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Northwestern

2018 Season Performance

#8
Rank
8-5
Record
220.7
Points
0.916
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #16 Iowa 14-10
Worst L vs #68 Akron 34-39

Record Splits

Home 3-4
Away 5-0
Neutral 0-1
Conference 8-2
Non-Conf 0-3
Close (7 pts or less) 4-2

Rank Progression

#1
#27
#53
#79
#103
Pre
#27
W3
#93
W6
#33
W9
#12
W12
#9
W15
#8

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR @ #48 Purdue
31-27
+44.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+20.8 34.3
Margin Scaling
+2.1 36.4
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 37.9
Recency Weighting
+6.8 44.8
Total 44.8 pts
2
09/08
L
#6 vs #25 Duke
7-21
-11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.8 -8.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -8.0
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -9.4
Recency Weighting
-1.7 -11.0
Total -11.0 pts
3
09/15
L
#61 vs #68 Akron
34-39
-13.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.9 -11.3
Loss Record Modifier
-1.3 -12.6
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -13.2
Total -13.2 pts
5
09/29
L
#82 vs #31 Michigan
17-20
-5.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.7 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -4.2
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.0
Total -5.0 pts
6
10/06
W
#84 @ #12 Michigan State
29-19
+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
7
10/13
W
#33 vs #123 Nebraska
34-31 OT
+14.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.0 11.0
Margin Scaling
+1.2 12.2
Recency Weighting
+2.2 14.4
Total 14.4 pts
8
10/20
W
#42 @ #116 Rutgers
18-15
+9.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.7 8.8
Margin Scaling
+1.0 9.8
Total 9.8 pts
9
10/27
W
#25 vs #14 Wisconsin
31-17
+34.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+15.2 24.2
Margin Scaling
+3.5 27.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 29.2
Recency Weighting
+5.3 34.5
Total 34.5 pts
10
11/03
L
#12 vs #7 Notre Dame
21-31
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+4.0 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
+2.1 -4.3
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -5.9
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
11
11/10
W
#13 @ #16 Iowa
14-10
+52.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+27.3 40.8
Margin Scaling
+2.1 42.9
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 44.4
Recency Weighting
+8.0 52.4
Total 52.4 pts
12
11/17
W
#9 @ #48 Minnesota
24-14
+42.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+19.1 32.6
Margin Scaling
+3.4 36.0
Recency Weighting
+6.5 42.5
Total 42.5 pts
13
11/24
W
#9 vs #98 Illinois
24-16
+15.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.9 9.9
Margin Scaling
+2.8 12.7
Recency Weighting
+2.3 15.0
Total 15.0 pts
14
12/02
L
#9 N #3 Ohio State
24-45
-5.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -4.6
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.5
Total -5.5 pts
Total
8-5 Record
220.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
57-65
Record
47%
Win Rate
#54
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.849
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#34
2017
#11
2018
#8
2019
#96
2020
#7
2021
#104
2022
#124
2023
#22
2024
#91
2025
#57
2026
#35

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 4-1 (80%) #35 #24 46.3 0.683 -
2025 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #57 #41 51.8 0.843 -
2024 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #91 #18 0.8 0.852 -
2023 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #22 #21 108.5 0.846 -
2022 Big Ten 1-11 (8%) #124 #6 -65.6 0.895 -
2021 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #104 #74 -39.2 0.853 -
2020 Big Ten 6-2 (75%) #7 #4 144.4 0.943 -
2019 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #96 #70 -20.4 0.861 -
2018 Big Ten 8-5 (62%) #8 #6 220.7 0.916 -
2017 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #11 #11 186.3 0.830 -
2016 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #34 #22 89.6 0.813 -