Seasons since 2014 / 2019 / Northwestern
NU 2019 Northwestern
Northwestern finished the 2019 season with a CFB Market price of 101.02, No. 56 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 114.32 and closed down 11.6%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
114.32
CLOSE
101.02
HIGH (PRE)
114.32
LOW (W13)
93.64
FINAL RANK
56 of 130
Biggest gain: +7.9% in W14 (W 29-10 at Illinois). Biggest drop: -6.4% in W8 (L 3-52 vs Ohio State).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | at Stanford | L 7-17 | 112.58 | -1.5% |
| W2 | Bye | 112.58 | +0.0% | |
| W3 | vs UNLV | W 30-14 | 112.35 | -0.2% |
| W4 | vs Michigan State | L 10-31 | 106.45 | -5.2% |
| W5 | at Wisconsin | L 15-24 | 109.66 | +3.0% |
| W6 | at Nebraska | L 10-13 | 108.86 | -0.7% |
| W7 | Bye | 108.86 | +0.0% | |
| W8 | vs Ohio State BIGGEST DROP | L 3-52 | 101.85 | -6.4% |
| W9 | vs Iowa | L 0-20 | 99.80 | -2.0% |
| W10 | at Indiana | L 3-34 | 94.46 | -5.3% |
| W11 | vs Purdue | L 22-24 | 94.86 | +0.4% |
| W12 | vs Massachusetts | W 45-6 | 94.37 | -0.5% |
| W13 | vs Minnesota | L 22-38 | 93.64 | -0.8% |
| W14 | at Illinois BIGGEST GAIN | W 29-10 | 101.02 | +7.9% |
Big Ten, 2019. 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.