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Northwestern

2020 Season Performance

#7
Rank
6-2
Record
144.4
Points
0.943
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #98 Iowa 21-20
Worst L @ #91 Michigan State 20-29

Record Splits

Home 4-0
Away 2-1
Neutral 0-1
Conference 6-2
Non-Conf 0-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0

Rank Progression

#1
#26
#51
#76
#102
Pre
#92
W3
#44
W6
#61
W9
#44
W12
#4
W15
#5
W16
#7

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
8
10/24
W
#59 vs #54 Maryland
43-3
+23.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.7 12.7
Margin Scaling
+6.3 19.0
Recency Weighting
+4.0 23.0
Total 23.0 pts
9
10/31
W
#41 @ #98 Iowa
21-20
+57.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+31.5 45.0
Margin Scaling
+0.7 45.8
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 47.2
Recency Weighting
+9.9 57.2
Total 57.2 pts
10
11/07
W
#44 vs #99 Nebraska
21-13
+19.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.5 12.5
Margin Scaling
+3.2 15.7
Recency Weighting
+3.3 19.0
Total 19.0 pts
11
11/14
W
#27 @ #50 Purdue
27-20
+23.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.0 17.5
Margin Scaling
+1.9 19.4
Recency Weighting
+4.1 23.4
Total 23.4 pts
12
11/21
W
#10 vs #33 Wisconsin
17-7
+30.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+12.7 21.7
Margin Scaling
+3.3 25.0
Recency Weighting
+5.2 30.2
Total 30.2 pts
13
11/28
L
#4 @ #91 Michigan State
20-29
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.2 -3.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -4.0
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
15
12/12
W
#7 vs #78 Illinois
28-10
+15.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.2 9.2
Margin Scaling
+4.0 13.1
Recency Weighting
+2.8 15.9
Total 15.9 pts
16
12/19
L
#5 N #7 Ohio State
10-22
-4.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.6 -1.8
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -3.6
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -4.4
Total -4.4 pts
Total
6-2 Record
157.5

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 -