Seasons since 2014 / 2018 / Northwestern
NU 2018 Northwestern
Northwestern finished the 2018 season with a CFB Market price of 113.68, No. 38 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 124.14 and closed down 8.4%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
124.14
CLOSE
113.68
HIGH (W1)
124.79
LOW (W8)
103.22
FINAL RANK
38 of 130
Biggest gain: +6.9% in W11 (W 14-10 at Iowa). Biggest drop: -8.6% in W3 (L 34-39 vs Akron).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | at Purdue | W 31-27 | 124.79 | +0.5% |
| W2 | vs Duke | L 7-21 | 116.54 | -6.6% |
| W3 | vs Akron BIGGEST DROP | L 34-39 | 106.52 | -8.6% |
| W4 | Bye | 106.52 | +0.0% | |
| W5 | vs Michigan | L 17-20 | 107.30 | +0.7% |
| W6 | at Michigan State | W 29-19 | 111.98 | +4.4% |
| W7 | vs Nebraska | W 34-31 | 108.41 | -3.2% |
| W8 | at Rutgers | W 18-15 | 103.22 | -4.8% |
| W9 | vs Wisconsin | W 31-17 | 108.81 | +5.4% |
| W10 | vs Notre Dame | L 21-31 | 106.12 | -2.5% |
| W11 | at Iowa BIGGEST GAIN | W 14-10 | 113.43 | +6.9% |
| W12 | at Minnesota | W 24-14 | 115.32 | +1.7% |
| W13 | vs Illinois | W 24-16 | 110.22 | -4.4% |
| W14 | n. Ohio State | L 24-45 | 107.99 | -2.0% |
| W15 | Bye | 107.99 | +0.0% | |
| P3 | n. Utah | W 31-20 | 113.68 | +5.3% |
Big Ten, 2018. 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.