Iowa State
Iowa State Cyclones (13-0)
Big 12 (1-0)
Live RPI
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Up 24 since
SUN, DEC 14th

2026 Iowa State Cyclones 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
Connecticut
 1467
25
Syracuse
 233
26
Maryland
 215
27
Richmond
 215
28
Kansas
 158
29
Louisville
 157
30
Utah
 146
31
Notre Dame
 126
32
Mississippi State
 112
33
Washington
 108
34
Indiana
 100
35
Illinois
 71
36
Duke
 61
37
West Virginia
 49
38
Fairfield
 48
39
Seton Hall
 17
40
Albany
 13
41
Missouri
 10
42
North Carolina
 8
43
BYU
 7
44
Howard
 5
45
Iowa State
 -
46
Gonzaga
 -17
47
Colorado
 -18
48
Tennessee
 -27
49
Montana State
 -42
50
Penn State
 -70
51
Santa Clara
 -92
52
Saint Joseph's
 -96
53
Oregon State
 -100
54
Auburn
 -123
55
James Madison
 -132
56
Ole Miss
 -140
57
UMass
 -148
58
Davidson
 -159
59
Jacksonville
 -160
60
Northwestern State
 -166
61
Columbia
 -173
62
Baylor
 -174
63
San Diego State
 -176
64
Kansas State
 -198
75
Ohio State
 -272
100
Charleston
 -491
125
Bowling Green
 -666
150
Creighton
 -815
175
Abilene Christian
 -952
200
Colgate
 -1095
225
Southern Utah
 -1216
250
Winthrop
 -1385
275
Campbell
 -1580
300
Fordham
 -1779
325
Omaha
 -1977
350
North Dakota
 -2338
357
Western Carolina
 -2497

Direct Impact Games

ESPN2
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Kansas
(9-3, 0-1 Big 12)		 20 14 21 21 76
10 Iowa State
(13-0, 1-0 Big 12)		 14 18 27 20 79
Hilton Coliseum (Ames, IA)
Iowa State Wins:
Iowa State Loses:
125 RPI Points
-199 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

ACC Extra
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Southern
(2-7, 0-0 SWAC)		 8 17 16 21 62
SMU
(7-6, 0-1 ACC)		 18 22 14 20 74
Moody Coliseum (Dallas, TX)
Southern Wins:
Southern Loses:
29.9 RPI Points
-8.5 RPI Points
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Northern Iowa
(5-6, 1-0 Missouri Valley)		 14 9 11 24 58
Saint Thomas
(3-7, 0-0 The Summit League)		 15 12 9 4 40
Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (Saint Paul, MN)
Saint Thomas Wins:
Saint Thomas Loses:
24.5 RPI Points
-10.5 RPI Points
ESPN+
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Rider
(2-9, 0-2 MAAC)		 14 14 17 14 59
Sacred Heart
(3-7, 2-0 MAAC)		 19 16 5 21 61
William H. Pitt Center (Fairfield, CT)
Sacred Heart Wins:
Sacred Heart Loses:
24.5 RPI Points
-10.5 RPI Points
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Norfolk State
(1-10, 0-0 MEAC)		 10 19 6 6 41
Elon
(4-7, 0-0 Coastal Athletic)		 14 14 15 15 58
Schar Center (Elon, NC)
Norfolk State Wins:
Norfolk State Loses:
29.1 RPI Points
-2.9 RPI Points
ESPN+
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Minnesota
(9-3, 0-1 Big Ten)		 24 14 15 15 68
Drake
(2-9, 1-0 Missouri Valley)		 19 8 9 7 43
Knapp Center (Des Moines, IA)
Drake Wins:
Drake Loses:
26.2 RPI Points
-5.8 RPI Points
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Northern Iowa
(5-6, 1-0 Missouri Valley)		 14 9 11 24 58
Saint Thomas
(3-7, 0-0 The Summit League)		 15 12 9 4 40
Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (Saint Paul, MN)
Northern Iowa Wins:
Northern Iowa Loses:
17.5 RPI Points
-14.6 RPI Points
B1G+
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Carolina
(0-11, 0-0 Southern)		 8 5 18 13 44
Indiana
(11-2, 0-1 Big Ten)		 22 18 22 9 71
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (Bloomington, IN)
Indiana Wins:
Indiana Loses:
4.2 RPI Points
-23.2 RPI Points