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Michigan

2026 Season Performance

#56
Rank
3-2
Record
22.0
Points
0.768
SOS

Current Form

L2 streak
COLD
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #27 Oklahoma 17-10
Worst L @ #31 Minnesota 14-20

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#46.0
avg opponent rank
#4
toughest left
83.2
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#63 Penn State
3-3
+9.14
8
10-24
vs
#4 Indiana
6-0
+11.66
9
10-31
@
#126 Rutgers
1-4
+9.68
10
11-07
vs
#79 Michigan State
2-4
+8.46
11
11-14
@
#34 Oregon
3-2
+15.57
12
11-21
vs
#6 UCLA
5-0
+11.58
13
11-28
@
#10 Ohio State
5-1
+17.11

“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

#1
#17
#33
#49
#66
Pre
#25
W3
#12
W6
#56
W9
#42
W12
#41
W15
#40

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #79 Western Michigan
13-12
+6.5
+7.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.7 9.7
Margin Scaling
+0.5 10.2
Against the Spread (-27.5, -26.5)
-3.0 7.2
Total 7.2 pts
+0.7
2
09/12
W
#45 vs #27 Oklahoma
17-10
+18.2
+37.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+16.2 25.2
Margin Scaling
+2.1 27.3
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 28.8
Recency Weighting
+5.2 34.0
Against the Spread (+5, +12)
+3.0 37.0
Total 37.0 pts
+18.7
3
09/19
W
#5 vs #92 UTEP
52-17
+9.4
+8.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.1 4.9
Margin Scaling
+3.8 8.7
Against the Spread (-34.5, +0.5)
+0.1 8.8
Total 8.8 pts
-0.6
4
09/26
L
#12 vs #42 Iowa
19-20
-5.8
-6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-0.3 -4.3
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.1
Against the Spread (-4.75, -5.75)
-1.4 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
-0.7
5
10/03
L
#22 @ #31 Minnesota
14-20
-6.3
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.3 -3.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -3.1
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -4.0
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.8
Against the Spread (-6.25, -12.25)
-3.0 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
-1.5
Total
3-2 Record
22.0
38.7
+16.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
96-26
Record
79%
Win Rate
#16
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.867
Avg SOS
3
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#7
2017
#16
2018
#4
2019
#7
2020
#59
2021
#2
2022
#2
2023
#1
2024
#17
2025
#16
2026
#40

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 3-2 (60%) #40 #5 40.1 0.785 -
2025 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #16 #6 170.1 0.864 -
2024 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #17 #5 155.8 0.930 -
2023 Big Ten 13-0 (100%) #1 #1 409.6 0.837 Big Ten
2022 Big Ten 13-0 (100%) #2 #2 401.5 0.849 Big Ten
2021 Big Ten 12-1 (92%) #2 #2 339.3 0.825 Big Ten
2020 Big Ten 2-4 (33%) #59 #30 23.2 0.986 -
2019 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #7 #5 206.8 0.889 -
2018 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #4 #1 270.2 0.883 -
2017 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #16 #1 152.5 0.878 -
2016 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #7 #2 220.6 0.808 -