 | 45% |
| 7 | vs | Northwestern | +4.2 | 60% |
| 8 | at | UCLA | -8.1 | 31% |
| 10 | at | Michigan | -15.0 | 18% |
| 11 | vs | Washington | -6.2 | 35% |
Season by season
Best finish: #4 in 2014. 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 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.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 of 136 | 4–8 | -1.57 | Power |
| 2024 | 84 of 134 | 5–7 | -3.50 | Power |
| 2023 | 82 of 133 | 4–8 | -3.84 | Power |
| 2022 | 57 of 131 | 5–7 | 4.62 | Power |
| 2021 | 22 of 130 | 11–2 | 11.80 | Power |
| 2020 | 82 of 128 | 2–5 | -2.23 | Power |
| 2019 | 33 of 130 | 7–6 | 41.63 | MRI |
| 2018 | 36 of 130 | 7–6 | 44.56 | MRI |
| 2017 | 30 of 130 | 9–3 | 57.63 | MRI |
| 2016 | 85 of 128 | 3–9 | 4.17 | MRI |
| 2015 | 8 of 128 | 12–2 | 80.10 | MRI |
| 2014 | 4 of 128 | 11–2 | 97.52 | MRI |
| 2013 | 5 of 126 | 13–1 | 92.46 | MRI |
| 2012 | 32 of 124 | 7–6 | 52.07 | MRI |
| 2011 | 17 of 120 | 11–3 | 62.58 | MRI |
| 2010 | 33 of 120 | 11–2 | 52.81 | MRI |
| 2009 | 64 of 120 | 6–7 | 22.65 | MRI |
| 2008 | 37 of 120 | 9–4 | 43.73 | MRI |
| 2007 | 33 of 120 | 7–6 | 52.48 | MRI |
| 2006 | 70 of 119 | 4–8 | 9.99 | MRI |
| 2005 | 46 of 119 | 5–6 | 39.23 | MRI |
| 2004 | 39 of 117 | 5–7 | 41.61 | MRI |
| 2003 | 46 of 117 | 8–5 | 43.23 | MRI |