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Minnesota

2020 Season Performance

#51
Rank
3-4
Record
28.9
Points
0.906
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #71 Nebraska 24-17
Worst L vs #55 Michigan 24-49

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#8
#36
#64
#92
#120
Pre
#13
W3
#42
W6
#59
W9
#109
W12
#54
W15
#39
W16
#51

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
8
10/24
L
#57 vs #55 Michigan
24-49
-12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.3 -7.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -7.3
Margin Scaling
-2.8 -10.1
Recency Weighting
-2.1 -12.2
Total -12.2 pts
9
10/30
L
#110 @ #102 Maryland
44-45 OT
-5.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.0 -4.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-0.3 -4.2
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.1
Total -5.1 pts
10
11/07
W
#109 @ #106 Illinois
41-14
+22.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.2 13.8
Margin Scaling
+5.1 18.9
Recency Weighting
+4.0 22.8
Total 22.8 pts
11
11/14
L
#87 vs #39 Iowa
7-35
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -3.7
Margin Scaling
-3.2 -6.9
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
12
11/21
W
#98 vs #48 Purdue
34-31
+15.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.6 11.6
Margin Scaling
+1.3 12.9
Recency Weighting
+2.7 15.6
Total 15.6 pts
15
12/12
W
#56 @ #71 Nebraska
24-17
+24.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.2 18.7
Margin Scaling
+1.9 20.6
Recency Weighting
+4.3 24.9
Total 24.9 pts
16
12/19
L
#39 @ #44 Wisconsin
17-20 OT
-4.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -2.7
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -3.4
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.1
Total -4.1 pts
Total
3-4 Record
33.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
71-50
Record
59%
Win Rate
#37
Avg Rank
#6
Best Rank
0.824
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#37
2017
#74
2018
#27
2019
#13
2020
#51
2021
#16
2022
#25
2023
#42
2024
#23
2025
#55
2026
#41

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 4-2 (67%) #41 #14 39.2 0.768 -
2025 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #55 #29 53.9 0.792 -
2024 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #23 #18 136.0 0.847 -
2023 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #42 #20 66.1 0.873 -
2022 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #25 #10 100.6 0.815 -
2021 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #16 #14 152.5 0.807 -
2020 Big Ten 3-4 (43%) #51 #39 28.9 0.906 -
2019 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #13 #6 170.4 0.781 -
2018 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #27 #17 99.1 0.866 -
2017 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #74 #15 12.3 0.834 -
2016 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #37 #22 86.0 0.779 -