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Northwestern
Big Ten · 28 seasons (1998–2025)
In Premier
2
Premier titles
0
National titles
0
Playoff app
2
Promotions
4
Relegations
3
Best
T1 #10
Best year
2018
Tier titles: 2000 (T4), 2004 (T4), 2012 (T3)
Tier timeline
One square per season. Color = tier, arrows = promotion/relegation, green ring = main-playoff champion.
98T4
99T4
00T4▲
01T3
02T3▼
03T4
04T4▲
05T3
06T3
07T3
08T3
09T3
10T3
11T3
12T3▲
13T2
14T2
15T2
16T2
17T2▲
18T1
19T1▼
20T2
21T2
22T2▼
23T3
24T3
25T3
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5▲ promoted▼ relegated champion
Biggest single-year rise
Biggest single-year fall
Season by season
| Year | Tier | Rank | W | L | Pts | Diff | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tier 4 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | -123 | |
| 1999 | Tier 4 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -160 | |
| 2000 | Tier 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 27 | +90 | Promoted |
| 2001 | Tier 3 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -58 | |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 5 | -221 | Relegated |
| 2003 | Tier 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -59 | |
| 2004 | Tier 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -47 | Promoted |
| 2005 | Tier 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -7 | |
| 2006 | Tier 3 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -116 | |
| 2007 | Tier 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -62 | |
| 2008 | Tier 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 24 | +62 | |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 | +22 | |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -27 | |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 | +27 | |
| 2012 | Tier 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 23 | +105 | Promoted |
| 2013 | Tier 2 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -11 | |
| 2014 | Tier 2 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -26 | |
| 2015 | Tier 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 29 | +51 | |
| 2016 | Tier 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 15 | +42 | |
| 2017 | Tier 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 31 | +118 | Promoted |
| 2018 | Premier | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | +3 | |
| 2019 | Premier | 24 | 3 | 9 | 5 | -87 | Relegated |
| 2020 | Tier 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | +63 | |
| 2021 | Tier 2 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 3 | -149 | Survived |
| 2022 | Tier 2 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | -175 | Relegated |
| 2023 | Tier 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -13 | |
| 2024 | Tier 3 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -102 | |
| 2025 | Tier 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | +19 |