Upcoming RPI Impact Games for Ball State Softball

2025 Ball State Cardinals 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	Texas A&M	1890
25	Washington	1083
50	Northwestern	729
75	FIU	506
100	Utah State	324
125	FGCU	130
133	Oregon State	91
134	Dartmouth	91
135	South Dakota State	91
136	Seton Hall	85
137	Harvard	84
138	UNLV	82
139	Delaware	76
140	Pittsburgh	69
141	Akron	68
142	Santa Clara	61
143	New Mexico	58
144	James Madison	46
145	Nicholls	41
146	Providence	36
147	Saint Joseph's	30
148	Bradley	20
149	UC Santa Barbara	7
150	South Dakota	2
151	Butler	0
152	Ball State	-
153	UNCW	-1
154	Illinois State	-2
155	Tennessee State	-4
156	Army	-11
157	Tulsa	-18
158	San Diego	-20
159	Winthrop	-25
160	Western Carolina	-27
161	Campbell	-27
162	North Dakota	-28
163	Incarnate Word	-36
164	Central Michigan	-41
165	South Alabama	-45
166	Sacramento State	-50
167	Stephen F. Austin	-70
168	Rutgers	-71
169	UTEP	-80
170	Dayton	-86
171	Longwood	-101
175	San Jose State	-124
200	Cleveland State	-353
225	Loyola-Chicago	-536
250	UMBC	-738
275	North Carolina Central	-987
300	Niagara	-1449
306	Mercyhurst	-1884

Direct Impact Games

	1:00 PM		R	H	E
		Miami (OH) (25-16, 14-1 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Ball State (24-11, 9-5 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MIOH								0	0	0
BALL								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

MIOH

50%

BALL

Ball State Wins:
Ball State Loses:

41 RPI Points
-35 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Miami (OH) (25-16, 14-1 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Ball State (24-11, 9-5 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MIOH								0	0	0
BALL								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

MIOH

50%

BALL

Ball State Wins:
Ball State Loses:

41 RPI Points
-35 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

	1:00 PM		R	H	E
		Toledo (10-23, 3-9 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Ohio (26-10, 9-2 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
TOLE								0	0	0
OHIO								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

TOLE

50%

OHIO

Toledo Wins:
Toledo Loses:

8.8 RPI Points
-3.8 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Toledo (10-23, 3-9 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Ohio (26-10, 9-2 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
TOLE								0	0	0
OHIO								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

TOLE

50%

OHIO

Toledo Wins:
Toledo Loses:

8.8 RPI Points
-3.8 RPI Points

	1:00 PM		R	H	E
		Kent State (7-29, 0-12 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Central Michigan (17-18, 9-4 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
KENT								0	0	0
CMCH								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

KENT

50%

CMCH

Kent State Wins:
Kent State Loses:

9.3 RPI Points
-2.3 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Kent State (7-29, 0-12 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Central Michigan (17-18, 9-4 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
KENT								0	0	0
CMCH								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

KENT

50%

CMCH

Kent State Wins:
Kent State Loses:

9.3 RPI Points
-2.3 RPI Points

	12:00 PM		R	H	E
		Albany (15-16, 5-2 America East)	0	0	0
		UMBC (13-21, 7-2 America East)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ALBY								0	0	0
UMBC								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

ALBY

50%

UMBC

Albany Wins:
Albany Loses:

4.6 RPI Points
-4.3 RPI Points

	2:00 PM		R	H	E
		Albany (15-16, 5-2 America East)	0	0	0
		UMBC (13-21, 7-2 America East)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ALBY								0	0	0
UMBC								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

ALBY

50%

UMBC

Albany Wins:
Albany Loses:

4.6 RPI Points
-4.3 RPI Points

	1:00 PM		R	H	E
		Stonehill (10-22, 2-7 Northeast)	0	0	0
		Wagner (11-20, 6-6 Northeast)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HILL								0	0	0
WAG								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

HILL

50%

WAG

Stonehill Wins:
Stonehill Loses:

6.0 RPI Points
-2.7 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Stonehill (10-22, 2-7 Northeast)	0	0	0
		Wagner (11-20, 6-6 Northeast)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HILL								0	0	0
WAG								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

HILL

50%

WAG

Stonehill Wins:
Stonehill Loses:

6.0 RPI Points
-2.7 RPI Points

	1:00 PM		R	H	E
		Northern Illinois (12-22, 7-8 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Buffalo (9-24, 4-8 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NILL								0	0	0
BUFF								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

NILL

50%

BUFF

Northern Illinois Wins:
Northern Illinois Loses:

5.3 RPI Points
-2.9 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Northern Illinois (12-22, 7-8 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Buffalo (9-24, 4-8 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NILL								0	0	0
BUFF								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

NILL

50%

BUFF

Northern Illinois Wins:
Northern Illinois Loses:

5.3 RPI Points
-2.9 RPI Points

	4:00 PM		R	H	E
		Cal Poly (7-28, 2-13 Big West)	0	0	0
		UC Riverside (16-22, 7-8 Big West)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
CPOL								0	0	0
UCRV								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

CPOL

50%

UCRV

Cal Poly Wins:
Cal Poly Loses:

6.3 RPI Points
-1.6 RPI Points

	6:00 PM		R	H	E
		Cal Poly (7-28, 2-13 Big West)	0	0	0
		UC Riverside (16-22, 7-8 Big West)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
CPOL								0	0	0
UCRV								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

CPOL

50%

UCRV

Cal Poly Wins:
Cal Poly Loses:

6.3 RPI Points
-1.6 RPI Points

	12:00 PM		R	H	E
		Lehigh (18-19, 6-3 Patriot League)	0	0	0
		Colgate (12-23, 2-4 Patriot League)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
LEHI								0	0	0
COLG								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

LEHI

50%

COLG

Lehigh Wins:
Lehigh Loses:

3.9 RPI Points
-3.7 RPI Points

	2:00 PM		R	H	E
		Lehigh (18-19, 6-3 Patriot League)	0	0	0
		Colgate (12-23, 2-4 Patriot League)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
LEHI								0	0	0
COLG								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

LEHI

50%

COLG

Lehigh Wins:
Lehigh Loses:

3.9 RPI Points
-3.7 RPI Points

	1:00 PM		R	H	E
		Western Michigan (11-26, 5-7 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Bowling Green (13-25, 5-9 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
WMIC								0	0	0
BG								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

WMIC

50%

Bowling Green Wins:
Bowling Green Loses:

4.8 RPI Points
-2.5 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Western Michigan (11-26, 5-7 Mid-American)	0	0	0
		Bowling Green (13-25, 5-9 Mid-American)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
WMIC								0	0	0
BG								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

WMIC

50%

Bowling Green Wins:
Bowling Green Loses:

4.8 RPI Points
-2.5 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Illinois State (14-25, 7-7 Missouri Valley)	0	0	0
		Valparaiso (17-19, 6-9 Missouri Valley)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ILST								0	0	0
VALP								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

ILST

50%

VALP

Illinois State Wins:
Illinois State Loses:

4.6 RPI Points
-2.6 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Drake (15-23, 6-8 Missouri Valley)	0	0	0
		Evansville (17-23, 3-12 Missouri Valley)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
DRKE								0	0	0
EVAN								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

DRKE

50%

EVAN

Evansville Wins:
Evansville Loses:

4.0 RPI Points
-3.0 RPI Points

	5:00 PM		R	H	E
		Western Kentucky (20-17, 6-9 Conference USA)	0	0	0
		Middle Tennessee (20-21, 8-8 Conference USA)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
WKU								0	0	0
MTSU								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

WKU

50%

MTSU

Middle Tennessee Wins:
Middle Tennessee Loses:

3.5 RPI Points
-3.3 RPI Points

	12:00 PM		R	H	E
		Central Arkansas (18-22, 6-5 ASUN)	0	0	0
		Bellarmine (5-24, 1-11 ASUN)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
CARK								0	0	0
BELL								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

CARK

50%

BELL

Bellarmine Wins:
Bellarmine Loses:

3.9 RPI Points
-0.8 RPI Points

	2:30 PM		R	H	E
		Central Arkansas (18-22, 6-5 ASUN)	0	0	0
		Bellarmine (5-24, 1-11 ASUN)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
CARK								0	0	0
BELL								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

CARK

50%

BELL

Bellarmine Wins:
Bellarmine Loses:

3.9 RPI Points
-0.8 RPI Points

	3:00 PM		R	H	E
		Murray State (14-23, 4-12 Missouri Valley)	0	0	0
		Northern Iowa (23-11, 11-3 Missouri Valley)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MURR								0	0	0
UNI								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

MURR

50%

UNI

Northern Iowa Wins:
Northern Iowa Loses:

1.3 RPI Points
-2.8 RPI Points

	2:00 PM		R	H	E
		Butler (21-16, 10-6 Big East)	0	0	0
		Creighton (16-20, 6-7 Big East)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
BUT								0	0	0
CREI								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

BUT

50%

CREI

Butler Wins:
Butler Loses:

1.6 RPI Points
-2.1 RPI Points

	2:00 PM		R	H	E
		Missouri State (11-27, 9-7 Missouri Valley)	0	0	0
		Indiana State (13-25, 7-6 Missouri Valley)	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MOST								0	0	0
INST								0	0	0

Live Win Probability

MOST

50%

INST

Indiana State Wins:
Indiana State Loses:

2.4 RPI Points
-1.3 RPI Points