The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Virginia Tech

ACC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #22

Power+3.4#53 of 138
Résumé+0.33#39 · wins above average
Movement+22up from #75 last week
Best winOld Dominion (44–21)
Schedule faced-18.1 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 VMI FCS W 73–3 +42.3 +27.7
2 vs Old Dominion W 44–21 +9.1 +13.9

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Maryland -8.3 31%
4 at Boston College +6.4 65%
5 vs Pittsburgh -4.5 39%
6 at California +5.7 63%
7 vs Georgia Tech +5.9 64%
8 at Clemson -6.3 35%
10 at SMU -17.7 14%
11 vs Stanford +17.5 86%

Season by season

Best finish: #3 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: #24 of 117 (8-5)2004: #13 of 117 (10-3)2005: #3 of 119 (11-2)2006: #16 of 119 (10-3)2007: #10 of 120 (11-3)2008: #24 of 120 (10-4)2009: #7 of 120 (10-3)2010: #14 of 120 (11-3)2011: #16 of 120 (11-3)2012: #61 of 124 (7-6)2013: #33 of 126 (8-5)2014: #46 of 128 (7-6)2015: #60 of 128 (7-6)2016: #26 of 128 (10-4)2017: #21 of 130 (9-3)2018: #91 of 130 (6-7)2019: #61 of 130 (8-5)2020: #49 of 128 (5-6)2021: #77 of 130 (6-7)2022: #94 of 131 (3-8)2023: #53 of 133 (7-6)2024: #33 of 134 (6-7)2025: #80 of 136 (3-9) 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 80 of 136 3–9 -2.98 Power
2024 33 of 134 6–7 9.42 Power
2023 53 of 133 7–6 3.96 Power
2022 94 of 131 3–8 -7.16 Power
2021 77 of 130 6–7 -1.11 Power
2020 49 of 128 5–6 3.19 Power
2019 61 of 130 8–5 19.40 MRI
2018 91 of 130 6–7 3.03 MRI
2017 21 of 130 9–3 64.01 MRI
2016 26 of 128 10–4 55.30 MRI
2015 60 of 128 7–6 29.10 MRI
2014 46 of 128 7–6 36.24 MRI
2013 33 of 126 8–5 51.91 MRI
2012 61 of 124 7–6 26.43 MRI
2011 16 of 120 11–3 67.61 MRI
2010 14 of 120 11–3 75.90 MRI
2009 7 of 120 10–3 88.75 MRI
2008 24 of 120 10–4 52.84 MRI
2007 10 of 120 11–3 83.47 MRI
2006 16 of 119 10–3 77.46 MRI
2005 3 of 119 11–2 122.56 MRI
2004 13 of 117 10–3 80.30 MRI
2003 24 of 117 8–5 65.32 MRI