Seasons since 2014 / 2015 / Northwestern
NU 2015 Northwestern
Northwestern finished the 2015 season with a CFB Market price of 117.66, No. 35 of 128 FBS teams. It opened at 97.30 and closed up 20.9%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
97.30
CLOSE
117.66
HIGH (W13)
125.76
LOW (PRE)
97.30
FINAL RANK
35 of 128
Biggest gain: +9.6% in W12 (W 13-7 at Wisconsin). Biggest drop: -7.0% in W6 (L 0-38 at Michigan).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Stanford | W 16-6 | 104.62 | +7.5% |
| W2 | vs Eastern Illinois FCS | W 41-0 | 106.71 | +2.0% |
| W3 | at Duke | W 19-10 | 113.39 | +6.3% |
| W4 | vs Ball State | W 24-19 | 112.60 | -0.7% |
| W5 | vs Minnesota | W 27-0 | 121.27 | +7.7% |
| W6 | at Michigan BIGGEST DROP | L 0-38 | 112.82 | -7.0% |
| W7 | vs Iowa | L 10-40 | 105.46 | -6.5% |
| W8 | at Nebraska | W 30-28 | 114.01 | +8.1% |
| W9 | Bye | 114.01 | +0.0% | |
| W10 | vs Penn State | W 23-21 | 117.13 | +2.7% |
| W11 | vs Purdue | W 21-14 | 113.74 | -2.9% |
| W12 | at Wisconsin BIGGEST GAIN | W 13-7 | 124.62 | +9.6% |
| W13 | n. Illinois | W 24-14 | 125.76 | +0.9% |
| W14 | Bye | 125.76 | +0.0% | |
| W15 | Bye | 125.76 | +0.0% | |
| P2 | n. Tennessee | L 6-45 | 117.66 | -6.4% |
Big Ten, 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.