The MRI
2026 · Week 2

North Carolina

ACC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #49

Power-1.8#77 of 138
Résumé+0.74#10 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #78 last week
Best winTCU (15–10)
Schedule faced-13.4 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+10.7 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 N TCU W 15–10 -9.8 +14.8
2 vs East Tennessee State FCS W 35–3 +37.1 -5.1

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Clemson -11.5 24%
5 vs Notre Dame -29.9 4%
6 at Pittsburgh -18.1 14%
7 at Duke -17.2 15%
8 vs Syracuse +9.0 71%
9 vs Miami (FL) -25.8 6%
10 at UConn +1.5 54%
11 vs Louisville -12.0 23%

Season by season

Best finish: #20 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 1 150 2003: #99 of 117 (2-10)2004: #73 of 117 (6-6)2005: #66 of 119 (5-6)2006: #105 of 119 (3-9)2007: #84 of 120 (4-8)2008: #44 of 120 (8-5)2009: #43 of 120 (8-5)2010: #45 of 120 (8-5)2011: #58 of 120 (7-6)2012: #39 of 124 (8-4)2013: #43 of 126 (7-6)2014: #103 of 128 (6-7)2015: #24 of 128 (11-3)2016: #50 of 128 (8-5)2017: #104 of 130 (3-9)2018: #103 of 130 (2-9)2019: #32 of 130 (7-6)2020: #20 of 128 (8-4)2021: #51 of 130 (6-7)2022: #48 of 131 (9-5)2023: #38 of 133 (8-5)2024: #65 of 134 (6-7)2025: #90 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 90 of 136 4–8 -6.20 Power
2024 65 of 134 6–7 1.71 Power
2023 38 of 133 8–5 7.43 Power
2022 48 of 131 9–5 6.09 Power
2021 51 of 130 6–7 5.18 Power
2020 20 of 128 8–4 11.62 Power
2019 32 of 130 7–6 44.97 MRI
2018 103 of 130 2–9 -21.15 MRI
2017 104 of 130 3–9 -14.83 MRI
2016 50 of 128 8–5 31.81 MRI
2015 24 of 128 11–3 64.84 MRI
2014 103 of 128 6–7 -12.91 MRI
2013 43 of 126 7–6 43.76 MRI
2012 39 of 124 8–4 46.14 MRI
2011 58 of 120 7–6 25.99 MRI
2010 45 of 120 8–5 34.60 MRI
2009 43 of 120 8–5 38.18 MRI
2008 44 of 120 8–5 38.34 MRI
2007 84 of 120 4–8 7.99 MRI
2006 105 of 119 3–9 -22.20 MRI
2005 66 of 119 5–6 23.82 MRI
2004 73 of 117 6–6 17.24 MRI
2003 99 of 117 2–10 -22.88 MRI