Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats (25-15-1)
Big Ten (12-4)
Live RPI
Up 1 since
SUN, APR 20th

2025 Northwestern Wildcats 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
 1328
25
Virginia
 568
45
Michigan
 212
46
Iowa
 199
47
BYU
 199
48
Charlotte
 196
49
Wisconsin
 178
50
Texas State
 166
51
Iowa State
 152
52
Baylor
 149
53
Purdue
 146
54
Connecticut
 140
55
Louisville
 123
56
Chattanooga
 112
57
Cal State Fullerton
 105
58
Omaha
 95
59
UNCG
 76
60
Belmont
 68
61
Eastern Kentucky
 16
62
Fresno State
 16
63
Louisiana
 10
64
Northwestern
 -
65
Wichita State
 -4
66
North Carolina State
 -6
67
Stetson
 -14
68
Syracuse
 -24
69
ULM
 -26
70
Boise State
 -28
71
Kansas
 -36
72
Louisiana Tech
 -42
73
Southern Illinois
 -42
74
Central Arkansas
 -55
75
Samford
 -62
76
Southeastern Louisiana
 -64
77
Jacksonville State
 -86
78
Houston
 -86
79
Austin Peay
 -102
80
Saint Thomas
 -118
81
Marshall
 -120
82
North Alabama
 -132
83
Princeton
 -132
100
Binghamton
 -218
125
New Mexico State
 -416
150
Eastern Illinois
 -535
175
Stephen F. Austin
 -648
200
Drake
 -891
225
Indiana State
 -1071
250
Oakland
 -1247
275
Penn
 -1503
300
Saint Bonaventure
 -1839
306
Alcorn State
 -2210

Direct Impact Games

5:00 PM
R H E
Wisconsin
(30-17, 10-9 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
Northwestern
(25-15, 12-4 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
WISC 0 0 0
NW 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
WISC
50%
50%
NW
Sharon J. Drysdale Field (Evanston, IL)
Northwestern Wins:
Northwestern Loses:
30 RPI Points
-34 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

1:00 PM
R H E
Illinois
(20-23, 4-11 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
Rutgers
(17-32, 1-15 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
ILL 0 0 0
RUTG 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
ILL
50%
50%
RUTG
Rutgers Softball Complex (Piscataway, NJ)
Illinois Wins:
Illinois Loses:
4.4 RPI Points
-3.9 RPI Points
7:00 PM
R H E
Pittsburgh
(18-27, 6-15 ACC)		 0 0 0
Minnesota
(15-28, 4-15 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
PITT 0 0 0
MINN 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
PITT
50%
50%
MINN
Jane Sage Cowles Stadium (Minneapolis, MN)
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
5.4 RPI Points
-2.9 RPI Points
9:00 PM
R H E
21 Nebraska
(33-11, 12-4 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
Washington
(31-13, 9-6 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
NEB 0 0 0
WASH 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
NEB
50%
50%
WASH
Husky Softball Stadium (Seattle, WA)
Nebraska Wins:
Nebraska Loses:
2.0 RPI Points
-6.1 RPI Points
6:00 PM
R H E
17 Mississippi State
(33-14, 9-9 SEC)		 0 0 0
Kentucky
(28-20, 6-12 SEC)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
MSST 0 0 0
UK 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
MSST
50%
50%
UK
John Cropp Softball Stadium (Lexington, KY)
Mississippi State Wins:
Mississippi State Loses:
2.3 RPI Points
-5.4 RPI Points
1:00 PM
R H E
Illinois
(20-23, 4-11 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
Rutgers
(17-32, 1-15 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
ILL 0 0 0
RUTG 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
ILL
50%
50%
RUTG
Rutgers Softball Complex (Piscataway, NJ)
Rutgers Wins:
Rutgers Loses:
4.8 RPI Points
-2.5 RPI Points
5:00 PM
R H E
Iowa
(29-16, 10-6 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
Michigan State
(14-25, 4-12 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
IOWA 0 0 0
MSU 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
IOWA
50%
50%
MSU
Secchia Stadium (East Lansing, MI)
Michigan State Wins:
Michigan State Loses:
3.9 RPI Points
-2.2 RPI Points
6:00 PM
R H E
Penn State
(20-24, 6-10 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
Maryland
(17-25, 3-13 Big Ten)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
PSU 0 0 0
MD 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
PSU
50%
50%
MD
Maryland Softball Stadium (College Park, MD)
Penn State Wins:
Penn State Loses:
3.0 RPI Points
-2.5 RPI Points
6:00 PM
R H E
14 Virginia Tech
(37-7, 15-3 ACC)		 0 0 0
California
(31-16, 7-11 ACC)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
VT 0 0 0
CAL 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
VT
50%
50%
CAL
Levine-Fricke Field (Berkeley, CA)
Virginia Tech Wins:
Virginia Tech Loses:
0.4 RPI Points
-2.3 RPI Points
8:00 PM
R H E
Kennesaw State
(10-37, 1-20 Conference USA)		 0 0 0
UTEP
(20-24, 8-13 Conference USA)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
KENN 0 0 0
UTEP 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
KENN
50%
50%
UTEP
Helen of Troy Softball Complex (El Paso, TX)
Kennesaw State Wins:
Kennesaw State Loses:
2.0 RPI Points
-0.5 RPI Points
7:00 PM
R H E
1 Tennessee
(37-10, 12-6 SEC)		 0 0 0
20 Ole Miss
(33-12, 9-9 SEC)		 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
TN 0 0 0
MISS 0 0 0
Live Win Probability
TN
50%
50%
MISS
Ole Miss Softball Complex (Oxford, MS)
Tennessee Wins:
Tennessee Loses:
0.5 RPI Points
-2.0 RPI Points