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Purdue

2020 Season Performance

#50
Rank
2-4
Record
29.9
Points
0.961
SOS

Current Form

L4 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W vs #53 Iowa 24-20
Worst L vs #94 Rutgers 30-37

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#37
#47
#57
#67
#75
Pre
#65
W3
#47
W6
#64
W9
#49
W12
#45
W15
#49
W16
#50

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
8
10/24
W
#62 vs #53 Iowa
24-20
+40.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+21.0 30.0
Margin Scaling
+2.1 32.1
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 33.6
Recency Weighting
+7.1 40.7
Total 40.7 pts
9
10/31
W
#47 @ #104 Illinois
31-24
+18.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.2 13.8
Margin Scaling
+1.7 15.4
Recency Weighting
+3.2 18.7
Total 18.7 pts
11
11/14
L
#50 vs #27 Northwestern
20-27
-5.8
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
-1.1 -4.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
12
11/21
L
#48 @ #98 Minnesota
31-34
-5.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.1 -3.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -4.4
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.3
Total -5.3 pts
13
11/28
L
#45 vs #94 Rutgers
30-37
-10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.8 -7.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -7.7
Margin Scaling
-0.9 -8.6
Recency Weighting
-1.8 -10.4
Total -10.4 pts
14
12/05
L
#42 vs #101 Nebraska
27-37
-9.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.7 -6.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.6
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -8.2
Recency Weighting
-1.7 -9.9
Total -9.9 pts
Total
2-4 Record
27.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
47-74
Record
39%
Win Rate
#61
Avg Rank
#9
Best Rank
0.885
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#107
2017
#24
2018
#17
2019
#78
2020
#50
2021
#13
2022
#13
2023
#72
2024
#131
2025
#123
2026
#45

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 3-3 (50%) #45 #40 35.3 0.816 -
2025 Big Ten 2-10 (17%) #123 #32 -55.9 0.919 -
2024 Big Ten 1-11 (8%) #131 #68 -82.9 0.877 -
2023 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #72 #24 16.0 0.898 -
2022 Big Ten 8-5 (62%) #13 #11 153.9 0.840 -
2021 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #13 #9 175.6 0.886 -
2020 Big Ten 2-4 (33%) #50 #42 29.9 0.961 -
2019 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #78 #44 7.2 0.881 -
2018 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #17 #14 137.2 0.934 -
2017 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #24 #19 117.8 0.879 -
2016 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #107 #65 -45.1 0.844 -