The MRI
2026 · Week 2
MRI Champion · 1 football title 2005

Texas

SEC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #40

Power+24.6#9 of 138
Résumé+1.22#3 · wins above average
Movementunchanged from #9 last week
Best winOhio State (24–23)
Schedule faced+13.7 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+14.2 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 vs Texas State W 59–7 +34.1 +17.9
2 vs Ohio State W 24–23 -3.9 +4.9

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs UTSA +25.5 94%
4 at Tennessee +0.6 52%
6 N Oklahoma +7.7 68%
7 vs Florida +17.8 86%
8 vs Ole Miss +8.7 70%
9 vs Mississippi State +18.4 87%
10 at Missouri +4.3 60%
11 at LSU +1.5 54%

Season by season

Best finish: #1 in 2005. 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: #8 of 117 (10-3)2004: #7 of 117 (11-1)2005: #1 of 119 (13-0)2006: #12 of 119 (10-3)2007: #19 of 120 (10-3)2008: #4 of 120 (12-1)2009: #3 of 120 (13-1)2010: #53 of 120 (5-7)2011: #23 of 120 (8-5)2012: #33 of 124 (9-4)2013: #48 of 126 (8-5)2014: #72 of 128 (6-7)2015: #81 of 128 (5-7)2016: #65 of 128 (5-7)2017: #50 of 130 (6-6)2018: #27 of 130 (10-4)2019: #30 of 130 (8-5)2020: #12 of 128 (7-3)2021: #29 of 130 (5-7)2022: #8 of 131 (8-5)2023: #6 of 133 (12-2)2024: #3 of 134 (13-3)2025: #12 of 136 (10-3) 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 12 of 136 10–3 19.79 Power
2024 3 of 134 13–3 27.54 Power
2023 6 of 133 12–2 25.79 Power
2022 8 of 131 8–5 19.67 Power
2021 29 of 130 5–7 10.61 Power
2020 12 of 128 7–3 17.58 Power
2019 30 of 130 8–5 51.56 MRI
2018 27 of 130 10–4 54.92 MRI
2017 50 of 130 6–6 34.94 MRI
2016 65 of 128 5–7 19.04 MRI
2015 81 of 128 5–7 9.65 MRI
2014 72 of 128 6–7 18.29 MRI
2013 48 of 126 8–5 39.65 MRI
2012 33 of 124 9–4 50.69 MRI
2011 23 of 120 8–5 59.59 MRI
2010 53 of 120 5–7 26.66 MRI
2009 3 of 120 13–1 118.00 MRI
2008 4 of 120 12–1 119.50 MRI
2007 19 of 120 10–3 66.31 MRI
2006 12 of 119 10–3 82.80 MRI
2005 1 of 119 13–0 154.26 MRI
2004 7 of 117 11–1 109.02 MRI
2003 8 of 117 10–3 94.63 MRI