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Michigan

2018 Season Performance

#4
Rank
10-2
Record
270.2
Points
0.883
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #82 Northwestern 20-17
Worst L @ #12 Notre Dame 17-24

Record Splits

Home 7-0
Away 3-2
Conference 8-1
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1

Rank Progression

#1
#25
#49
#73
#97
Pre
#13
W3
#43
W6
#9
W9
#1
W12
#3
W15
#4

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/01
L
NR @ #12 Notre Dame
17-24
-4.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.3 -3.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -2.5
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -3.5
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -4.1
Total -4.1 pts
2
09/08
W
#87 vs #115 Western Michigan
49-3
+12.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.6 8.4
Margin Scaling
+4.2 12.7
Total 12.7 pts
3
09/15
W
#54 vs #117 SMU
45-20
+11.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.5 7.5
Margin Scaling
+3.9 11.4
Total 11.4 pts
4
09/22
W
#43 vs #118 Nebraska
56-10
+20.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.0 11.0
Margin Scaling
+6.1 17.1
Recency Weighting
+3.1 20.1
Total 20.1 pts
5
09/29
W
#31 @ #82 Northwestern
20-17
+52.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+26.7 40.2
Margin Scaling
+1.4 41.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 44.6
Recency Weighting
+8.0 52.6
Total 52.6 pts
6
10/06
W
#14 vs #20 Maryland
42-21
+20.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.0 13.0
Margin Scaling
+4.5 17.5
Recency Weighting
+3.2 20.6
Total 20.6 pts
7
10/13
W
#9 vs #18 Wisconsin
38-13
+37.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+15.2 24.2
Margin Scaling
+6.2 30.5
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 32.0
Recency Weighting
+5.8 37.7
Total 37.7 pts
8
10/20
W
#5 @ #11 Michigan State
21-7
+49.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+23.0 36.5
Margin Scaling
+3.5 40.0
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 41.5
Recency Weighting
+7.5 49.0
Total 49.0 pts
10
11/03
W
#1 vs #10 Penn State
42-7
+44.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+20.2 29.2
Margin Scaling
+7.0 36.3
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 37.8
Recency Weighting
+6.8 44.6
Total 44.6 pts
11
11/10
W
#2 @ #116 Rutgers
42-7
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.7 8.8
Margin Scaling
+5.1 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
12
11/17
W
#3 vs #58 Indiana
31-20
+18.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.3 12.3
Margin Scaling
+3.0 15.3
Recency Weighting
+2.8 18.0
Total 18.0 pts
13
11/24
L
#3 @ #5 Ohio State
39-62
-6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -1.8
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -5.1
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
Total
10-2 Record
270.5

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 -