The MRI
2026 · Week 2
MRI Champion · 1 football title 2007

West Virginia

Big 12 · 2–0 · MRI Classic #44

Power-2.6#79 of 138
Résumé+0.13#49 · wins above average
Movement+4up from #83 last week
Best winCoastal Carolina (31–24)
Schedule faced-22.6 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+9.3 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 Coastal Carolina W 31–24 +12.1 -5.1
2 vs UT Martin FCS W 52–7 +36.3 +8.7

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 N Virginia -15.5 17%
4 vs Oklahoma State +11.9 77%
5 at Iowa State -18.3 13%
6 vs Arizona -9.3 29%
7 vs Cincinnati -4.3 40%
8 at TCU -14.9 18%
10 at Texas Tech -27.2 5%
11 vs Kansas -0.1 50%

Season by season

Best finish: #1 in 2007. 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: #37 of 117 (8-5)2004: #32 of 117 (8-4)2005: #11 of 119 (11-1)2006: #9 of 119 (11-2)2007: #1 of 120 (11-2)2008: #28 of 120 (9-4)2009: #40 of 120 (9-4)2010: #21 of 120 (9-4)2011: #19 of 120 (10-3)2012: #72 of 124 (7-6)2013: #99 of 126 (4-8)2014: #58 of 128 (7-6)2015: #37 of 128 (8-5)2016: #35 of 128 (10-3)2017: #63 of 130 (7-5)2018: #25 of 130 (8-4)2019: #109 of 130 (5-7)2020: #42 of 128 (6-4)2021: #60 of 130 (6-7)2022: #65 of 131 (5-7)2023: #34 of 133 (9-4)2024: #62 of 134 (6-7)2025: #81 of 136 (4-8) 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 81 of 136 4–8 -3.23 Power
2024 62 of 134 6–7 2.17 Power
2023 34 of 133 9–4 8.39 Power
2022 65 of 131 5–7 2.47 Power
2021 60 of 130 6–7 3.63 Power
2020 42 of 128 6–4 4.70 Power
2019 109 of 130 5–7 -21.74 MRI
2018 25 of 130 8–4 57.25 MRI
2017 63 of 130 7–5 25.97 MRI
2016 35 of 128 10–3 46.88 MRI
2015 37 of 128 8–5 49.69 MRI
2014 58 of 128 7–6 31.75 MRI
2013 99 of 126 4–8 -14.12 MRI
2012 72 of 124 7–6 16.51 MRI
2011 19 of 120 10–3 61.11 MRI
2010 21 of 120 9–4 63.46 MRI
2009 40 of 120 9–4 40.14 MRI
2008 28 of 120 9–4 49.84 MRI
2007 1 of 120 11–2 118.16 MRI
2006 9 of 119 11–2 89.85 MRI
2005 11 of 119 11–1 80.64 MRI
2004 32 of 117 8–4 51.47 MRI
2003 37 of 117 8–5 48.86 MRI