The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Pittsburgh

ACC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #18

Power+12.1#28 of 138
Résumé+0.69#17 · wins above average
Movement-4down from #24 last week
Best winUCF (12–7)
Schedule faced-1.3 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-0.4 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 Miami (OH) W 59–14 +22.2 +22.8
2 vs UCF W 12–7 +13.0 -8.0

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Syracuse +22.9 92%
4 vs Bucknell FCS +51.0 100%
5 at Virginia Tech +4.5 61%
6 vs North Carolina +18.1 86%
7 at Boston College +15.1 82%
8 at Miami (FL) -20.4 11%
9 vs Georgia Tech +14.6 81%
11 vs Florida State +11.0 75%

Season by season

Best finish: #16 in 2021. 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 1 100 2003: #42 of 117 (8-5)2004: #45 of 117 (8-4)2005: #65 of 119 (5-6)2006: #44 of 119 (6-6)2007: #67 of 120 (5-7)2008: #27 of 120 (9-4)2009: #16 of 120 (10-3)2010: #38 of 120 (8-5)2011: #67 of 120 (6-7)2012: #56 of 124 (6-7)2013: #60 of 126 (7-6)2014: #63 of 128 (6-7)2015: #54 of 128 (8-5)2016: #52 of 128 (8-5)2017: #87 of 130 (5-7)2018: #58 of 130 (7-7)2019: #60 of 130 (8-5)2020: #51 of 128 (6-5)2021: #16 of 130 (11-3)2022: #33 of 131 (9-4)2023: #73 of 133 (3-9)2024: #64 of 134 (7-6)2025: #38 of 136 (8-5) 2003 2025

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.

SeasonRankRec Rating 
2025 38 of 136 8–5 8.54 Power
2024 64 of 134 7–6 2.11 Power
2023 73 of 133 3–9 -1.50 Power
2022 33 of 131 9–4 9.94 Power
2021 16 of 130 11–3 14.03 Power
2020 51 of 128 6–5 2.87 Power
2019 60 of 130 8–5 19.74 MRI
2018 58 of 130 7–7 26.37 MRI
2017 87 of 130 5–7 9.00 MRI
2016 52 of 128 8–5 29.78 MRI
2015 54 of 128 8–5 37.16 MRI
2014 63 of 128 6–7 25.20 MRI
2013 60 of 126 7–6 28.76 MRI
2012 56 of 124 6–7 31.17 MRI
2011 67 of 120 6–7 19.59 MRI
2010 38 of 120 8–5 47.31 MRI
2009 16 of 120 10–3 63.27 MRI
2008 27 of 120 9–4 50.68 MRI
2007 67 of 120 5–7 22.14 MRI
2006 44 of 119 6–6 41.13 MRI
2005 65 of 119 5–6 24.44 MRI
2004 45 of 117 8–4 36.89 MRI
2003 42 of 117 8–5 46.84 MRI