The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Wake Forest

ACC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #39

Power+2.5#58 of 138
Résumé+0.43#31 · wins above average
Movement+9up from #67 last week
Best winPurdue (38–36)
Schedule faced-13.0 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+3.9 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 vs Akron W 38–16 +24.8 -2.8
2 at Purdue W 38–36 +6.1 -4.1

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Miami (FL) -21.5 10%
4 at Louisville -16.2 16%
5 vs Stanford +16.5 84%
6 at NC State -6.2 35%
7 at California +4.7 61%
9 vs Virginia -6.2 35%
10 vs Merrimack FCS +41.4 99%
11 at SMU -18.6 13%

Season by season

Best finish: #20 in 2021. 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: #72 of 117 (5-7)2004: #75 of 117 (4-7)2005: #83 of 119 (4-7)2006: #27 of 119 (11-3)2007: #36 of 120 (9-4)2008: #38 of 120 (8-5)2009: #75 of 120 (5-7)2010: #103 of 120 (3-9)2011: #87 of 120 (6-7)2012: #97 of 124 (5-7)2013: #81 of 126 (4-8)2014: #114 of 128 (3-9)2015: #100 of 128 (3-9)2016: #67 of 128 (7-6)2017: #41 of 130 (7-5)2018: #77 of 130 (7-6)2019: #48 of 130 (8-5)2020: #43 of 128 (4-5)2021: #20 of 130 (11-3)2022: #30 of 131 (8-5)2023: #72 of 133 (4-8)2024: #96 of 134 (4-8)2025: #64 of 136 (9-4) 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 64 of 136 9–4 2.08 Power
2024 96 of 134 4–8 -6.27 Power
2023 72 of 133 4–8 -1.49 Power
2022 30 of 131 8–5 10.70 Power
2021 20 of 130 11–3 12.29 Power
2020 43 of 128 4–5 4.54 Power
2019 48 of 130 8–5 30.31 MRI
2018 77 of 130 7–6 16.14 MRI
2017 41 of 130 7–5 40.08 MRI
2016 67 of 128 7–6 17.58 MRI
2015 100 of 128 3–9 -11.91 MRI
2014 114 of 128 3–9 -26.66 MRI
2013 81 of 126 4–8 9.13 MRI
2012 97 of 124 5–7 -14.10 MRI
2011 87 of 120 6–7 1.30 MRI
2010 103 of 120 3–9 -26.10 MRI
2009 75 of 120 5–7 12.38 MRI
2008 38 of 120 8–5 43.56 MRI
2007 36 of 120 9–4 50.55 MRI
2006 27 of 119 11–3 57.31 MRI
2005 83 of 119 4–7 11.50 MRI
2004 75 of 117 4–7 14.41 MRI
2003 72 of 117 5–7 20.09 MRI