BBMI Rank · #125 of 138
Northern Illinois
Record 0-0Mountain WestPower rating 8.5
Quality wins
0.0
vs top 25
Offense
SP+ #132SP+ Off
13.8
132nd
YPP diff
0.00
125th
TO margin
0.00
125th
Defense
SP+ #105SP+ Def
31.8
105th
Q-Wins
0.0
vs top 25
Sp. teams
-0.2
90th
Opponent-adjusted SP+ and yards-per-play differential. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams; green/red flag values well above or below average. The power rating is the projected margin against an average FBS team on a neutral field.
Schedule & BBMI picks
| Date | Wk | Opponent | BBMI line | BBMI pick | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | 1 | @ Iowa#22 | +34 | Northern Illinois +34 | 4% |
| Sep 12 | 2 | vs Illinois State | — | No line | — |
| Sep 19 | 3 | @ Arizona#31 | +30.5 | Northern Illinois +30.5 | 5% |
| Sep 26 | 4 | @ Georgia State#132 | -5 | Northern Illinois -5 | 60% |
| Oct 10 | 6 | vs Air Force#77 | +14 | Northern Illinois +14 | 23% |
| Oct 17 | 7 | @ Wyoming#106 | +10.5 | Northern Illinois +10.5 | 28% |
| Oct 24 | 8 | vs Hawaii#83 | +12.5 | Northern Illinois +12.5 | 25% |
| Oct 31 | 9 | @ UNLV#58 | +23 | Northern Illinois +23 | 11% |
| Nov 7 | 10 | @ San Jose State#122 | +4.5 | Northern Illinois +4.5 | 40% |
| Nov 14 | 11 | vs Nevada#112 | +4 | Northern Illinois +4 | 42% |
| Nov 21 | 12 | @ North Dakota State#73 | +19 | Northern Illinois +19 | 16% |
| Nov 28 | 13 | vs UTEP#129 | -4.5 | Northern Illinois -4.5 | 59% |
How these ratings are built
BBMI football ratings use opponent-adjusted efficiency — every play weighted by the quality of the opponent — plus quality wins and schedule strength. The power rating is the projected margin against an average FBS team on a neutral field, validated walk-forward across two independent seasons.
The schedule’s spreads and picks are the same outputs on the weekly picks page — filtered to one team. Picks are against the spread (totals are display-only), freeze at kickoff, and grade against the final score.