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2026 Season Performance

#12
Rank
6-1
Record
79.7
Points
0.698
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #66 Fresno State 39-0
Worst L vs #78 Oregon 27-41

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
5
games left
#31.2
avg opponent rank
#4
toughest left
69.47
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
8
10-24
@
#26 Wisconsin
4-1
+16.08
9
10-31
vs
#10 Ohio State
5-1
+11.41
11
11-14
@
#4 Indiana
6-0
+17.49
12
11-21
vs
#110 Maryland
2-4
+7.13
13
11-28
@
#6 UCLA
5-0
+17.36

“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
#11
#21
#31
#42
Pre
#16
W3
#14
W6
#12
W9
#14
W12
#14
W15
#14

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
08/29
W
NR vs #119 San José State
42-26
+9.0
+7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.2 7.8
Margin Scaling
+3.0 10.8
Against the Spread (-37.25, -21.25)
-3.0 7.8
Total 7.8 pts
-1.2
1
09/05
W
NR vs #66 Fresno State
39-0
+19.4
+17.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.2 10.2
Margin Scaling
+4.6 14.8
Against the Spread (-22, +17)
+3.0 17.8
Total 17.8 pts
-1.7
2
09/13
W
#3 vs #85 Louisiana
49-30
+11.7
+10.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.8 9.8
Margin Scaling
+3.1 12.9
Against the Spread (-30.75, -11.75)
-2.9 10.0
Total 10.0 pts
-1.7
3
09/19
W
#9 @ #133 Rutgers
42-35
+8.5
+8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 10.0
Margin Scaling
+1.5 11.5
Against the Spread (-21, -14)
-3.0 8.5
Total 8.5 pts
+0.0
4
09/26
L
#14 vs #78 Oregon
27-41
-8.7
-10.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.6
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.4
Against the Spread (+3.5, -10.5)
-2.6 -10.0
Total -10.0 pts
-1.4
5
10/03
W
#32 vs #90 Washington
25-21
+13.4
+11.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.1 11.1
Margin Scaling
+1.6 12.7
Against the Spread (-8.25, -4.25)
-1.1 11.7
Total 11.7 pts
-1.7
6
10/10
W
#23 @ #49 Penn State
31-23
+26.4
+28.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.5 19.0
Margin Scaling
+3.1 22.1
Recency Weighting
+4.0 26.1
Against the Spread (-0.25, +7.75)
+1.9 28.0
Total 28.0 pts
+1.6
Total
6-1 Record
79.7
73.7
-6.0

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 -