Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats (17-24-1)
Big Ten (5-16)
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Up 3 since
SUN, APR 26th

2026 Northwestern Wildcats 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
 1367
25
UCF
 749
50
Louisiana
 489
75
Louisiana Tech
 303
100
Wofford
 136
111
Saint Mary's College
 102
112
Western Kentucky
 91
113
Nicholls
 88
114
Winthrop
 82
115
UTRGV
 79
116
Ohio State
 77
117
Morehead State
 64
118
Georgia State
 58
119
Northwestern State
 41
120
Missouri
 36
121
Nevada
 31
122
FGCU
 27
123
Memphis
 26
124
VCU
 13
125
Michigan State
 12
126
Rutgers
 10
127
Maine
 8
128
Sacramento State
 8
129
UC Irvine
 3
130
Northwestern
 -
131
Texas Tech
 -9
132
Jacksonville
 -14
133
Tulane
 -15
134
Old Dominion
 -26
135
Central Arkansas
 -30
136
Radford
 -38
137
Indiana State
 -47
138
Illinois State
 -52
139
Hofstra
 -57
140
Utah Tech
 -57
141
Monmouth
 -68
142
UTA
 -70
143
Murray State
 -83
144
Rider
 -87
145
ULM
 -88
146
Bryant
 -88
147
Lindenwood
 -91
148
Wichita State
 -94
149
SIUE
 -96
150
Northeastern
 -98
175
Washington
 -194
200
San Diego
 -297
225
Marist
 -468
250
Eastern Michigan
 -636
275
Canisius
 -764
300
Central Connecticut
 -1253
301
Prairie View A&M
 -1352

Direct Impact Games

Final
R H E
Milwaukee
(15-26, 10-8 Horizon League)		 8 12 2
Northwestern
(17-24, 5-16 Big Ten)		 10 12 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MILW 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 8 12 2
NW 1 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 X 10 12 1
Live Win Probability
MILW
50%
50%
NW
Rocky Miller Park (Evanston, IL)
Northwestern Wins:
Northwestern Loses:
6 RPI Points
-56 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

Final
R H E
Washington
(19-24, 9-12 Big Ten)		 6 12 1
Eastern Michigan
(13-29, 7-17 Mid-American)		 4 6 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
WASH 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 12 1
EMU 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 6 0
Live Win Probability
WASH
50%
50%
EMU
Oestrike Stadium (Ypsilanti, MI)
Washington Wins:
Washington Loses:
4.5 RPI Points
-3.6 RPI Points
Final
R H E
3 Georgia Tech
(37-7, 19-5 ACC)		 10 17 1
Kennesaw State
(19-22, 8-13 Conference USA)		 7 7 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
GT 5 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 10 17 1
KENN 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 7 0
Live Win Probability
GT
50%
50%
KENN
Mickey Dunn Stadium (Kennesaw, GA)
Georgia Tech Wins:
Georgia Tech Loses:
1.3 RPI Points
-6.7 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Gonzaga
(27-15, 15-3 West Coast)		 3 7 1
14 Oregon
(33-11, 15-6 Big Ten)		 4 6 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
GONZ 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
OR 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 0
Live Win Probability
GONZ
50%
50%
OR
PK Park (Eugene, OR)
Oregon Wins:
Oregon Loses:
2.0 RPI Points
-6.0 RPI Points
Final/7
R H E
Saint Thomas
(9-30, 6-11 The Summit League)		 1 6 2
Minnesota
(27-17, 8-13 Big Ten)		 12 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
STT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
MINN 3 0 3 2 1 0 3 12 9 0
Live Win Probability
STT
50%
50%
MINN
Siebert Field (Minneapolis, MN)
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
3.1 RPI Points
-4.9 RPI Points
Bottom 6th
2-1    1 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 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:
3.5 RPI Points
-4.3 RPI Points
Top 4th
0-0    0 Outs
R H E
17 USC
(34-11, 16-8 Big Ten)		 0 1 0
UC Irvine
(18-23, 9-12 Big West)		 1 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC 0 0 0 0 1 0
UCI 1 0 0 1 0 0
Live Win Probability
USC
50%
50%
UCI
Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark (Irvine, CA)
USC Wins:
USC Loses:
1.9 RPI Points
-5.9 RPI Points
Final
R H E
19 Boston College
(34-14, 16-8 ACC)		 7 10 1
UMass-Lowell
(16-24, 6-12 America East)		 6 13 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BC 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 1
LOWL 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 13 2
Live Win Probability
BC
50%
50%
LOWL
Edward A. LeLacheur Park (Lowell, MA)
Boston College Wins:
Boston College Loses:
1.4 RPI Points
-3.4 RPI Points
Final/7
R H E
Saint Thomas
(9-30, 6-11 The Summit League)		 1 6 2
Minnesota
(27-17, 8-13 Big Ten)		 12 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
STT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
MINN 3 0 3 2 1 0 3 12 9 0
Live Win Probability
STT
50%
50%
MINN
Siebert Field (Minneapolis, MN)
Saint Thomas Wins:
Saint Thomas Loses:
2.3 RPI Points
-0.7 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Valparaiso
(10-30, 3-12 Missouri Valley)		 5 8 4
Northern Illinois
(26-13, 16-8 Mid-American)		 11 13 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VALP 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 4
NILL 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 13 0
Live Win Probability
VALP
50%
50%
NILL
Ralph McKinzie Field (DeKalb, IL)
Valparaiso Wins:
Valparaiso Loses:
2.2 RPI Points
-0.7 RPI Points