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Ball State Cardinals (9-8)
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SUN, MAR 8th

2026 Ball State Cardinals 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
Southern Miss
 2081
25
Wake Forest
 902
50
Wright State
 686
75
San Diego
 477
100
Miami (FL)
 312
121
Stetson
 156
122
UTRGV
 152
123
Indiana
 150
124
Valparaiso
 138
125
Loyola-Marymount
 130
126
LSU
 128
127
Youngstown State
 114
128
Villanova
 91
129
Lamar
 81
130
Cal State Fullerton
 70
131
Western Michigan
 66
132
Creighton
 52
133
Omaha
 51
134
Western Kentucky
 42
135
Hawaii
 34
136
McNeese
 19
137
High Point
 15
138
Morehead State
 9
139
Central Michigan
 8
140
Ball State
 -
141
Penn
 -17
142
Texas Tech
 -19
143
Utah Tech
 -32
144
Stanford
 -47
145
Northeastern
 -49
146
Dartmouth
 -50
147
Georgia
 -60
148
Cal State Northridge
 -63
149
Northern Kentucky
 -65
150
Georgetown
 -86
151
North Alabama
 -93
152
Rider
 -103
153
Lipscomb
 -108
154
Indiana State
 -110
155
East Tennessee State
 -116
156
UNLV
 -117
157
North Carolina State
 -122
158
Rutgers
 -125
159
Georgia Southern
 -130
175
North Dakota State
 -235
200
Belmont
 -355
225
ULM
 -499
250
Yale
 -672
275
Ohio
 -1052
300
Long Island
 -1444
301
Seattle University
 -1466

Direct Impact Games

Final
R H E
Eastern Michigan
(4-15, 0-5 Mid-American)		 4 9 4
Ball State
(9-8, 4-1 Mid-American)		 9 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
EMU 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 4
BALL 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 X 9 9 0
Live Win Probability
EMU
50%
50%
BALL
Ball Diamond (Muncie, IN)
Ball State Wins:
Ball State Loses:
3 RPI Points
-151 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

9:05 PM
R H E
Hawaii
(9-7, 1-3 Big West)		 0 0 0
Long Beach State
(4-13, 0-4 Big West)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HAW 0 0 0
LBSU 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
HAW
50%
50%
LBSU
Blair Field (Long Beach, CA)
Hawaii Wins:
Hawaii Loses:
30.3 RPI Points
-38.9 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Central Michigan
(7-9, 1-4 Mid-American)		 2 6 2
Kent State
(14-4, 4-1 Mid-American)		 3 7 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CMCH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
KENT 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Live Win Probability
CMCH
50%
50%
KENT
Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium (Kent, OH)
Central Michigan Wins:
Central Michigan Loses:
29.2 RPI Points
-22.7 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Merrimack
(7-7, 4-1 MAAC)		 7 12 2
Iona
(3-9, 2-3 MAAC)		 4 8 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MRMK 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 7 12 2
IONA 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 8 1
Live Win Probability
MRMK
50%
50%
IONA
City Park (New Rochelle, NY)
Merrimack Wins:
Merrimack Loses:
19.6 RPI Points
-19.6 RPI Points
Top 8th
0-0    2 Outs
R H E
Saint John's
(6-11, 0-0 Big East)		 3 7 0
Charlotte
(12-5, 0-0 American)		 2 6 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SJU 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
CHAR 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Live Win Probability
SJU
50%
50%
CHAR
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
Saint John's Wins:
Saint John's Loses:
21.1 RPI Points
-11.5 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Saint Bonaventure
(4-13, 0-2 Atlantic 10)		 11 14 4
George Mason
(8-8, 2-0 Atlantic 10)		 15 14 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SBON 0 0 3 0 6 1 1 0 0 11 14 4
GMU 0 0 9 0 2 2 2 0 0 15 14 1
Live Win Probability
SBON
50%
50%
GMU
Spuhler Field (Fairfax, VA)
George Mason Wins:
George Mason Loses:
8.7 RPI Points
-8.7 RPI Points
Top 1st
0-0    0 Outs
R H E
North Florida
(8-11, 0-1 ASUN)		 0 0 0
Stetson
(9-10, 1-0 ASUN)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNF 0 0 0
STET 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
UNF
50%
50%
STET
Melching Field at Conrad Park (DeLand, FL)
Stetson Wins:
Stetson Loses:
7.7 RPI Points
-7.0 RPI Points
Top 4th
1-1    1 Outs
R H E
Minnesota
(15-4, 1-1 Big Ten)		 0 3 0
Illinois
(9-8, 1-4 Big Ten)		 0 0 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MINN 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
ILL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Live Win Probability
MINN
50%
50%
ILL
Illinois Field (Champaign, IL)
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
3.1 RPI Points
-11.6 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Minnesota
(15-4, 1-1 Big Ten)		 1 6 1
Illinois
(9-8, 1-4 Big Ten)		 0 3 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MINN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
ILL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Live Win Probability
MINN
50%
50%
ILL
Illinois Field (Champaign, IL)
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
3.1 RPI Points
-11.6 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Alabama
(15-5, 0-2 SEC)		 7 10 3
22 Kentucky
(17-2, 2-0 SEC)		 8 10 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BAMA 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 10 3
UK 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 X 8 10 1
Live Win Probability
BAMA
50%
50%
UK
Kentucky Proud Park (Lexington, KY)
Kentucky Wins:
Kentucky Loses:
1.5 RPI Points
-13.2 RPI Points