The MRI
2026 · Week 2

NC State

ACC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #71

Power+4.4#52 of 138
Résumé-0.09#102 · wins above average
Movement+10up from #62 last week
Best winRichmond (73–0)
Worst lossVirginia (8–34)
Schedule faced-10.9 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+1.4 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 at Virginia L 8–34 -12.8 -13.2
2 vs Richmond FCS W 73–0 +43.3 +29.7

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Vanderbilt -12.7 22%
4 vs Appalachian State +15.6 83%
5 vs Louisville -5.8 36%
6 vs Wake Forest +6.2 65%
8 at Stanford +10.0 73%
9 vs California +15.1 82%
10 vs Duke -2.5 44%
11 vs Syracuse +15.2 82%

Season by season

Best finish: #27 in 2010. 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: #33 of 117 (8-5)2004: #48 of 117 (5-6)2005: #47 of 119 (7-5)2006: #89 of 119 (3-9)2007: #95 of 120 (5-7)2008: #84 of 120 (6-7)2009: #96 of 120 (5-7)2010: #27 of 120 (9-4)2011: #52 of 120 (8-5)2012: #76 of 124 (7-6)2013: #88 of 126 (3-9)2014: #56 of 128 (8-5)2015: #53 of 128 (7-6)2016: #43 of 128 (7-6)2017: #32 of 130 (8-4)2018: #39 of 130 (9-4)2019: #113 of 130 (4-8)2020: #88 of 128 (8-4)2021: #32 of 130 (9-3)2022: #43 of 131 (8-5)2023: #33 of 133 (9-4)2024: #70 of 134 (6-7)2025: #47 of 136 (8-5) 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 47 of 136 8–5 6.01 Power
2024 70 of 134 6–7 -0.68 Power
2023 33 of 133 9–4 8.62 Power
2022 43 of 131 8–5 7.53 Power
2021 32 of 130 9–3 10.09 Power
2020 88 of 128 8–4 -4.47 Power
2019 113 of 130 4–8 -29.51 MRI
2018 39 of 130 9–4 41.09 MRI
2017 32 of 130 8–4 48.72 MRI
2016 43 of 128 7–6 40.77 MRI
2015 53 of 128 7–6 37.36 MRI
2014 56 of 128 8–5 33.31 MRI
2013 88 of 126 3–9 -2.58 MRI
2012 76 of 124 7–6 7.14 MRI
2011 52 of 120 8–5 28.73 MRI
2010 27 of 120 9–4 58.35 MRI
2009 96 of 120 5–7 -5.63 MRI
2008 84 of 120 6–7 4.98 MRI
2007 95 of 120 5–7 -8.36 MRI
2006 89 of 119 3–9 -1.40 MRI
2005 47 of 119 7–5 38.10 MRI
2004 48 of 117 5–6 33.96 MRI
2003 33 of 117 8–5 50.25 MRI