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2025 Season Performance

#15
Rank
9-3
Record
184.2
Points
0.849
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #13 Michigan 31-13
Worst L @ #50 Illinois 32-34

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#1
#9
#17
#25
#34
Pre
#23
W3
#4
W6
#18
W9
#18
W12
#7
W15
#15

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/30
W
NR vs NR Missouri State
73-13
+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
+4.3 12.7
Total 12.7 pts
2
09/06
W
#24 vs #125 Georgia Southern
59-20
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+4.2 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
3
09/13
W
#24 @ #58 Purdue
33-17
+14.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 10.8
Margin Scaling
+3.6 14.4
Total 14.4 pts
4
09/21
W
#4 vs #39 Michigan State
45-31
+14.9
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 14.9
Total 14.9 pts
5
09/27
L
#3 @ #50 Illinois
32-34
-3.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -2.4
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -3.1
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.7
Total -3.7 pts
7
10/11
W
#18 vs #13 Michigan
31-13
+42.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+20.3 29.3
Margin Scaling
+4.9 34.2
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 35.7
Recency Weighting
+6.4 42.1
Total 42.1 pts
8
10/18
L
#7 @ #25 Notre Dame
24-34
-5.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.1 -3.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -3.0
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -4.6
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.4
Total -5.4 pts
10
11/01
W
#18 @ #21 Nebraska
21-17
+29.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+9.6 23.1
Margin Scaling
+1.9 25.1
Recency Weighting
+4.5 29.6
Total 29.6 pts
11
11/08
W
#10 vs #50 Northwestern
38-17
+21.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.9 13.9
Margin Scaling
+4.4 18.3
Recency Weighting
+3.3 21.6
Total 21.6 pts
12
11/15
W
#9 vs #26 Iowa
26-21
+35.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+17.2 26.2
Margin Scaling
+2.1 28.3
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 29.8
Recency Weighting
+5.4 35.2
Total 35.2 pts
13
11/22
L
#7 @ #9 Oregon
27-42
-5.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -1.9
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -4.4
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.2
Total -5.2 pts
14
11/30
W
#10 vs #94 UCLA
29-10
+15.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.1 9.1
Margin Scaling
+4.0 13.1
Recency Weighting
+2.4 15.4
Total 15.4 pts
Total
9-3 Record
183.5

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
81-42
Record
66%
Win Rate
#41
Avg Rank
#3
Best Rank
0.576
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#32
2017
#12
2018
#90
2019
#36
2020
#42
2021
#99
2022
#19
2023
#62
2024
#26
2025
#15
2026
#14

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 6-1 (86%) #14 #3 76.3 0.668 -
2025 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #15 #3 184.2 0.849 -
2024 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #26 #3 121.1 0.938 -
2023 Pac-12 7-5 (58%) #62 #3 30.5 0.477 -
2022 Pac-12 11-2 (85%) #19 #8 124.2 0.464 -
2021 Pac-12 4-8 (33%) #99 #28 -30.9 0.503 -
2020 Pac-12 5-1 (83%) #42 #35 36.3 0.400 -
2019 Pac-12 8-4 (67%) #36 #4 67.6 0.514 -
2018 Pac-12 5-7 (42%) #90 #37 -4.9 0.502 -
2017 Pac-12 11-2 (85%) #12 #10 118.6 0.504 Pac-12
2016 Pac-12 9-3 (75%) #32 #31 90.9 0.513 -