The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Wisconsin

Big Ten · 1–1 · MRI Classic #106

Power-0.1#70 of 138
Résumé-0.00#74 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #71 last week
Best winWestern Illinois (36–9)
Worst lossNotre Dame (13–41)
Schedule faced-1.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+3.5 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 N Notre Dame L 13–41 -32.4 +4.4
2 vs Western Illinois FCS W 36–9 +38.8 -11.8

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Eastern Michigan +23.9 93%
4 at Penn State -26.4 6%
5 vs Michigan State +2.3 56%
7 at UCLA -10.0 27%
8 vs USC -14.4 19%
9 at Iowa -21.8 9%
10 vs Rutgers +13.1 79%
11 at Maryland -11.8 24%

Season by season

Best finish: #2 in 2017. 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 75 2003: #34 of 117 (7-6)2004: #33 of 117 (9-3)2005: #25 of 119 (10-3)2006: #10 of 119 (12-1)2007: #39 of 120 (9-4)2008: #54 of 120 (7-6)2009: #13 of 120 (10-3)2010: #11 of 120 (11-2)2011: #8 of 120 (11-3)2012: #21 of 124 (8-6)2013: #17 of 126 (9-4)2014: #9 of 128 (11-3)2015: #22 of 128 (10-3)2016: #10 of 128 (11-3)2017: #2 of 130 (12-1)2018: #30 of 130 (8-5)2019: #4 of 130 (10-4)2020: #11 of 128 (4-3)2021: #11 of 130 (9-4)2022: #28 of 131 (7-6)2023: #39 of 133 (7-6)2024: #47 of 134 (5-7)2025: #63 of 136 (4-8) 2003 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 75 — 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 63 of 136 4–8 2.21 Power
2024 47 of 134 5–7 5.28 Power
2023 39 of 133 7–6 7.35 Power
2022 28 of 131 7–6 11.02 Power
2021 11 of 130 9–4 17.86 Power
2020 11 of 128 4–3 17.98 Power
2019 4 of 130 10–4 101.13 MRI
2018 30 of 130 8–5 49.12 MRI
2017 2 of 130 12–1 112.14 MRI
2016 10 of 128 11–3 76.60 MRI
2015 22 of 128 10–3 66.11 MRI
2014 9 of 128 11–3 83.96 MRI
2013 17 of 126 9–4 73.95 MRI
2012 21 of 124 8–6 60.08 MRI
2011 8 of 120 11–3 98.51 MRI
2010 11 of 120 11–2 82.47 MRI
2009 13 of 120 10–3 65.93 MRI
2008 54 of 120 7–6 30.10 MRI
2007 39 of 120 9–4 48.85 MRI
2006 10 of 119 12–1 84.42 MRI
2005 25 of 119 10–3 57.05 MRI
2004 33 of 117 9–3 50.86 MRI
2003 34 of 117 7–6 49.73 MRI