Seasons since 2014 / 2017 / Ball State
BALL 2017 Ball State
Ball State finished the 2017 season with a CFB Market price of 56.22, No. 126 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 76.87 and closed down 26.9%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
76.87
CLOSE
56.22
HIGH (W4)
80.35
LOW (W13)
56.22
FINAL RANK
126 of 130
Biggest gain: +4.3% in W2 (W 51-31 vs UAB). Biggest drop: -7.6% in W8 (L 9-56 vs Central Michigan).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | at Illinois | L 21-24 | 76.99 | +0.1% |
| W2 | vs UAB BIGGEST GAIN | W 51-31 | 80.29 | +4.3% |
| W3 | vs Tennessee Tech FCS | W 28-13 | 79.05 | -1.5% |
| W4 | at Western Kentucky | L 21-33 | 80.35 | +1.6% |
| W5 | at Western Michigan | L 3-55 | 75.86 | -5.6% |
| W6 | at Akron | L 3-31 | 70.69 | -6.8% |
| W7 | Bye | 70.69 | +0.0% | |
| W8 | vs Central Michigan BIGGEST DROP | L 9-56 | 65.33 | -7.6% |
| W9 | vs Toledo | L 17-58 | 61.64 | -5.6% |
| W10 | at Eastern Michigan | L 14-56 | 58.58 | -5.0% |
| W11 | at Northern Illinois | L 17-63 | 57.41 | -2.0% |
| W12 | vs Buffalo | L 24-40 | 56.93 | -0.8% |
| W13 | vs Miami (OH) | L 7-28 | 56.22 | -1.2% |
Mid-American, 2017. P1 to P4 are 7-day postseason windows. Weekly % combines every game that week. A few pregame ratings against FCS opponents were filled from the team's adjacent games.