The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Troy

Sun Belt · 2–0 · MRI Classic #43

Power-11.1#106 of 138
Résumé+0.02#64 · wins above average
Movement-3down from #103 last week
Best winSam Houston (24–21)
Schedule faced-29.5 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-6.1 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 Sam Houston W 24–21 +17.3 -14.3
2 vs Alabama State FCS W 34–17 +27.8 -10.8

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Missouri -31.4 3%
4 at Utah State -7.4 33%
6 vs Southern Miss +6.9 66%
7 at Louisiana -7.8 32%
8 vs Louisiana-Monroe +16.8 85%
9 at James Madison -24.7 7%
10 vs Louisiana Tech +0.6 52%
11 at South Alabama -7.2 33%

Season by season

Best finish: #29 in 2023. 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: #81 of 117 (6-6)2004: #44 of 117 (7-5)2005: #100 of 119 (4-7)2006: #66 of 119 (8-5)2007: #30 of 120 (8-4)2008: #31 of 120 (8-5)2009: #36 of 120 (9-4)2010: #47 of 120 (8-5)2011: #110 of 120 (3-9)2012: #71 of 124 (5-7)2013: #86 of 126 (6-6)2014: #120 of 128 (3-9)2015: #95 of 128 (4-8)2016: #32 of 128 (10-3)2017: #33 of 130 (10-2)2018: #32 of 130 (10-3)2019: #90 of 130 (5-7)2020: #84 of 128 (5-6)2021: #103 of 130 (5-7)2022: #62 of 131 (12-2)2023: #29 of 133 (11-3)2024: #92 of 134 (4-8)2025: #93 of 136 (8-6) 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 93 of 136 8–6 -6.69 Power
2024 92 of 134 4–8 -5.46 Power
2023 29 of 133 11–3 10.07 Power
2022 62 of 131 12–2 3.40 Power
2021 103 of 130 5–7 -8.92 Power
2020 84 of 128 5–6 -2.53 Power
2019 90 of 130 5–7 -0.14 MRI
2018 32 of 130 10–3 48.82 MRI
2017 33 of 130 10–2 47.93 MRI
2016 32 of 128 10–3 49.75 MRI
2015 95 of 128 4–8 -6.00 MRI
2014 120 of 128 3–9 -37.64 MRI
2013 86 of 126 6–6 -1.86 MRI
2012 71 of 124 5–7 16.57 MRI
2011 110 of 120 3–9 -37.84 MRI
2010 47 of 120 8–5 31.58 MRI
2009 36 of 120 9–4 43.35 MRI
2008 31 of 120 8–5 46.28 MRI
2007 30 of 120 8–4 53.61 MRI
2006 66 of 119 8–5 14.90 MRI
2005 100 of 119 4–7 -15.50 MRI
2004 44 of 117 7–5 38.04 MRI
2003 81 of 117 6–6 6.16 MRI