2006-2025 • Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin
3 schools coached, anchored by Wisconsin.
Bret Bielema coached 17 seasons, won 61.0%, and posted an average SRS of 8.7. Best season: 2011 Wisconsin. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
125-80
Career Win %
61.0%
Seasons
17
Career Span
20 years
Average SRS
8.7
Peak SRS
23.1
Best Finish
#7
Consistency
33.5
Higher = steadier
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
11-3 • SRS 23.1 • SP Overall 26.1
Win %
78.6%
YoY SRS
+7.6
SP Off / Def
45.9 / 21.2
Finish
#10
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Illinois
2021-2025 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 5.9 • Win % 56.0%
Arkansas
2013-2017 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 6.6 • Win % 46.0%
Wisconsin
2006-2012 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 12.2 • Win % 73.9%
Longest Tenure
Wisconsin • 7 seasons
Best Tenure
Wisconsin • 12.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Wisconsin • 73.9%
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Bret Bielema sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bret Bielema sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bret Bielema
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.0
89th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2021-2025 • 28-22
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.6 during vs 3.2 baseline
+2.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.9 during vs -8.0 baseline
+13.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.0 during vs -5.4 baseline
+13.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+20.0%
2013-2017 • 29-34
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.8 during vs 7.6 baseline
-1.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.6 during vs 10.6 baseline
-4.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.6 during vs 16.2 baseline
-7.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
2006-2012 • 68-24
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.7 during vs 7.8 baseline
+1.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
12.2 during vs 8.0 baseline
+4.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
17.2 during vs 10.7 baseline
+6.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
71.4% during vs 40.0% baseline
+31.4%
High Points
Best Season
Wisconsin 2011
11-3 • SRS 23.1
Biggest Improvement
Arkansas 2014
7-6 • 22.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Arkansas 2015
8-5 • SP Off 46.6
Best Defensive Season
Illinois 2022
8-5 • SP Def 5.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
Arkansas 2017
4-8 • SRS -4.7
Biggest Drop
Illinois 2023
5-7 • -14.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Illinois | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12.3 | 12.9 | 33.3 | 21.7 | +3.5 | — |
| Illinois | 2024 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #16 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 29.0 | 20.9 | +11.1 | +35.3% |
| Illinois | 2023 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -2.3 | -2.5 | 21.6 | 24.1 | -14.0 | -19.9% |
| Illinois | 2022 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 11.7 | 15.9 | 20.6 | 5.5 | +12.6 | +19.9% |
| Illinois | 2021 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -0.9 | 4.3 | 23.2 | 21.8 | +3.8 | +8.3% |
| Arkansas | 2017 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -4.7 | 2.1 | 34.1 | 31.8 | -8.9 | -20.5% |
| Arkansas | 2016 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 4.2 | 7.9 | 36.2 | 28.9 | -10.9 | -7.7% |
| Arkansas | 2015 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #18 | — | 15.1 | 19.2 | 46.6 | 28.0 | -5.3 | +7.7% |
| Arkansas | 2014 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 20.4 | 12.2 | 32.4 | 19.4 | +22.2 | +28.8% |
| Arkansas | 2013 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -1.8 | 1.5 | 30.0 | 30.6 | -13.9 | -36.5% |
| Wisconsin | 2012 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #12 | — | 12.1 | 14.5 | 31.5 | 15.9 | -11.0 | -17.0% |
| Wisconsin | 2011 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | #11 | #10 | 23.1 | 26.1 | 45.9 | 21.2 | +7.6 | -6.0% |
| Wisconsin | 2010 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #12 | #7 | 15.5 | 23.1 | 42.1 | 20.7 | +7.1 | +7.7% |
| Wisconsin | 2009 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #16 | 8.4 | 16.9 | 35.5 | 19.4 | +4.3 | +23.1% |
| Wisconsin | 2008 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #13 | — | 4.1 | 10.5 | 31.3 | 22.0 | -3.6 | -15.4% |
| Wisconsin | 2007 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #7 | #24 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 35.9 | 26.1 | -6.6 | -23.1% |
| Wisconsin | 2006 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | — | #7 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 28.9 | 11.2 | — | — |
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