Northwestern Team History
Currently 1969-70 to 2025-26
|
'70 |
'71 |
'72 |
'73 |
'74 |
'75 |
'76 |
'77 |
'78 |
'79 |
'80 |
'81 |
'82 |
'83 |
'84 |
'85 |
'86 |
'87 |
'88 |
'89 |
'90 |
'91 |
'92 |
'93 |
'94 |
'95 |
'96 |
'97 |
'98 |
| Year Rank |
91 |
86 |
103 |
97 |
90 |
125 |
58 |
117 |
125 |
114 |
70 |
126 |
118 |
52 |
107 |
147 |
178 |
209 |
148 |
89 |
115 |
204 |
123 |
127 |
45 |
269 |
207 |
161 |
136 |
| Offense Rank |
80 |
90 |
124 |
117 |
88 |
170 |
78 |
116 |
146 |
146 |
95 |
139 |
204 |
115 |
181 |
227 |
222 |
264 |
168 |
146 |
84 |
170 |
143 |
177 |
43 |
241 |
175 |
218 |
150 |
| Defense Rank |
103 |
105 |
93 |
85 |
95 |
71 |
46 |
121 |
101 |
81 |
65 |
113 |
53 |
30 |
39 |
60 |
120 |
91 |
131 |
63 |
149 |
236 |
108 |
91 |
71 |
273 |
226 |
102 |
122 |
|
'99 |
'00 |
'01 |
'02 |
'03 |
'04 |
'05 |
'06 |
'07 |
'08 |
'09 |
'10 |
'11 |
'12 |
'13 |
'14 |
'15 |
'16 |
'17 |
'18 |
'19 |
'20 |
'21 |
'22 |
'23 |
'24 |
'25 |
'26 |
| Year Rank |
54 |
229 |
129 |
91 |
160 |
101 |
122 |
121 |
120 |
181 |
68 |
78 |
48 |
67 |
121 |
115 |
96 |
68 |
37 |
80 |
70 |
118 |
81 |
82 |
38 |
36 |
47 |
58 |
| Offense Rank |
145 |
298 |
194 |
202 |
124 |
103 |
180 |
174 |
162 |
130 |
54 |
33 |
47 |
16 |
131 |
286 |
96 |
66 |
61 |
80 |
197 |
112 |
140 |
103 |
90 |
33 |
61 |
58 |
| Defense Rank |
17 |
93 |
82 |
22 |
206 |
117 |
70 |
76 |
91 |
265 |
107 |
171 |
50 |
206 |
126 |
13 |
96 |
86 |
27 |
80 |
18 |
130 |
34 |
66 |
18 |
50 |
39 |
75 |
For each type of rating, the columns are the rating, season rank, and all-time rank.
| Rank |
Season |
Record |
|
Predictive Rating |
|
Results Rating |
|
Offense |
|
Defense |
|
Improvement |
| 1 |
2024 - 25 |
17 - 16 |
+12.1 |
47 |
1,397 |
+10.3 |
56 |
2,194 |
+5.5 |
61 |
2,345 |
+6.6 |
39 |
1,249 |
+3.2 |
55 |
2,308 |
| 2 |
2023 - 24 |
22 - 12 |
+11.8 |
36 |
1,505 |
+12.7 |
26 |
1,329 |
+7.0 |
33 |
1,415 |
+4.8 |
50 |
2,541 |
+3.1 |
54 |
2,426 |
| 3 |
2016 - 17 |
24 - 12 |
+11.7 |
37 |
1,564 |
+12.8 |
39 |
1,317 |
+4.6 |
61 |
3,146 |
+7.1 |
27 |
978 |
-1.8 |
260 |
12,685 |
| 4 |
2022 - 23 |
22 - 12 |
+11.0 |
38 |
1,785 |
+11.8 |
30 |
1,629 |
+3.4 |
90 |
4,296 |
+7.6 |
18 |
780 |
+1.3 |
71 |
5,505 |
| 5 |
2025 - 26 |
15 - 19 |
+10.0 |
58 |
2,176 |
+8.2 |
74 |
3,171 |
+6.0 |
58 |
2,005 |
+4.0 |
75 |
3,324 |
-0.5 |
208 |
9,773 |
| 6 |
2010 - 11 |
20 - 14 |
+10.0 |
48 |
2,190 |
+10.2 |
47 |
2,268 |
+5.2 |
47 |
2,662 |
+4.8 |
50 |
2,531 |
+1.0 |
125 |
6,155 |
| 7 |
1993 - 94 |
14 - 14 |
+9.6 |
45 |
2,354 |
+8.9 |
52 |
2,821 |
+6.0 |
43 |
2,024 |
+3.7 |
71 |
3,665 |
+0.7 |
126 |
7,109 |
| 8 |
1998 - 99 |
14 - 14 |
+8.9 |
54 |
2,725 |
+8.2 |
61 |
3,138 |
+0.8 |
145 |
7,465 |
+8.0 |
17 |
624 |
+3.2 |
39 |
2,310 |
| 9 |
2015 - 16 |
20 - 12 |
+8.0 |
68 |
3,151 |
+8.4 |
68 |
3,053 |
+4.5 |
66 |
3,193 |
+3.5 |
86 |
3,875 |
-0.2 |
188 |
9,232 |
| 10 |
2020 - 21 |
8 - 15 |
+7.4 |
81 |
3,482 |
+7.1 |
85 |
3,712 |
+1.2 |
140 |
7,011 |
+6.2 |
34 |
1,503 |
-1.9 |
263 |
13,011 |
| 11 |
2008 - 09 |
16 - 14 |
+7.3 |
68 |
3,501 |
+7.7 |
69 |
3,426 |
+5.4 |
54 |
2,470 |
+1.9 |
107 |
5,735 |
-2.0 |
246 |
13,134 |
| 12 |
2011 - 12 |
19 - 14 |
+7.3 |
67 |
3,538 |
+9.1 |
54 |
2,753 |
+8.4 |
16 |
850 |
-1.1 |
206 |
10,148 |
-1.3 |
225 |
11,714 |
| 13 |
2018 - 19 |
13 - 19 |
+7.0 |
70 |
3,663 |
+4.8 |
103 |
5,064 |
-0.9 |
197 |
9,752 |
+7.9 |
18 |
669 |
-4.1 |
326 |
16,019 |
| 14 |
2021 - 22 |
14 - 16 |
+7.0 |
82 |
3,684 |
+5.9 |
94 |
4,412 |
+2.7 |
103 |
5,049 |
+4.3 |
66 |
3,052 |
-4.8 |
330 |
16,461 |
| 15 |
2017 - 18 |
14 - 17 |
+6.9 |
80 |
3,739 |
+6.1 |
87 |
4,298 |
+3.4 |
80 |
4,256 |
+3.4 |
80 |
3,892 |
-0.2 |
186 |
9,044 |
| 16 |
2009 - 10 |
20 - 14 |
+6.7 |
78 |
3,834 |
+8.2 |
68 |
3,143 |
+7.0 |
33 |
1,407 |
-0.3 |
171 |
8,947 |
-4.2 |
309 |
16,093 |
| 17 |
1982 - 83 |
13 - 13 |
+6.4 |
52 |
4,021 |
+6.2 |
59 |
4,268 |
+1.0 |
115 |
7,260 |
+5.4 |
30 |
2,030 |
+0.7 |
104 |
7,009 |
| 18 |
1975 - 76 |
11 - 15 |
+5.2 |
58 |
4,711 |
+6.3 |
52 |
4,217 |
+1.9 |
78 |
6,007 |
+3.2 |
46 |
4,137 |
-1.9 |
181 |
12,936 |
| 19 |
1979 - 80 |
8 - 17 |
+4.7 |
70 |
4,998 |
+6.0 |
57 |
4,394 |
+1.4 |
95 |
6,689 |
+3.3 |
65 |
4,050 |
+2.8 |
32 |
2,847 |
| 20 |
2001 - 02 |
16 - 13 |
+4.5 |
91 |
5,118 |
+6.3 |
78 |
4,199 |
-1.9 |
202 |
11,154 |
+6.4 |
22 |
1,371 |
-0.1 |
167 |
8,838 |
| 21 |
2014 - 15 |
15 - 17 |
+4.3 |
96 |
5,212 |
+4.9 |
93 |
4,983 |
+2.2 |
96 |
5,708 |
+2.2 |
96 |
5,423 |
+3.3 |
51 |
2,200 |
| 22 |
2003 - 04 |
14 - 15 |
+4.0 |
101 |
5,471 |
+4.7 |
97 |
5,115 |
+2.5 |
103 |
5,354 |
+1.5 |
117 |
6,313 |
+3.4 |
41 |
2,052 |
| 23 |
1988 - 89 |
7 - 19 |
+3.9 |
89 |
5,481 |
+4.5 |
90 |
5,228 |
+0.2 |
146 |
8,362 |
+3.8 |
63 |
3,562 |
-0.7 |
178 |
10,476 |
| 24 |
2019 - 20 |
8 - 23 |
+3.6 |
118 |
5,729 |
+0.4 |
167 |
8,116 |
+2.2 |
112 |
5,647 |
+1.3 |
130 |
6,527 |
+0.4 |
164 |
7,657 |
| 25 |
2013 - 14 |
14 - 19 |
+3.5 |
115 |
5,753 |
+5.3 |
90 |
4,777 |
-4.7 |
286 |
14,299 |
+8.3 |
13 |
549 |
+1.6 |
105 |
5,051 |
| 26 |
2005 - 06 |
12 - 15 |
+3.3 |
121 |
5,915 |
+4.6 |
100 |
5,169 |
-0.2 |
174 |
8,912 |
+3.5 |
76 |
3,829 |
+2.5 |
67 |
3,342 |
| 27 |
2012 - 13 |
13 - 19 |
+3.2 |
121 |
5,996 |
+4.0 |
109 |
5,505 |
+1.7 |
131 |
6,359 |
+1.5 |
126 |
6,276 |
-4.9 |
328 |
16,523 |
| 28 |
2004 - 05 |
15 - 16 |
+2.8 |
122 |
6,223 |
+4.7 |
100 |
5,158 |
-0.5 |
180 |
9,357 |
+3.3 |
70 |
4,026 |
+2.3 |
59 |
3,562 |
| 29 |
2006 - 07 |
10 - 18 |
+2.7 |
120 |
6,324 |
+1.1 |
135 |
7,585 |
0.0 |
162 |
8,574 |
+2.6 |
91 |
4,814 |
-2.4 |
258 |
13,774 |
| 30 |
1989 - 90 |
7 - 19 |
+2.6 |
115 |
6,366 |
+2.4 |
117 |
6,622 |
+3.0 |
84 |
4,736 |
-0.4 |
149 |
9,064 |
-5.8 |
285 |
16,893 |
| Rank |
Season |
Record |
Predictive Rating |
Results Rating |
Offense |
Defense |
Improvement |
| 31 |
1983 - 84 |
9 - 16 |
+2.3 |
107 |
6,593 |
+2.5 |
100 |
6,563 |
-2.0 |
181 |
11,277 |
+4.3 |
39 |
2,989 |
-1.3 |
193 |
11,704 |
| 32 |
1991 - 92 |
7 - 19 |
+2.3 |
123 |
6,629 |
+2.0 |
123 |
6,885 |
+0.5 |
143 |
7,940 |
+1.8 |
108 |
5,943 |
-1.1 |
190 |
11,351 |
| 33 |
1973 - 74 |
6 - 15 |
+2.2 |
90 |
6,688 |
-1.1 |
135 |
9,215 |
+1.5 |
88 |
6,543 |
+0.7 |
95 |
7,479 |
-0.9 |
147 |
10,802 |
| 34 |
1970 - 71 |
5 - 17 |
+1.8 |
86 |
7,030 |
-2.7 |
132 |
10,439 |
+1.2 |
90 |
6,964 |
+0.5 |
105 |
7,685 |
+4.0 |
12 |
1,440 |
| 35 |
2000 - 01 |
11 - 19 |
+1.6 |
129 |
7,127 |
+2.1 |
130 |
6,816 |
-1.4 |
194 |
10,459 |
+3.0 |
82 |
4,399 |
+0.5 |
131 |
7,389 |
| 36 |
1997 - 98 |
10 - 17 |
+1.4 |
136 |
7,273 |
+1.0 |
138 |
7,639 |
0.0 |
150 |
8,636 |
+1.4 |
122 |
6,361 |
-0.6 |
177 |
10,109 |
| 37 |
1978 - 79 |
6 - 21 |
+1.4 |
114 |
7,315 |
-1.3 |
144 |
9,417 |
-0.5 |
146 |
9,287 |
+1.9 |
81 |
5,821 |
+2.4 |
52 |
3,514 |
| 38 |
1992 - 93 |
7 - 19 |
+1.3 |
127 |
7,401 |
0.0 |
146 |
8,441 |
-0.8 |
177 |
9,688 |
+2.1 |
91 |
5,538 |
+1.8 |
65 |
4,594 |
| 39 |
1972 - 73 |
3 - 18 |
+1.2 |
97 |
7,484 |
-3.7 |
146 |
11,204 |
-0.4 |
117 |
9,105 |
+1.5 |
85 |
6,282 |
+3.1 |
27 |
2,465 |
| 40 |
1969 - 70 |
9 - 15 |
+0.9 |
91 |
7,652 |
+0.6 |
93 |
7,980 |
+0.9 |
80 |
7,341 |
0.0 |
103 |
8,543 |
+1.7 |
48 |
4,733 |
| 41 |
1981 - 82 |
5 - 19 |
+0.9 |
118 |
7,673 |
-4.6 |
193 |
11,827 |
-3.0 |
204 |
12,433 |
+3.8 |
53 |
3,487 |
+1.5 |
82 |
5,227 |
| 42 |
1976 - 77 |
7 - 20 |
+0.7 |
117 |
7,836 |
+0.2 |
127 |
8,254 |
+0.3 |
116 |
8,154 |
+0.3 |
121 |
7,964 |
+3.3 |
31 |
2,161 |
| 43 |
1977 - 78 |
7 - 19 |
+0.5 |
125 |
7,994 |
-0.4 |
132 |
8,745 |
-1.0 |
146 |
10,021 |
+1.5 |
101 |
6,254 |
+1.8 |
53 |
4,452 |
| 44 |
2002 - 03 |
12 - 17 |
+0.3 |
160 |
8,167 |
+1.6 |
140 |
7,143 |
+1.9 |
124 |
6,086 |
-1.6 |
206 |
10,872 |
+2.9 |
52 |
2,809 |
| 45 |
1980 - 81 |
7 - 18 |
+0.2 |
126 |
8,231 |
+2.7 |
96 |
6,407 |
-0.2 |
139 |
8,895 |
+0.4 |
113 |
7,865 |
+0.3 |
119 |
7,865 |
| 46 |
1971 - 72 |
5 - 17 |
-0.2 |
103 |
8,581 |
-3.2 |
135 |
10,805 |
-0.8 |
124 |
9,665 |
+0.6 |
93 |
7,618 |
+0.3 |
105 |
8,063 |
| 47 |
1974 - 75 |
5 - 20 |
-0.4 |
125 |
8,712 |
-2.3 |
145 |
10,189 |
-2.9 |
170 |
12,328 |
+2.5 |
71 |
5,026 |
+0.1 |
113 |
8,463 |
| 48 |
1984 - 85 |
4 - 22 |
-0.5 |
147 |
8,793 |
-1.4 |
162 |
9,483 |
-4.0 |
227 |
13,544 |
+3.4 |
60 |
3,901 |
+0.4 |
122 |
7,667 |
| 49 |
1996 - 97 |
7 - 22 |
-0.9 |
161 |
9,043 |
-2.5 |
181 |
10,312 |
-3.1 |
218 |
12,667 |
+2.3 |
102 |
5,255 |
+3.9 |
27 |
1,573 |
| 50 |
1987 - 88 |
6 - 20 |
-1.0 |
148 |
9,166 |
-1.7 |
166 |
9,722 |
-1.3 |
168 |
10,306 |
+0.3 |
131 |
8,089 |
-1.6 |
199 |
12,414 |
| 51 |
2007 - 08 |
7 - 22 |
-2.1 |
181 |
10,043 |
-3.5 |
200 |
11,054 |
+1.5 |
130 |
6,576 |
-3.6 |
265 |
13,598 |
+1.4 |
111 |
5,305 |
| 52 |
1985 - 86 |
4 - 20 |
-3.6 |
178 |
11,236 |
-1.6 |
150 |
9,594 |
-4.3 |
222 |
13,868 |
+0.7 |
120 |
7,427 |
-2.6 |
234 |
14,086 |
| 53 |
1995 - 96 |
7 - 20 |
-4.2 |
207 |
11,683 |
-3.1 |
191 |
10,767 |
-0.9 |
175 |
9,814 |
-3.3 |
226 |
13,257 |
-0.6 |
166 |
10,063 |
| 54 |
1986 - 87 |
5 - 20 |
-4.6 |
209 |
11,974 |
-1.8 |
169 |
9,777 |
-6.8 |
264 |
15,881 |
+2.2 |
91 |
5,318 |
-1.2 |
195 |
11,439 |
| 55 |
1990 - 91 |
3 - 23 |
-5.0 |
204 |
12,296 |
-11.4 |
260 |
15,718 |
-1.1 |
170 |
10,135 |
-3.9 |
236 |
13,944 |
+4.3 |
32 |
1,167 |
| 56 |
1999 - 00 |
5 - 25 |
-5.9 |
229 |
12,969 |
-7.9 |
251 |
14,128 |
-8.8 |
298 |
16,641 |
+2.9 |
93 |
4,571 |
+2.4 |
64 |
3,531 |
| 57 |
1994 - 95 |
5 - 22 |
-11.5 |
269 |
15,895 |
-7.1 |
228 |
13,648 |
-4.9 |
241 |
14,477 |
-6.5 |
273 |
16,162 |
-1.4 |
199 |
11,887 |