The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Stanford

ACC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #85

Power-9.8#96 of 138
Résumé+0.08#58 · wins above average
Movement-3down from #93 last week
Best winHawaii (37–27)
Worst lossMiami (FL) (6–45)
Schedule faced+8.3 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+4.6 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 Hawaii W 37–27 +6.0 +4.0
1 vs Miami (FL) L 6–45 -33.8 -5.2

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Duke -25.2 6%
4 vs Georgia Tech -7.4 33%
5 at Wake Forest -16.5 16%
6 at Notre Dame -46.4 0%
7 vs Elon FCS +29.1 96%
8 vs NC State -10.0 27%
9 at Louisville -28.5 4%
11 at Virginia Tech -17.5 14%

Season by season

Best finish: #3 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: #94 of 117 (4-7)2004: #66 of 117 (4-7)2005: #87 of 119 (5-6)2006: #114 of 119 (1-11)2007: #90 of 120 (4-8)2008: #73 of 120 (5-7)2009: #24 of 120 (8-5)2010: #3 of 120 (12-1)2011: #9 of 120 (11-2)2012: #13 of 124 (12-2)2013: #11 of 126 (11-3)2014: #20 of 128 (8-5)2015: #6 of 128 (12-2)2016: #30 of 128 (10-3)2017: #15 of 130 (9-4)2018: #45 of 130 (9-4)2019: #99 of 130 (4-8)2020: #81 of 128 (4-2)2021: #97 of 130 (3-9)2022: #95 of 131 (3-9)2023: #109 of 133 (3-9)2024: #102 of 134 (3-9)2025: #91 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 91 of 136 4–8 -6.53 Power
2024 102 of 134 3–9 -8.65 Power
2023 109 of 133 3–9 -10.52 Power
2022 95 of 131 3–9 -7.26 Power
2021 97 of 130 3–9 -7.20 Power
2020 81 of 128 4–2 -2.01 Power
2019 99 of 130 4–8 -4.77 MRI
2018 45 of 130 9–4 36.75 MRI
2017 15 of 130 9–4 69.22 MRI
2016 30 of 128 10–3 52.71 MRI
2015 6 of 128 12–2 89.86 MRI
2014 20 of 128 8–5 61.85 MRI
2013 11 of 126 11–3 80.09 MRI
2012 13 of 124 12–2 70.97 MRI
2011 9 of 120 11–2 96.98 MRI
2010 3 of 120 12–1 116.76 MRI
2009 24 of 120 8–5 54.58 MRI
2008 73 of 120 5–7 13.17 MRI
2007 90 of 120 4–8 -5.78 MRI
2006 114 of 119 1–11 -48.23 MRI
2005 87 of 119 5–6 7.64 MRI
2004 66 of 117 4–7 22.87 MRI
2003 94 of 117 4–7 -10.40 MRI