Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats (7-9-1)
Big Ten (1-2)
Live RPI
Up 39 since
SUN, MAR 8th

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
Southern Miss
 1539
25
Wake Forest
 360
45
Nebraska
 180
46
UTSA
 178
47
Bowling Green
 167
48
Virginia Tech
 167
49
Kansas
 157
50
Wright State
 144
51
South Alabama
 143
52
Charlotte
 139
53
South Florida
 132
54
Nevada
 124
55
TCU
 86
56
California
 74
57
Arkansas
 70
58
Kennesaw State
 59
59
UC Davis
 49
60
Gonzaga
 46
61
Winthrop
 33
62
South Carolina Upstate
 32
63
Princeton
 15
64
Northwestern
 -
65
Michigan
 -6
66
Cal Poly
 -13
67
Maryland
 -25
68
Washington State
 -26
69
Santa Clara
 -32
70
East Carolina
 -43
71
The Citadel
 -45
72
Iowa
 -54
73
Utah
 -55
74
South Carolina
 -62
75
San Diego
 -65
76
Southeast Missouri
 -69
77
Charleston Southern
 -74
78
FGCU
 -95
79
Dallas Baptist
 -95
80
California Baptist
 -96
81
Mercer
 -109
82
Michigan State
 -127
83
Longwood
 -130
100
Miami (FL)
 -230
125
LSU
 -414
150
Georgetown
 -628
175
Hofstra
 -780
200
Belmont
 -896
225
ULM
 -1041
250
Yale
 -1214
275
Ohio
 -1594
300
Long Island
 -1986
301
Seattle University
 -2008

Direct Impact Games

Final
R H E
19 USC
(19-1, 5-1 Big Ten)		 2 4 0
Northwestern
(7-9, 1-2 Big Ten)		 0 2 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0
NW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Live Win Probability
USC
50%
50%
NW
Rocky Miller Park (Evanston, IL)
Northwestern Wins:
Northwestern Loses:
151 RPI Points
8 RPI Points
Final
R H E
19 USC
(19-1, 5-1 Big Ten)		 1 3 0
Northwestern
(7-9, 1-2 Big Ten)		 2 4 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
NW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Live Win Probability
USC
50%
50%
NW
Rocky Miller Park (Evanston, IL)
Northwestern Wins:
Northwestern Loses:
151 RPI Points
8 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

Bottom 5th
1-2    2 Outs
R H E
Cornell
(2-9, 0-0 Ivy League)		 0 2 1
VMI
(15-3, 0-0 Southern)		 1 3 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
COR 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
VMI 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Live Win Probability
COR
50%
50%
VMI
Gray-Minor Stadium (Lexington, VA)
Cornell Wins:
Cornell Loses:
40.1 RPI Points
-8.9 RPI Points
Final
R H E
Cornell
(2-9, 0-0 Ivy League)		 7 11 2
VMI
(15-3, 0-0 Southern)		 4 6 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
COR 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 7 11 2
VMI 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 6 1
Live Win Probability
COR
50%
50%
VMI
Gray-Minor Stadium (Lexington, VA)
Cornell Wins:
Cornell Loses:
40.1 RPI Points
-8.9 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:
18.6 RPI Points
-25.5 RPI Points
Bottom 8th
1-0    1 Outs
R H E
4 Georgia Tech
(17-2, 4-1 ACC)		 7 13 1
9 Clemson
(15-4, 0-2 ACC)		 13 13 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 13 0
Live Win Probability
GT
50%
50%
CLEM
Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson, SC)
Georgia Tech Wins:
Georgia Tech Loses:
4.6 RPI Points
-39.5 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:
12.0 RPI Points
-18.9 RPI Points
Top 5th
0-1    0 Outs
R H E
North Dakota State
(2-16, 0-2 The Summit League)		 0 2 0
Omaha
(6-10, 2-0 The Summit League)		 0 1 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NDST 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
OMAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Live Win Probability
NDST
50%
50%
OMAH
Tal Anderson Field at Maverick Park (Omaha, NE)
Omaha Wins:
Omaha Loses:
10.8 RPI Points
-6.5 RPI Points
Final
R H E
North Dakota State
(2-16, 0-2 The Summit League)		 2 6 0
Omaha
(6-10, 2-0 The Summit League)		 6 11 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NDST 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
OMAH 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 6 11 0
Live Win Probability
NDST
50%
50%
OMAH
Tal Anderson Field at Maverick Park (Omaha, NE)
Omaha Wins:
Omaha Loses:
10.8 RPI Points
-6.5 RPI Points
8:00 PM
R H E
UNCG
(9-11, 0-0 Southern)		 0 - -
UIC
(4-12, 0-0 Missouri Valley)		 0 - -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNCG 0 - -
UIC 0 - -
Live Win Probability
UNCG
50%
50%
UIC
Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium (Chicago, IL)
UIC Wins:
UIC Loses:
13.0 RPI Points
-4.3 RPI Points
Final/10
R H E
UNCG
(9-11, 0-0 Southern)		 6 16 1
UIC
(4-12, 0-0 Missouri Valley)		 5 10 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
UNCG 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 16 1
UIC 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Live Win Probability
UNCG
50%
50%
UIC
Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium (Chicago, IL)
UIC Wins:
UIC Loses:
13.0 RPI Points
-4.3 RPI Points
Final
R H E
South Dakota State
(5-13, 0-2 The Summit League)		 1 7 2
Oral Roberts
(9-9, 2-0 The Summit League)		 3 5 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SDKS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
ORAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1
Live Win Probability
SDKS
50%
50%
ORAL
J. L. Johnson Stadium (Tulsa, OK)
South Dakota State Wins:
South Dakota State Loses:
11.2 RPI Points
-4.3 RPI Points
Top 4th
1-0    2 Outs
R H E
UNLV
(13-7, 0-2 Mountain West)		 9 7 0
Air Force
(5-11, 2-0 Mountain West)		 5 4 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNLV 3 0 5 1 9 7 0
AFA 4 1 0 5 4 1
Live Win Probability
UNLV
50%
50%
AFA
Erdle Field (Colorado Springs, CO)
UNLV Wins:
UNLV Loses:
4.9 RPI Points
-9.1 RPI Points
Final
R H E
UNLV
(13-7, 0-2 Mountain West)		 16 17 0
Air Force
(5-11, 2-0 Mountain West)		 18 17 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNLV 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 8 16 17 0
AFA 0 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 6 18 17 1
Live Win Probability
UNLV
50%
50%
AFA
Erdle Field (Colorado Springs, CO)
UNLV Wins:
UNLV Loses:
4.9 RPI Points
-9.1 RPI Points