Houston
Houston Cougars (18-25)
Big 12 (4-17)
Live RPI
Down 6 since
SUN, APR 26th

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
UCLA
 1245
25
UCF
 629
50
Louisiana
 370
75
Louisiana Tech
 181
85
Cal Poly
 122
86
Southeastern Louisiana
 122
87
UC San Diego
 121
88
UNCW
 120
89
South Carolina
 107
90
Illinois
 95
91
East Tennessee State
 93
92
Louisville
 75
93
Northern Illinois
 73
94
Stanford
 64
95
Portland
 61
96
Lamar
 23
97
Little Rock
 20
98
Indiana
 19
99
Saint John's
 15
100
Wofford
 14
101
San Diego State
 13
102
Rice
 2
103
Samford
 2
104
Houston
 -
105
Charlotte
 -1
106
Binghamton
 -2
107
Kennesaw State
 -4
108
South Carolina Upstate
 -8
109
Appalachian State
 -11
110
Hawaii
 -15
111
Saint Mary's College
 -20
112
Western Kentucky
 -31
113
Nicholls
 -35
114
Winthrop
 -42
115
UTRGV
 -42
116
Ohio State
 -45
117
FGCU
 -46
118
Morehead State
 -59
119
Georgia State
 -65
120
Northwestern State
 -81
121
Missouri
 -83
122
Nevada
 -91
123
Memphis
 -101
125
Rutgers
 -112
150
Northeastern
 -221
175
William & Mary
 -316
200
Middle Tennessee
 -419
225
Marist
 -590
250
Eastern Michigan
 -758
275
Canisius
 -887
300
Central Connecticut
 -1375
301
Prairie View A&M
 -1474

Direct Impact Games

Final
R H E
Houston
(18-25, 4-17 Big 12)		 2 10 0
Stephen F. Austin
(23-22, 12-12 Southland)		 5 11 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOU 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
SFA 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 5 11 0
Live Win Probability
HOU
50%
50%
SFA
Jaycees Field (Nacogdoches, TX)
Houston Wins:
Houston Loses:
32 RPI Points
-27 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

Bottom 6th
0-0    1 Outs
R H E
UTA
(16-25, 5-7 Western Athletic)		 2 5 0
Baylor
(22-21, 9-12 Big 12)		 6 11 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UTA 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
BAY 0 2 3 0 0 1 6 11 1
Live Win Probability
UTA
50%
50%
BAY
Baylor Ballpark (Waco, TX)
Baylor Wins:
Baylor Loses:
3.9 RPI Points
-4.1 RPI Points
Top 6th
0-1    0 Outs
R H E
UTRGV
(20-24, 14-13 Southland)		 0 3 0
6 Oregon State
(33-9, 0-0 Independent)		 0 3 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UTRG 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
ORST 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Live Win Probability
UTRG
50%
50%
ORST
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field (Corvallis, OR)
UTRGV Wins:
UTRGV Loses:
4.2 RPI Points
-3.5 RPI Points
Bottom 6th
1-2    0 Outs
R H E
Sam Houston State
(20-24, 9-12 Conference USA)		 9 8 0
4 Texas
(32-9, 13-7 SEC)		 8 6 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SHST 3 0 5 1 0 0 9 8 0
TEX 0 2 1 0 5 8 6 1
Live Win Probability
SHST
50%
50%
TEX
UFCU Disch-Falk Field (Austin, TX)
Sam Houston State Wins:
Sam Houston State Loses:
4.2 RPI Points
-3.5 RPI Points
Top 8th
0-0    0 Outs
R H E
11 Kansas
(33-11, 17-4 Big 12)		 10 12 1
Wichita State
(25-19, 10-8 American)		 1 8 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KU 0 5 3 0 1 0 1 10 12 1
WICH 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 4
Live Win Probability
KU
50%
50%
WICH
Gene Stephenson Park (Wichita, KS)
Kansas Wins:
Kansas Loses:
1.9 RPI Points
-5.8 RPI Points
Bottom 9th
0-0    0 Outs
R H E
Kansas State
(26-18, 9-12 Big 12)		 6 8 1
16 Nebraska
(33-11, 17-4 Big Ten)		 6 13 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KSU 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 8 1
NEB 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 13 0
Live Win Probability
KSU
50%
50%
NEB
Haymarket Park (Lincoln, NE)
Kansas State Wins:
Kansas State Loses:
3.2 RPI Points
-4.6 RPI Points
Top 6th
0-0    2 Outs
R H E
Lamar
(24-20, 16-8 Southland)		 1 2 0
Rice
(25-20, 8-10 American)		 6 7 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
RICE 4 0 0 0 2 6 7 0
Live Win Probability
LAMA
50%
50%
RICE
Reckling Park (Houston, TX)
Rice Wins:
Rice Loses:
2.2 RPI Points
-2.8 RPI Points
Bottom 6th
1-2    0 Outs
R H E
Sam Houston State
(20-24, 9-12 Conference USA)		 9 8 0
4 Texas
(32-9, 13-7 SEC)		 8 6 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SHST 3 0 5 1 0 0 9 8 0
TEX 0 2 1 0 5 8 6 1
Live Win Probability
SHST
50%
50%
TEX
UFCU Disch-Falk Field (Austin, TX)
Texas Wins:
Texas Loses:
0.6 RPI Points
-2.2 RPI Points
Top 9th
0-0    0 Outs
R H E
Tarleton State
(28-15, 8-4 Western Athletic)		 7 12 0
7 Texas A&M
(33-8, 14-6 SEC)		 9 11 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
TARL 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 12 0
TXAM 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 9 11 2
Live Win Probability
TARL
50%
50%
TXAM
Blue Bell Park (College Station, TX)
Texas A&M Wins:
Texas A&M Loses:
0.5 RPI Points
-2.2 RPI Points
Top 6th
0-1    0 Outs
R H E
UTRGV
(20-24, 14-13 Southland)		 0 3 0
6 Oregon State
(33-9, 0-0 Independent)		 0 3 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UTRG 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
ORST 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Live Win Probability
UTRG
50%
50%
ORST
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field (Corvallis, OR)
Oregon State Wins:
Oregon State Loses:
0.6 RPI Points
-2.1 RPI Points