The MRI
2026 · Week 2

TCU

Big 12 · 1–1 · MRI Classic #62

Power+8.0#42 of 138
Résumé-0.55#162 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #43 last week
Best winGrambling (63–7)
Worst lossNorth Carolina (10–15)
Schedule faced-18.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+8.9 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 North Carolina L 10–15 +9.8 -14.8
2 vs Grambling FCS W 63–7 +46.9 +9.1

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Arkansas State +21.6 90%
4 at UCF +0.5 51%
5 vs BYU -7.0 34%
7 at Baylor -0.7 48%
8 vs West Virginia +14.9 82%
9 vs Kansas +10.5 74%
10 at Arizona -7.2 33%
11 vs Kansas State -2.4 44%

Season by season

Best finish: #2 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 1 100 2003: #29 of 117 (11-2)2004: #57 of 117 (5-6)2005: #8 of 119 (11-1)2006: #11 of 119 (11-2)2007: #38 of 120 (8-5)2008: #6 of 120 (11-2)2009: #4 of 120 (12-1)2010: #2 of 120 (13-0)2011: #20 of 120 (11-2)2012: #45 of 124 (7-6)2013: #76 of 126 (4-8)2014: #3 of 128 (12-1)2015: #17 of 128 (11-2)2016: #60 of 128 (6-7)2017: #17 of 130 (10-3)2018: #64 of 130 (7-6)2019: #52 of 130 (5-7)2020: #30 of 128 (6-4)2021: #71 of 130 (5-7)2022: #11 of 131 (13-2)2023: #26 of 133 (5-7)2024: #32 of 134 (9-4)2025: #29 of 136 (9-4) 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 29 of 136 9–4 11.01 Power
2024 32 of 134 9–4 10.14 Power
2023 26 of 133 5–7 10.89 Power
2022 11 of 131 13–2 17.46 Power
2021 71 of 130 5–7 0.21 Power
2020 30 of 128 6–4 10.07 Power
2019 52 of 130 5–7 27.20 MRI
2018 64 of 130 7–6 23.39 MRI
2017 17 of 130 10–3 67.75 MRI
2016 60 of 128 6–7 25.56 MRI
2015 17 of 128 11–2 70.79 MRI
2014 3 of 128 12–1 106.39 MRI
2013 76 of 126 4–8 15.48 MRI
2012 45 of 124 7–6 37.27 MRI
2011 20 of 120 11–2 60.32 MRI
2010 2 of 120 13–0 129.05 MRI
2009 4 of 120 12–1 113.79 MRI
2008 6 of 120 11–2 96.54 MRI
2007 38 of 120 8–5 49.74 MRI
2006 11 of 119 11–2 84.25 MRI
2005 8 of 119 11–1 85.32 MRI
2004 57 of 117 5–6 29.35 MRI
2003 29 of 117 11–2 57.23 MRI