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Butler

latest conference era: Pioneer

Loaded Seasons22
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +13.1
Best Finish#151 in 2024
2026 Season PageCurrent RankingsHistory Hub
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +13.1 PWR −12.1 2016: 4-7, margin -48, power −10.0, resume 8 / 100, final rank #2472017: 6-5, margin +19, power −7.1, resume 34 / 100, final rank #2352018: 4-7, margin -113, power −9.5, resume 9 / 100, final rank #2452019: 3-9, margin -190, power −12.1, resume 7 / 100, final rank #2542021: 3-8, margin -115, power −6.8, resume 18 / 100, final rank #2642022: 7-4, margin +56, power +7.6, resume 50 / 100, final rank #2292023: 7-4, margin +125, power +11.4, resume 64 / 100, final rank #1792024: 9-3, margin +231, power +13.0, resume 49 / 100, final rank #1512025: 6-6, margin -30, power +9.3, resume 21 / 100, final rank #2102026: 7-2, margin +111, power +13.1, resume 63 / 100, final rank #151 2016: 4-7, margin -48, power −10.0, resume 8 / 100, final rank #247−10.02017: 6-5, margin +19, power −7.1, resume 34 / 100, final rank #235−7.12018: 4-7, margin -113, power −9.5, resume 9 / 100, final rank #245−9.52019: 3-9, margin -190, power −12.1, resume 7 / 100, final rank #254−12.12021: 3-8, margin -115, power −6.8, resume 18 / 100, final rank #264−6.82022: 7-4, margin +56, power +7.6, resume 50 / 100, final rank #229+7.62023: 7-4, margin +125, power +11.4, resume 64 / 100, final rank #179+11.42024: 9-3, margin +231, power +13.0, resume 49 / 100, final rank #151+13.02025: 6-6, margin -30, power +9.3, resume 21 / 100, final rank #210+9.32026: 7-2, margin +111, power +13.1, resume 63 / 100, final rank #151+13.1 20164-720176-520184-720193-920213-820227-420237-420249-320256-620267-2

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 22

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +11.2

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +1.9

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +13.1

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Since 2023

This is the program's best resume season since 2023.

Best Finish 2024 | #151

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2023 | 64 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #2 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 95th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2009 | 10-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #151 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 7-2
Program baseline +11.2 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2024 Season

Ended at power +13.0, record 9-3, and final loaded-board rank #151.

Best Loaded Resume

2023 Season

Resume 64 / 100 with 7 wins and a 64% win rate.

Best Record

10-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2009, with a margin of +94.

Roughest Loaded Season

2005 Season

0-11 with power −15.0 and margin -314.

Best resume season

2023 | 64 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest versus standard

+1.9

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

22 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 PioneerFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 7-2 #151 +13.1 63 +111 Open team page
2025 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #210 +9.3 21 −30 Program view
2024 PioneerFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 9-3 #151 +13.0 49 +231 Program view
2023 PioneerFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 7-4 #179 +11.4 64 +125 Program view
2022 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #229 +7.6 50 +56 Program view
2021 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #264 −6.8 18 −115 Program view
2019 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #254 −12.1 7 −190 Program view
2018 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #245 −9.5 9 −113 Program view
2017 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #235 −7.1 34 +19 Program view
2016 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #247 −10.0 8 −48 Program view
2015 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #233 −7.0 21 +14 Program view
2014 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #239 −8.3 5 −29 Program view
2013 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #225 −4.4 34 +84 Program view
2012 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-3 #232 −7.5 34 +59 Program view
2011 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #239 −8.5 8 −16 Program view
2010 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-7 #226 −6.6 14 −17 Program view
2009 PioneerFCS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 10-1 #222 −5.8 50 +94 Program view
2008 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #230 −7.9 32 +57 Program view
2007 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #244 −12.5 19 −104 Program view
2006 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #248 −14.0 11 −175 Program view
2005 PioneerFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-11 #239 −15.0 0 −314 Program view
2003 PioneerFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −49 Program view