Sam Houston State
Sam Houston State Bearkats (1-2)
Conference USA (0-0)
Live ELO
104
Up 18 since
MON, SEP 14th

2026 Sam Houston State Bearkats Impact Games

Impact Games are games that can move a team up or down the ELO Ladder (increase or decrease ELO Rank).
Direct Impact Games are head-to-head matchups for the team.

ELO Ladder

ELO Team ELO Pts
Needed
1
Montana State
 91.9
25
Elon
 -41.6
50
Morgan State
 -89.0
75
Eastern Washington
 -126.4
85
Princeton
 -139.8
86
Prairie View A&M
 -140.5
87
Morehead State
 -145.9
88
Howard
 -146.6
89
Texas Southern
 -147.2
90
Gardner-Webb
 -147.8
91
Holy Cross
 -150.7
92
Western Illinois
 -150.8
93
Norfolk State
 -152.9
94
The Citadel
 -155.1
95
UTRGV
 -155.3
96
Grambling State
 -158.8
97
Bethune-Cookman
 -159.4
98
Presbyterian College
 -159.4
99
Cal Poly
 -160.1
100
Portland State
 -161.4
101
Samford
 -166.5
102
Georgetown
 -168.5
103
Eastern Illinois
 -171.5
104
Fordham
 -172.1
105
East Texas A&M
 -174.3
106
McNeese
 -175.6
107
Delaware State
 -178.8
108
Charleston Southern
 -179.3
109
Murray State
 -187.3
110
New Haven
 -193.3
111
Sacred Heart
 -196.7
112
Hampton
 -197.4
113
Long Island
 -199.7
114
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 -200.1
115
Stonehill
 -201.1
116
Wagner
 -201.3
117
Valparaiso
 -207.0
118
Chicago State
 -208.0
119
Mercyhurst
 -210.0
120
Utah Tech
 -215.9
121
Northern Colorado
 -218.7
122
Marist
 -219.3
123
Mississippi Valley State
 -223.9
125
Stetson
 -229.1

Direct Impact Games

ESPN+
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Nicholls
(2-2, 1-0 Southland)		 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Houston State
(1-2, 0-0 Conference USA)		 10 21 21 7 59
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
Sam Houston State Wins:
Sam Houston State Loses:
17.3 ELO Points
-32.7 ELO Points