The MRI
2026 · Week 2

South Carolina

SEC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #13

Power+10.4#37 of 138
Résumé+0.02#66 · wins above average
Movement-5down from #32 last week
Best winKent State (57–0)
Schedule faced-29.7 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+14.3 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 Kent State W 57–0 +39.4 +17.6
2 vs Towson FCS W 45–9 +49.3 -13.3

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Mississippi State +4.2 60%
4 at Alabama -21.3 10%
5 vs Kentucky +14.4 81%
6 at Florida -4.8 39%
8 vs Tennessee -5.0 38%
9 at Oklahoma -10.7 26%
10 vs Texas A&M -10.6 26%
11 at Arkansas +5.6 63%

Season by season

Best finish: #11 in 2011. 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: #55 of 117 (5-7)2004: #46 of 117 (6-5)2005: #50 of 119 (7-5)2006: #32 of 119 (8-5)2007: #62 of 120 (6-6)2008: #55 of 120 (7-6)2009: #49 of 120 (7-6)2010: #22 of 120 (9-5)2011: #11 of 120 (11-2)2012: #12 of 124 (11-2)2013: #16 of 126 (11-2)2014: #65 of 128 (7-6)2015: #92 of 128 (3-9)2016: #80 of 128 (6-7)2017: #47 of 130 (8-4)2018: #70 of 130 (7-6)2019: #87 of 130 (4-8)2020: #91 of 128 (2-8)2021: #72 of 130 (7-6)2022: #46 of 131 (8-5)2023: #52 of 133 (5-7)2024: #16 of 134 (9-4)2025: #39 of 136 (4-8) 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 39 of 136 4–8 8.30 Power
2024 16 of 134 9–4 16.62 Power
2023 52 of 133 5–7 4.65 Power
2022 46 of 131 8–5 6.54 Power
2021 72 of 130 7–6 0.16 Power
2020 91 of 128 2–8 -5.62 Power
2019 87 of 130 4–8 1.39 MRI
2018 70 of 130 7–6 21.70 MRI
2017 47 of 130 8–4 37.03 MRI
2016 80 of 128 6–7 7.65 MRI
2015 92 of 128 3–9 -2.09 MRI
2014 65 of 128 7–6 22.88 MRI
2013 16 of 126 11–2 74.35 MRI
2012 12 of 124 11–2 73.00 MRI
2011 11 of 120 11–2 75.55 MRI
2010 22 of 120 9–5 61.97 MRI
2009 49 of 120 7–6 29.80 MRI
2008 55 of 120 7–6 28.87 MRI
2007 62 of 120 6–6 27.12 MRI
2006 32 of 119 8–5 50.68 MRI
2005 50 of 119 7–5 34.62 MRI
2004 46 of 117 6–5 36.63 MRI
2003 55 of 117 5–7 34.76 MRI