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Michigan

2017 Season Performance

#16
Rank
8-4
Record
152.5
Points
0.878
SOS

Current Form

L2 streak
COLD
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W @ #19 Purdue 28-10
Worst L vs #26 Michigan State 10-14

Record Splits

Home 4-2
Away 3-2
Neutral 1-0
Conference 5-4
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1

Rank Progression

#1
#7
#13
#19
#27
Pre
#6
W3
#6
W6
#8
W9
#11
W12
#17
W15
#16

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
W
NR N #20 Florida
33-17
+24.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.4 15.9
Margin Scaling
+4.6 20.4
Recency Weighting
+3.7 24.1
Total 24.1 pts
2
09/09
W
#1 vs #54 Cincinnati
36-14
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 6.3
Margin Scaling
+3.8 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
3
09/16
W
#6 vs #69 Air Force
29-13
+9.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 6.8
Margin Scaling
+2.9 9.7
Total 9.7 pts
4
09/23
W
#6 @ #19 Purdue
28-10
+46.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+19.7 33.2
Margin Scaling
+4.8 38.0
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 39.5
Recency Weighting
+7.1 46.6
Total 46.6 pts
6
10/07
L
#5 vs #26 Michigan State
10-14
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -4.9
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
7
10/14
W
#8 @ #54 Indiana
27-20 OT
+23.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.2 17.7
Margin Scaling
+1.8 19.5
Recency Weighting
+3.5 23.0
Total 23.0 pts
8
10/21
L
#3 @ #4 Penn State
13-42
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
9
10/28
W
#13 vs #87 Rutgers
35-14
+16.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.8 9.8
Margin Scaling
+3.9 13.7
Recency Weighting
+2.5 16.2
Total 16.2 pts
10
11/05
W
#11 vs #63 Minnesota
33-10
+20.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.8 11.8
Margin Scaling
+5.3 17.1
Recency Weighting
+3.1 20.2
Total 20.2 pts
11
11/11
W
#15 @ #61 Maryland
35-10
+25.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.6 16.1
Margin Scaling
+5.3 21.4
Recency Weighting
+3.8 25.2
Total 25.2 pts
12
11/18
L
#11 @ #4 Wisconsin
10-24
-4.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -1.9
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -3.7
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.3
Total -4.3 pts
13
11/25
L
#17 vs #6 Ohio State
20-31
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.8 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -5.2
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
Total
8-4 Record
152.3

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
96-26
Record
79%
Win Rate
#16
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.867
Avg SOS
3
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#7
2017
#16
2018
#4
2019
#7
2020
#59
2021
#2
2022
#2
2023
#1
2024
#17
2025
#16
2026
#40

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 3-2 (60%) #40 #5 40.1 0.785 -
2025 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #16 #6 170.1 0.864 -
2024 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #17 #5 155.8 0.930 -
2023 Big Ten 13-0 (100%) #1 #1 409.6 0.837 Big Ten
2022 Big Ten 13-0 (100%) #2 #2 401.5 0.849 Big Ten
2021 Big Ten 12-1 (92%) #2 #2 339.3 0.825 Big Ten
2020 Big Ten 2-4 (33%) #59 #30 23.2 0.986 -
2019 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #7 #5 206.8 0.889 -
2018 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #4 #1 270.2 0.883 -
2017 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #16 #1 152.5 0.878 -
2016 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #7 #2 220.6 0.808 -