2021 Western Carolina Catamounts Impact Games


Impact Games are games that can move a team up or down the RPI Ladder (increase or decrease RPI Rank).
Direct Impact Games are head-to-head matchups for the team.
Indirect Impact Games are games that include a previous opponent of the team and impact the team's SOS component of RPI.
Late in the season, Indirect Impact Games may only have a small impact on a team's RPI Rank.
Normally, a win will increase a team's RPI Rank and a loss will decrease it, but sometimes when playing a really strong opponent a win or a loss will increase RPI Rank and when playing a much weaker opponent a win or a loss will decrease RPI Rank.
RPI Points are approximate.

RPI Ladder


RPI
Team
RPI Pts
Needed
1
Arkansas
1020
25
Connecticut
399
50
Ball State
174
53
South Alabama
118
54
UNLV
97
55
Samford
84
56
Maryland
70
57
Air Force
63
58
FAU
62
59
San Diego
43
60
Wofford
38
61
Clemson
33
62
Oklahoma
32
63
Kansas
32
64
Mercer
32
65
Virginia Tech
31
66
Kentucky
21
67
UNCW
18
68
San Diego State
7
69
Rider
3
70
Louisville
2
71
Kansas State
1
72
Western Carolina
-
73
West Virginia
-21
74
Georgia Southern
-21
75
Rhode Island
-22
76
Iowa
-23
77
South Florida
-30
78
Cincinnati
-31
79
Monmouth
-32
80
FGCU
-36
81
Bryant
-36
82
Southern Illinois
-37
83
Tulane
-42
84
UCF
-47
85
Washington State
-48
86
Southeast Missouri
-50
87
California
-55
88
Wake Forest
-56
89
Long Beach State
-56
90
North Dakota State
-57
91
Texas A&M
-58
100
Abilene Christian
-109
125
Southeastern Louisiana
-272
150
Kent State
-390
175
Toledo
-483
200
North Carolina Central
-571
225
Texas State
-689
250
Bucknell
-833
275
Saint Bonaventure
-1186

Direct Impact Games


No Direct Impact Games today

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games


No significant Indirect Impact Games today