Seasons since 2014 / 2016 / Western Michigan
WMU 2016 Western Michigan
Western Michigan finished the 2016 season with a CFB Market price of 131.53, No. 15 of 128 FBS teams. It opened at 111.42 and closed up 18.1%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
111.42
CLOSE
131.53
HIGH (W13)
140.79
LOW (PRE)
111.42
FINAL RANK
15 of 128
Biggest gain: +7.0% in W5 (W 49-10 at Central Michigan). Biggest drop: -4.2% in W14 (W 29-23 vs Ohio).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | at Northwestern | W 22-21 | 111.51 | +0.1% |
| W2 | vs North Carolina Central FCS | W 70-21 | 112.57 | +0.9% |
| W3 | at Illinois | W 34-10 | 117.35 | +4.2% |
| W4 | vs Georgia Southern | W 49-31 | 121.84 | +3.8% |
| W5 | at Central Michigan BIGGEST GAIN | W 49-10 | 130.38 | +7.0% |
| W6 | vs Northern Illinois | W 45-30 | 131.94 | +1.2% |
| W7 | at Akron | W 41-0 | 140.43 | +6.4% |
| W8 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 45-31 | 134.82 | -4.0% |
| W9 | Bye | 134.82 | +0.0% | |
| W10 | at Ball State | W 52-20 | 139.57 | +3.5% |
| W11 | at Kent State | W 37-21 | 137.83 | -1.2% |
| W12 | vs Buffalo | W 38-0 | 138.84 | +0.7% |
| W13 | vs Toledo | W 55-35 | 140.79 | +1.4% |
| W14 | n. Ohio BIGGEST DROP | W 29-23 | 134.83 | -4.2% |
| W15 | Bye | 134.83 | +0.0% | |
| P3 | n. Wisconsin | L 16-24 | 131.53 | -2.5% |
Mid-American, 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.