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Mid-American

Ball State

2026 Season Performance

#131
Rank
1-5
Record
-37.5
Points
0.623
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Worst L @ #114 Kent State 13-26

Record Splits

Home 1-1
Away 0-4
Conference 0-2
Non-Conf 1-3
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#91.5
avg opponent rank
#53
toughest left
20.21
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#108 Bowling Green
2-4
+3.64
8
10-24
vs
#136 Sacramento State
1-5
+2.02
10
11-04
@
#78 Massachusetts
4-2
+4.28
11
11-11
vs
#83 Buffalo
3-3
+2.78
12
11-18
@
#53 Ohio
4-2
+4.82
13
11-28
vs
#91 Central Michigan
3-3
+2.67

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#83
#98
#113
#128
#143
Pre
#133
W3
#124
W6
#131
W9
#131
W12
#131
W15
#131

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
L
NR @ #2 Ohio State
3-56
-6.4
-7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Against the Spread (+50.75, -2.25)
-0.6 -7.4
Total -7.4 pts
-1.0
2
09/12
W
#105 vs FCS Stony Brook
41-17
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
L
#88 @ #84 Liberty
15-51
-10.8
-10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -7.7
Against the Spread (+14.5, -21.5)
-3.0 -10.7
Total -10.7 pts
+0.1
4
09/26
L
#124 @ #114 Kent State
13-26
-10.8
-11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.7 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -8.4
Against the Spread (+2.5, -10.5)
-2.6 -11.1
Total -11.1 pts
-0.3
5
10/03
L
#129 vs #53 Toledo
24-39
-9.3
-10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -10.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -10.4
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -11.9
Against the Spread (+20.75, +5.75)
+1.4 -10.5
Total -10.5 pts
-1.2
6
10/10
L
#129 @ #28 Northwestern
14-45
-4.7
-5.8
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
-3.3 -5.7
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.7
Against the Spread (+34.75, +3.75)
+0.9 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
-1.1
Total
1-5 Record
-42.0
-45.4
-3.4

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
44-77
Record
36%
Win Rate
#99
Avg Rank
#11
Best Rank
0.489
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#110
2017
#121
2018
#108
2019
#89
2020
#11
2021
#77
2022
#101
2023
#109
2024
#121
2025
#112
2026
#131

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mid-American 1-5 (17%) #131 #88 -40.9 0.607 -
2025 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #112 #92 -40.4 0.496 -
2024 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #121 #73 -58.8 0.487 -
2023 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #109 #93 -37.0 0.524 -
2022 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #101 #82 -21.2 0.472 -
2021 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #77 #51 15.2 0.521 -
2020 Mid-American 6-1 (86%) #11 #11 61.7 0.427 MAC
2019 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #89 #57 -10.1 0.472 -
2018 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #108 #64 -50.7 0.487 -
2017 Mid-American 2-10 (17%) #121 #37 -83.0 0.434 -
2016 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #110 #16 -48.0 0.451 -