UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (7-7)
Big West (2-3)
Live RPI
232
Down 4 since
SUN, JAN 11th

2026 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 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
Michigan
 2310
25
Clemson
 1560
50
Akron
 1138
75
UCLA
 932
100
Furman
 668
125
Seattle University
 571
150
Georgetown
 419
175
Merrimack
 310
200
Queens
 152
213
FIU
 97
214
Bethune-Cookman
 91
215
West Georgia
 84
216
Appalachian State
 71
217
American
 71
218
Milwaukee
 67
219
Monmouth
 55
220
Coastal Carolina
 54
221
Idaho State
 46
222
Fairfield
 45
223
Portland
 42
224
Eastern Michigan
 36
225
New Orleans
 29
226
Navy
 23
227
Wofford
 20
228
Western Michigan
 19
229
Evansville
 15
230
Western Carolina
 10
231
Indiana State
 9
232
UC Santa Barbara
 -
233
Siena
 -6
234
San Jose State
 -6
235
Boston College
 -15
236
Eastern Kentucky
 -18
237
Fordham
 -30
238
South Carolina Upstate
 -40
239
Louisiana Tech
 -41
240
Valparaiso
 -53
241
Northeastern
 -58
242
Weber State
 -61
243
Denver
 -66
244
South Dakota State
 -70
245
East Carolina
 -77
246
Morehead State
 -90
247
Grambling State
 -91
248
Cal Poly
 -106
249
UNC Asheville
 -110
250
Southeast Missouri
 -113
251
UMass-Lowell
 -116
275
Eastern Illinois
 -290
300
UTRGV
 -416
325
North Florida
 -601
350
Ball State
 -928
357
Lafayette
 -1119

Direct Impact Games

ESPN+
9:30 PM 1 2 T
UC Santa Barbara
(7-7, 2-3 Big West)		 0
Cal State Bakersfield
(6-10, 2-4 Big West)		 0
Icardo Center (Bakersfield, CA)
UC Santa Barbara Wins:
UC Santa Barbara Loses:
100 RPI Points
-93 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

ESPN+
10:00 PM 1 2 T
Northern Arizona
(3-11, 0-4 Big Sky)		 0
Sacramento State
(1-11, 0-3 Big Sky)		 0
Hornet Pavilion (Sacramento, CA)
Sacramento State Wins:
Sacramento State Loses:
25.2 RPI Points
-2.3 RPI Points
ESPN+
9:00 PM 1 2 T
Cal State Fullerton
(6-10, 3-3 Big West)		 0
UC Davis
(7-7, 2-3 Big West)		 0
University Credit Union Center (Davis, CA)
UC Davis Wins:
UC Davis Loses:
11.9 RPI Points
-11.9 RPI Points
ESPN+
10:00 PM 1 2 T
UC Riverside
(4-11, 1-4 Big West)		 0
Long Beach State
(4-11, 2-3 Big West)		 0
Walter Pyramid (Long Beach, CA)
Long Beach State Wins:
Long Beach State Loses:
16.4 RPI Points
-6.0 RPI Points
ESPN+
10:00 PM 1 2 T
San Diego
(6-11, 2-4 West Coast)		 0
Seattle University
(10-6, 1-4 West Coast)		 0
Redhawk Center (Seattle, WA)
Seattle University Wins:
Seattle University Loses:
7.9 RPI Points
-13.1 RPI Points
ESPN+
7:00 PM 1 2 T
Green Bay
(8-8, 5-2 Horizon League)		 0
Cleveland State
(2-13, 1-6 Horizon League)		 0
Wolstein Center (Cleveland, OH)
Green Bay Wins:
Green Bay Loses:
10.5 RPI Points
-10.5 RPI Points
ESPN+
9:00 PM 1 2 T
Cal State Fullerton
(6-10, 3-3 Big West)		 0
UC Davis
(7-7, 2-3 Big West)		 0
University Credit Union Center (Davis, CA)
Cal State Fullerton Wins:
Cal State Fullerton Loses:
13.1 RPI Points
-7.9 RPI Points
ESPN+
10:00 PM 1 2 T
Cal State Northridge
(8-8, 3-3 Big West)		 0
UC San Diego
(11-4, 3-2 Big West)		 0
LionTree Arena (San Diego, CA)
Cal State Northridge Wins:
Cal State Northridge Loses:
10.5 RPI Points
-10.5 RPI Points