Houston
Houston Cougars (11-6)
Big 12 (0-1)
Live RPI
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SUN, MAR 8th

2026 Houston Cougars 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
 1713
25
Wake Forest
 534
50
Wright State
 318
69
Santa Clara
 142
70
East Carolina
 131
71
The Citadel
 129
72
Iowa
 121
73
Utah
 119
74
South Carolina
 112
75
San Diego
 109
76
Southeast Missouri
 105
77
Charleston Southern
 100
78
FGCU
 82
79
Dallas Baptist
 79
80
California Baptist
 78
81
Mercer
 65
82
Michigan State
 47
83
Longwood
 43
84
Western Carolina
 22
85
UNCW
 14
86
Northwestern State
 9
87
Texas State
 8
88
Houston
 -
89
Southeastern Louisiana
 -12
90
Nicholls
 -13
91
Rice
 -18
92
Austin Peay
 -20
93
Pittsburgh
 -21
94
FAU
 -29
95
Troy
 -32
96
Ohio State
 -34
97
Gardner-Webb
 -39
98
BYU
 -41
99
UC Irvine
 -55
100
Miami (FL)
 -56
101
Portland
 -64
102
South Dakota State
 -65
103
Bryant
 -84
104
UTA
 -84
105
VCU
 -85
106
Connecticut
 -88
107
Missouri
 -93
125
Loyola-Marymount
 -238
150
Georgetown
 -454
175
North Dakota State
 -603
200
Belmont
 -723
225
ULM
 -867
250
Yale
 -1040
275
Ohio
 -1420
300
Long Island
 -1812
301
Seattle University
 -1834

Direct Impact Games

7:30 PM
R H E
Kansas State
(14-4, 1-0 Big 12)		 0 0 0
Houston
(11-6, 0-1 Big 12)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KSU 0 0 0
HOU 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
KSU
50%
50%
HOU
Schroeder Park (Houston, TX)
Houston Wins:
Houston Loses:
104 RPI Points
-40 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

7:00 PM
R H E
UTRGV
(8-10, 3-4 Southland)		 0 0 0
Nicholls
(10-9, 4-3 Southland)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UTRG 0 0 0
NICH 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
UTRG
50%
50%
NICH
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field (Thibodaux, LA)
UTRGV Wins:
UTRGV Loses:
25.8 RPI Points
-20.6 RPI Points
3:00 PM
R H E
Mississippi Valley State
(4-12, 0-1 SWAC)		 0 - -
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
(6-12, 1-0 SWAC)		 0 - -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MVST 0 - -
UAPB 0 - -
Live Win Probability
MVST
50%
50%
UAPB
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex (Pine Bluff, AR)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Wins:
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Loses:
31.0 RPI Points
-15.5 RPI Points
Final/7
R H E
Jacksonville State
(16-3, 2-0 Conference USA)		 18 20 0
Sam Houston State
(8-10, 0-2 Conference USA)		 7 6 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
JVST 4 6 3 2 0 1 2 18 20 0
SHST 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 7 6 1
Live Win Probability
JVST
50%
50%
SHST
Don Sanders Stadium (Huntsville, TX)
Sam Houston State Wins:
Sam Houston State Loses:
17.2 RPI Points
-13.8 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Iowa
(9-6, 1-1 Big Ten)		 13 19 1
Penn State
(5-12, 1-1 Big Ten)		 4 2 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
IOWA 1 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 3 13 19 1
PSU 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 2 2
Live Win Probability
IOWA
50%
50%
PSU
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park (University Park, PA)
Iowa Wins:
Iowa Loses:
7.4 RPI Points
-11.0 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Manhattan
(6-10, 1-4 MAAC)		 3 8 1
Fairfield
(5-9, 3-2 MAAC)		 4 3 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MANH 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
FAIR 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 3 1
Live Win Probability
MANH
50%
50%
FAIR
Alumni Baseball Diamond (Fairfield, CT)
Manhattan Wins:
Manhattan Loses:
10.8 RPI Points
-6.5 RPI Points
8:00 PM
R H E
17 Oregon State
(12-4, 0-0 Independent)		 0 0 0
San Diego
(7-10, 0-0 West Coast)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORST 0 0 0
SD 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
ORST
50%
50%
SD
Fowler Park (San Diego, CA)
Oregon State Wins:
Oregon State Loses:
4.3 RPI Points
-13.0 RPI Points
10:00 PM
R H E
Ohio State
(6-10, 1-3 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
Washington
(6-11, 2-2 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OSU 0 0 0
WASH 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
OSU
50%
50%
WASH
Husky Ballpark (Seattle, WA)
Washington Wins:
Washington Loses:
10.6 RPI Points
-5.8 RPI Points
Top 9th
1-1    2 Outs
R H E
15 Florida State
(14-3, 1-0 ACC)		 2 4 0
12 Wake Forest
(15-3, 3-1 ACC)		 0 1 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
FSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
WAKE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Live Win Probability
FSU
50%
50%
WAKE
David F. Couch Ballpark (Winston-Salem, NC)
Wake Forest Wins:
Wake Forest Loses:
2.6 RPI Points
-12.9 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Boston College
(11-7, 3-2 ACC)		 12 10 1
10 North Carolina State
(15-4, 1-1 ACC)		 5 11 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BC 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 12 10 1
NCST 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 11 1
Live Win Probability
BC
50%
50%
NCST
Doak Field (Raleigh, NC)
Boston College Wins:
Boston College Loses:
6.0 RPI Points
-9.5 RPI Points
9:00 PM
R H E
Rice
(11-8, 0-0 American)		 0 0 0
Grand Canyon
(6-12, 0-0 Mountain West)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
RICE 0 0 0
GCU 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
RICE
50%
50%
GCU
Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark (Phoenix, AZ)
Rice Wins:
Rice Loses:
6.2 RPI Points
-8.5 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)
Alabama Wins:
Alabama Loses:
3.5 RPI Points
-10.5 RPI Points