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Conference USA

Rice

2017 Season Performance

#127
Rank
1-11
Record
-94.0
Points
0.484
SOS

Current Form

L10 streak
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 0-5

Key Games

Best W @ #105 UTEP 31-14
Worst L @ #105 Old Dominion 21-24

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#59
#79
#99
#119
#137
Pre
#122
W3
#93
W6
#118
W9
#121
W12
#125
W15
#127

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/27
L
NR N #13 Stanford
7-62
-8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -6.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -6.2
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -8.5
Total -8.5 pts
2
09/10
W
#116 @ #105 UTEP
31-14
+6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-9.3 4.2
Margin Scaling
+2.6 6.8
Total 6.8 pts
3
09/17
L
#64 @ #19 Houston
3-38
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
4
09/23
L
#93 vs #92 Florida International
7-13
-11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -10.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -10.4
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -11.1
Total -11.1 pts
5
09/30
L
#113 @ #110 Pittsburgh
10-42
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.2 -5.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
6
10/07
L
#115 vs #81 Army
12-49
-11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.8 -7.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -6.9
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -9.9
Recency Weighting
-1.8 -11.6
Total -11.6 pts
8
10/21
L
#115 @ #88 UTSA
7-20
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -6.8
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
9
10/28
L
#115 vs #89 Louisiana Tech
28-42
-12.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.9 -11.3
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -11.6
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -12.7
Total -12.7 pts
10
11/04
L
#121 @ #69 UAB
21-52
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-2.2 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
11
11/11
L
#122 vs #73 Southern Miss
34-43
-11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -10.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -10.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -11.3
Total -11.3 pts
12
11/18
L
#124 @ #105 Old Dominion
21-24
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -6.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.6 -7.3
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
13
11/25
L
#125 vs #40 North Texas
14-30
-11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -10.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -9.7
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -11.3
Total -11.3 pts
Total
1-11 Record
-99.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
36-84
Record
30%
Win Rate
#110
Avg Rank
#11
Best Rank
0.499
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#123
2017
#127
2018
#127
2019
#116
2020
#83
2021
#102
2022
#105
2023
#88
2024
#107
2025
#99
2026
#129

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 American Athletic 1-5 (17%) #129 #55 -36.4 0.542 -
2025 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #99 #11 -17.9 0.536 -
2024 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #107 #107 -27.1 0.568 -
2023 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #88 #29 -0.8 0.552 -
2022 Conference USA 5-7 (42%) #105 #51 -24.7 0.416 -
2021 Conference USA 4-8 (33%) #102 #87 -36.5 0.539 -
2020 Conference USA 2-3 (40%) #83 #53 0.4 0.414 -
2019 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #116 #92 -53.6 0.514 -
2018 Conference USA 2-11 (15%) #127 #109 -93.9 0.479 -
2017 Conference USA 1-11 (8%) #127 #64 -94.0 0.484 -
2016 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #123 #111 -69.6 0.445 -