Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans (5-12)
Big Ten (1-4)
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SUN, MAR 8th

2026 Michigan State Spartans 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
 1666
25
Wake Forest
 487
50
Wright State
 271
63
Princeton
 141
64
Northwestern
 128
65
Michigan
 121
66
Cal Poly
 114
67
Maryland
 102
68
Washington State
 101
69
Santa Clara
 95
70
East Carolina
 84
71
The Citadel
 82
72
Iowa
 74
73
Utah
 72
74
South Carolina
 65
75
San Diego
 62
76
Southeast Missouri
 58
77
Charleston Southern
 53
78
FGCU
 35
79
Dallas Baptist
 32
80
California Baptist
 31
81
Mercer
 18
82
Michigan State
 -
83
Longwood
 -4
84
Western Carolina
 -25
85
UNCW
 -33
86
Northwestern State
 -38
87
Texas State
 -39
88
Houston
 -47
89
Southeastern Louisiana
 -59
90
Nicholls
 -60
91
Rice
 -65
92
Austin Peay
 -67
93
Pittsburgh
 -68
94
Troy
 -79
95
FAU
 -79
96
Ohio State
 -81
97
Gardner-Webb
 -86
98
BYU
 -88
99
UC Irvine
 -102
100
Miami (FL)
 -103
101
Portland
 -111
125
LSU
 -287
150
Georgetown
 -501
175
Hofstra
 -653
200
Belmont
 -770
225
ULM
 -914
250
Yale
 -1087
275
Ohio
 -1467
300
Long Island
 -1859
301
Seattle University
 -1881

Direct Impact Games

Final
R H E
Michigan State
(5-12, 1-4 Big Ten)		 9 16 1
Rutgers
(10-8, 1-1 Big Ten)		 3 11 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MSU 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 16 1
RUTG 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 11 1
Live Win Probability
MSU
50%
50%
RUTG
Bainton Field (Piscataway, NJ)
Michigan State Wins:
Michigan State Loses:
80 RPI Points
-77 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

Bottom 7th
0-0    1 Outs
R H E
24 Ole Miss
(16-3, 1-0 SEC)		 2 5 1
2 Texas
(16-1, 0-1 SEC)		 9 11 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MISS 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
TEX 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 9 11 1
Live Win Probability
MISS
50%
50%
TEX
UFCU Disch-Falk Field (Austin, TX)
Texas Wins:
Texas Loses:
2.9 RPI Points
-46.1 RPI Points
Top 2nd
2-1    2 Outs
R H E
Notre Dame
(11-4, 3-1 ACC)		 0 0 0
Louisville
(12-6, 0-1 ACC)		 0 1 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ND 0 0 0 0
LOU 0 0 1 0
Live Win Probability
ND
50%
50%
LOU
Jim Patterson Stadium (Louisville, KY)
Louisville Wins:
Louisville Loses:
15.5 RPI Points
-31.0 RPI Points
Top 6th
2-0    0 Outs
R H E
Maine
(2-15, 0-0 America East)		 0 5 0
Nebraska
(13-5, 3-0 Big Ten)		 1 4 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
NEB 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Live Win Probability
MAIN
50%
50%
NEB
Haymarket Park (Lincoln, NE)
Nebraska Wins:
Nebraska Loses:
12.9 RPI Points
-33.5 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Maine
(2-15, 0-0 America East)		 3 5 0
Nebraska
(13-5, 3-0 Big Ten)		 6 10 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MAIN 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0
NEB 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 6 10 1
Live Win Probability
MAIN
50%
50%
NEB
Haymarket Park (Lincoln, NE)
Nebraska Wins:
Nebraska Loses:
12.9 RPI Points
-33.5 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Albany
(1-11, 0-0 America East)		 5 12 1
Yale
(7-5, 0-0 Ivy League)		 6 10 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ALBY 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 1
YALE 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 10 1
Live Win Probability
ALBY
50%
50%
YALE
George H.W. Bush 48 Field (West Haven, CT)
Albany Wins:
Albany Loses:
20.7 RPI Points
-1.9 RPI Points
Top 7th
0-0    0 Outs
R H E
Georgia Southern
(5-12, 0-1 Sun Belt)		 2 8 1
James Madison
(8-8, 1-0 Sun Belt)		 2 5 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
GASO 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
JMU 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
Live Win Probability
GASO
50%
50%
JMU
Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park (Harrisonburg, VA)
James Madison Wins:
James Madison Loses:
8.7 RPI Points
-8.7 RPI Points
Top 4th
0-1    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)
Illinois Wins:
Illinois Loses:
7.7 RPI Points
-8.7 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)
Illinois Wins:
Illinois Loses:
7.7 RPI Points
-8.7 RPI Points
Final/10
R H E
Radford
(8-8, 0-2 Big South)		 5 9 2
Winthrop
(13-6, 2-0 Big South)		 6 12 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
RAD 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 2
WIN 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 12 3
Live Win Probability
RAD
50%
50%
WIN
Winthrop Ballpark (Rock Hill, SC)
Winthrop Wins:
Winthrop Loses:
4.6 RPI Points
-10.1 RPI Points
Bottom 8th
2-2    0 Outs
R H E
4 Georgia Tech
(17-2, 4-1 ACC)		 7 13 1
9 Clemson
(15-4, 0-2 ACC)		 13 12 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
GT 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 7 13 1
CLEM 2 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 13 12 0
Live Win Probability
GT
50%
50%
CLEM
Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson, SC)
Clemson Wins:
Clemson Loses:
3.1 RPI Points
-11.6 RPI Points
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)
Eastern Michigan Wins:
Eastern Michigan Loses:
11.6 RPI Points
-3.1 RPI Points