Seasons since 2014 / 2017 / Northwestern
NU 2017 Northwestern
Northwestern finished the 2017 season with a CFB Market price of 124.23, No. 21 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 109.64 and closed up 13.3%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
109.64
CLOSE
124.23
HIGH (W13)
128.06
LOW (W2)
101.60
FINAL RANK
21 of 130
Biggest gain: +7.1% in W12 (W 39-0 vs Minnesota). Biggest drop: -8.1% in W2 (L 17-41 at Duke).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Nevada | W 31-20 | 110.53 | +0.8% |
| W2 | at Duke BIGGEST DROP | L 17-41 | 101.60 | -8.1% |
| W3 | vs Bowling Green | W 49-7 | 108.17 | +6.5% |
| W4 | Bye | 108.17 | +0.0% | |
| W5 | at Wisconsin | L 24-33 | 110.03 | +1.7% |
| W6 | vs Penn State | L 7-31 | 108.11 | -1.8% |
| W7 | at Maryland | W 37-21 | 109.65 | +1.4% |
| W8 | vs Iowa | W 17-10 | 111.63 | +1.8% |
| W9 | vs Michigan State | W 39-31 | 113.04 | +1.3% |
| W10 | at Nebraska | W 31-24 | 114.55 | +1.3% |
| W11 | vs Purdue | W 23-13 | 114.10 | -0.4% |
| W12 | vs Minnesota BIGGEST GAIN | W 39-0 | 122.21 | +7.1% |
| W13 | at Illinois | W 42-7 | 128.06 | +4.8% |
| W14 | Bye | 128.06 | +0.0% | |
| W15 | Bye | 128.06 | +0.0% | |
| P2 | n. Kentucky | W 24-23 | 124.23 | -3.0% |
Big Ten, 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.