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Mountain West

Northern Illinois

2026 Season Performance

#133
Rank
0-5
Record
-46.1
Points
0.595
SOS

Current Form

L5 streak
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 0-5

Key Games

Worst L vs NR Illinois State 24-28

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#90.7
avg opponent rank
#36
toughest left
30.41
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#89 Wyoming
3-3
+4.97
8
10-24
vs
#132 Hawai'i
1-5
+2.55
9
11-01
@
#48 UNLV
4-2
+6.05
10
11-07
@
#90 San José State
3-3
+4.94
11
11-14
vs
#103 Nevada
2-3
+3.06
12
11-21
@
#36 North Dakota State
5-1
+6.37
13
11-28
vs
#137 UTEP
1-5
+2.47

“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

#105
#115
#125
#135
#147
Pre
#129
W3
#135
W6
#133
W9
#133
W12
#133
W15
#133

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
L
NR @ #12 Iowa
0-40
-7.9
-8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -2.3
Margin Scaling
-3.5 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Against the Spread (+31.75, -8.25)
-2.1 -8.9
Total -8.9 pts
-1.0
2
09/12
L
#110 vs NR Illinois State
24-28
-13.8
-13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-2.5 -12.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -12.9
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -13.4
Against the Spread (+2.5, -1.5)
-0.4 -13.8
Total -13.8 pts
+0.0
3
09/20
L
#137 @ #97 Arizona
17-42
-4.2
-5.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.5 -4.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-2.6 -6.4
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.6
Against the Spread (+34.5, +9.5)
+2.4 -5.2
Total -5.2 pts
-1.0
4
09/26
L
#135 @ #59 Georgia State
14-35
-9.9
-9.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -5.3
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -7.0
Against the Spread (+8.75, -12.25)
-3.0 -9.9
Total -9.9 pts
-0.1
6
10/10
L
#128 vs #79 Air Force
7-28
-14.9
-14.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -10.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -9.8
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -11.4
Against the Spread (+7, -14)
-3.0 -14.4
Total -14.4 pts
+0.5
Total
0-5 Record
-50.6
-52.2
-1.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
54-68
Record
44%
Win Rate
#87
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.486
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#83
2017
#47
2018
#46
2019
#94
2020
#122
2021
#50
2022
#118
2023
#80
2024
#56
2025
#128
2026
#133

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mountain West 0-5 (0%) #133 #110 -47.6 0.608 -
2025 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #128 #77 -66.2 0.467 -
2024 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #56 #4 49.0 0.481 -
2023 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #80 #14 3.8 0.452 -
2022 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #118 #68 -58.7 0.507 -
2021 Mid-American 9-5 (64%) #50 #15 47.0 0.470 MAC
2020 Mid-American 0-6 (0%) #122 #64 -57.1 0.456 -
2019 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #94 #73 -18.9 0.471 -
2018 Mid-American 8-5 (62%) #46 #42 57.2 0.516 MAC
2017 Mid-American 8-4 (67%) #47 #41 50.6 0.471 -
2016 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #83 #81 -2.1 0.451 -