The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Washington

Big Ten · 2–0 · MRI Classic #45

Power+12.3#27 of 138
Résumé+0.57#24 · wins above average
Movement-10down from #17 last week
Best winWashington State (24–10)
Schedule faced-3.5 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+8.1 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 Washington State W 24–10 +15.5 -1.5
2 vs Utah State W 16–14 +24.5 -22.5

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Eastern Washington FCS +51.2 100%
4 vs Minnesota +18.3 87%
5 at USC -10.5 26%
6 vs Iowa -0.9 48%
7 at Purdue +16.0 83%
9 at Nebraska -2.3 44%
10 vs Penn State -5.5 37%
11 at Michigan State +6.2 65%

Season by season

Best finish: #2 in 2016. 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: #59 of 117 (6-6)2004: #106 of 117 (1-10)2005: #92 of 119 (2-9)2006: #72 of 119 (5-7)2007: #71 of 120 (4-9)2008: #117 of 120 (0-12)2009: #63 of 120 (5-7)2010: #69 of 120 (7-6)2011: #71 of 120 (7-6)2012: #65 of 124 (7-6)2013: #20 of 126 (9-4)2014: #49 of 128 (8-6)2015: #35 of 128 (7-6)2016: #2 of 128 (12-2)2017: #10 of 130 (10-2)2018: #21 of 130 (10-4)2019: #24 of 130 (8-5)2020: #32 of 128 (3-1)2021: #74 of 130 (4-8)2022: #24 of 131 (11-2)2023: #13 of 133 (14-1)2024: #31 of 134 (6-7)2025: #18 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 18 of 136 9–4 17.70 Power
2024 31 of 134 6–7 10.84 Power
2023 13 of 133 14–1 19.82 Power
2022 24 of 131 11–2 11.81 Power
2021 74 of 130 4–8 -0.40 Power
2020 32 of 128 3–1 8.76 Power
2019 24 of 130 8–5 62.55 MRI
2018 21 of 130 10–4 62.85 MRI
2017 10 of 130 10–2 91.90 MRI
2016 2 of 128 12–2 116.08 MRI
2015 35 of 128 7–6 50.55 MRI
2014 49 of 128 8–6 34.85 MRI
2013 20 of 126 9–4 66.16 MRI
2012 65 of 124 7–6 21.90 MRI
2011 71 of 120 7–6 14.77 MRI
2010 69 of 120 7–6 17.63 MRI
2009 63 of 120 5–7 23.91 MRI
2008 117 of 120 0–12 -54.05 MRI
2007 71 of 120 4–9 17.82 MRI
2006 72 of 119 5–7 8.97 MRI
2005 92 of 119 2–9 -4.26 MRI
2004 106 of 117 1–10 -25.09 MRI
2003 59 of 117 6–6 31.82 MRI