Seasons since 2014 / 2015 / Northern Illinois
NIU 2015 Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois finished the 2015 season with a CFB Market price of 95.70, No. 68 of 128 FBS teams. It opened at 101.28 and closed down 5.5%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
101.28
CLOSE
95.70
HIGH (W12)
115.18
LOW (P1)
95.70
FINAL RANK
68 of 128
Biggest gain: +5.8% in W3 (L 13-20 at Ohio State). Biggest drop: -7.6% in P1 (L 7-55 vs Boise State).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs UNLV | W 38-30 | 100.32 | -0.9% |
| W2 | vs Murray State FCS | W 57-26 | 99.83 | -0.5% |
| W3 | at Ohio State BIGGEST GAIN | L 13-20 | 105.67 | +5.8% |
| W4 | at Boston College | L 14-17 | 104.95 | -0.7% |
| W5 | at Central Michigan | L 19-29 | 100.56 | -4.2% |
| W6 | vs Ball State | W 59-41 | 103.26 | +2.7% |
| W7 | at Miami (OH) | W 45-12 | 107.29 | +3.9% |
| W8 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 49-21 | 107.43 | +0.1% |
| W9 | Bye | 107.43 | +0.0% | |
| W10 | at Toledo | W 32-27 | 112.84 | +5.0% |
| W11 | at Buffalo | W 41-30 | 113.42 | +0.5% |
| W12 | vs Western Michigan | W 27-19 | 115.18 | +1.6% |
| W13 | vs Ohio | L 21-26 | 107.14 | -7.0% |
| W14 | n. Bowling Green | L 14-34 | 103.55 | -3.4% |
| W15 | Bye | 103.55 | +0.0% | |
| P1 | n. Boise State BIGGEST DROP | L 7-55 | 95.70 | -7.6% |
Mid-American, 2015. 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.