The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Ole Miss

SEC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #67

Power+20.1#13 of 138
Résumé+0.88#5 · wins above average
Movement-3down from #10 last week
Best winLouisville (41–38)
Schedule faced-6.1 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+11.2 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 Louisville W 41–38 +5.7 -2.7
2 vs Charlotte W 41–9 +51.0 -19.0

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs LSU +5.6 63%
4 at Florida +4.9 62%
6 at Vanderbilt +3.1 57%
7 vs Missouri +8.4 70%
8 at Texas -8.7 30%
9 vs Auburn +13.4 79%
10 vs Georgia -1.2 47%
11 at Oklahoma -1.0 48%

Season by season

Best finish: #6 in 2024. 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: #28 of 117 (10-3)2004: #80 of 117 (4-7)2005: #97 of 119 (3-8)2006: #96 of 119 (4-8)2007: #94 of 120 (3-9)2008: #21 of 120 (9-4)2009: #26 of 120 (9-4)2010: #82 of 120 (4-8)2011: #106 of 120 (2-10)2012: #48 of 124 (7-6)2013: #35 of 126 (8-5)2014: #12 of 128 (9-4)2015: #11 of 128 (10-3)2016: #84 of 128 (5-7)2017: #77 of 130 (6-6)2018: #86 of 130 (5-7)2019: #68 of 130 (4-8)2020: #72 of 128 (5-5)2021: #23 of 130 (10-3)2022: #25 of 131 (8-5)2023: #16 of 133 (11-2)2024: #6 of 134 (10-3)2025: #8 of 136 (13-2) 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 8 of 136 13–2 23.08 Power
2024 6 of 134 10–3 25.04 Power
2023 16 of 133 11–2 17.21 Power
2022 25 of 131 8–5 11.59 Power
2021 23 of 130 10–3 11.71 Power
2020 72 of 128 5–5 -0.37 Power
2019 68 of 130 4–8 13.42 MRI
2018 86 of 130 5–7 9.70 MRI
2017 77 of 130 6–6 17.41 MRI
2016 84 of 128 5–7 5.35 MRI
2015 11 of 128 10–3 76.63 MRI
2014 12 of 128 9–4 76.07 MRI
2013 35 of 126 8–5 51.76 MRI
2012 48 of 124 7–6 36.41 MRI
2011 106 of 120 2–10 -34.12 MRI
2010 82 of 120 4–8 2.67 MRI
2009 26 of 120 9–4 51.03 MRI
2008 21 of 120 9–4 56.14 MRI
2007 94 of 120 3–9 -8.32 MRI
2006 96 of 119 4–8 -7.01 MRI
2005 97 of 119 3–8 -12.45 MRI
2004 80 of 117 4–7 7.75 MRI
2003 28 of 117 10–3 59.20 MRI