Seasons since 2014 / 2016 / Northwestern
NU 2016 Northwestern
Northwestern finished the 2016 season with a CFB Market price of 111.25, No. 39 of 128 FBS teams. It opened at 95.24 and closed up 16.8%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
95.24
CLOSE
111.25
HIGH (P2)
111.25
LOW (W4)
85.42
FINAL RANK
39 of 128
Biggest gain: +7.8% in W5 (W 38-31 at Iowa). Biggest drop: -10.0% in W2 (L 7-9 vs Illinois State).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Western Michigan | L 21-22 | 95.16 | -0.1% |
| W2 | vs Illinois State FCS BIGGEST DROP | L 7-9 | 85.64 | -10.0% |
| W3 | vs Duke | W 24-13 | 86.64 | +1.2% |
| W4 | vs Nebraska | L 13-24 | 85.42 | -1.4% |
| W5 | at Iowa BIGGEST GAIN | W 38-31 | 92.09 | +7.8% |
| W6 | Bye | 92.09 | +0.0% | |
| W7 | at Michigan State | W 54-40 | 97.73 | +6.1% |
| W8 | vs Indiana | W 24-14 | 98.78 | +1.1% |
| W9 | at Ohio State | L 20-24 | 104.34 | +5.6% |
| W10 | vs Wisconsin | L 7-21 | 103.87 | -0.5% |
| W11 | at Purdue | W 45-17 | 107.62 | +3.6% |
| W12 | at Minnesota | L 12-29 | 104.18 | -3.2% |
| W13 | vs Illinois | W 42-21 | 105.38 | +1.1% |
| W14 | Bye | 105.38 | +0.0% | |
| W15 | Bye | 105.38 | +0.0% | |
| P2 | n. Pittsburgh | W 31-24 | 111.25 | +5.6% |
Big Ten, 2016. 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.