2021 Houston Cougars 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
Arkansas
1746
25
Connecticut
1125
50
Ball State
900
75
Rhode Island
704
100
Abilene Christian
617
125
Southeastern Louisiana
454
150
Kent State
336
175
Toledo
243
200
North Carolina Central
155
214
Michigan State
80
215
Omaha
74
216
Middle Tennessee
74
217
Dixie State
73
218
Pacific
72
219
SIUE
72
220
Memphis
71
221
Manhattan
61
222
Iona
52
223
Fordham
46
224
Purdue
44
225
Texas State
37
226
Florida A&M
34
227
Belmont
31
228
Towson
26
229
La Salle
23
230
Saint Louis
20
231
Milwaukee
18
232
Delaware
13
233
Houston
-
234
Eastern Michigan
-5
235
Incarnate Word
-15
236
Nicholls
-37
237
Bowling Green
-40
238
Winthrop
-40
239
James Madison
-51
240
High Point
-61
241
Richmond
-69
242
UNC Asheville
-78
243
Seattle University
-81
244
Tarleton State
-81
245
New Mexico State
-83
246
Navy
-85
247
Lafayette
-91
248
South Dakota State
-99
249
Charleston Southern
-105
250
Bucknell
-107
251
Marshall
-112
252
UMBC
-118
275
Saint Bonaventure
-460
 

Direct Impact Games

No Direct Impact Games today

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

No significant Indirect Impact Games today