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Northwestern Wildcats

21-30-1 (8-22 conf) · RPI #147

Big Ten · 2026 Season

RPI Rank
147
RPI
0.498
WP
0.411
OWP
0.531
OOWP
0.518
SOS Rank
83

RPI = 0.25 × WP + 0.50 × OWP + 0.25 × OOWP. Hover any abbreviation for a definition, or read the full methodology.

Records

Overall
21-30-1
.413 pct
Conference
8-22
.267 pct
Home
12-8-1
.595 pct
Away
4-19
.174 pct
Neutral
5-3
.625 pct
Last 10
4-6
.400 pct
vs Top 25
2-7
.222 pct
vs Top 50
4-10
.286 pct

Team Stats

RPI Rank Trend

Lower rank is better — y-axis is inverted so the line moves up as the team improves.

Recent Results

DateOpponentQuadResultScore
Fri, 2/13@Rice Owls(#73)Q2L6-7
Fri, 2/13@Rice Owls(#73)Q2L2-3
Sun, 2/15@Rice Owls(#73)Q2W17-6
Fri, 2/20vsCornell Big Red(#275)Q4W13-5
Sat, 2/21vsBoston College Eagles(#34)Q1W5-4
Sat, 2/21vsCornell Big Red(#275)Q4W6-5
Sun, 2/22vsBoston College Eagles(#34)Q1W8-5
Fri, 2/27@Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(#2)Q1L3-17
Sat, 2/28@Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(#2)Q1L3-13
Sun, 3/1@Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(#2)Q1L6-14
Fri, 3/6vsSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits(#237)Q4L4-5
Sat, 3/7vsOmaha Mavericks(#254)Q4W9-6
Sun, 3/8vsUNLV Rebels(#192)Q4L5-10
Tue, 3/10vsUIC Flames(#232)Q4T3-3
Fri, 3/13vsUSC Trojans(#8)Q1L1-15
Sat, 3/14vsUSC Trojans(#8)Q1W2-1
Sat, 3/14vsUSC Trojans(#8)Q1L0-2
Fri, 3/20@Oregon Ducks(#15)Q1L6-20
Sat, 3/21@Oregon Ducks(#15)Q1L4-6
Sun, 3/22@Oregon Ducks(#15)Q1W11-10
Mon, 3/23@Portland Pilots(#119)Q2L3-8
Fri, 3/27@Washington Huskies(#154)Q3L2-7
Sat, 3/28@Washington Huskies(#154)Q3W10-9
Sun, 3/29@Washington Huskies(#154)Q3L2-7
Tue, 3/31vsValparaiso Beacons(#274)Q4W13-9
Fri, 4/3vsMichigan State Spartans(#104)Q4L1-5
Sat, 4/4vsMichigan State Spartans(#104)Q4W10-9
Sun, 4/5vsMichigan State Spartans(#104)Q4W8-6
Wed, 4/8@UIC Flames(#232)Q3W15-4
Fri, 4/10vsPurdue Boilermakers(#47)Q2L3-11
Sat, 4/11vsPurdue Boilermakers(#47)Q2L2-3
Sun, 4/12vsPurdue Boilermakers(#47)Q2L3-8
Tue, 4/14vsUIC Flames(#232)Q4W12-11
Fri, 4/17@Michigan Wolverines(#51)Q1L6-7
Sat, 4/18@Michigan Wolverines(#51)Q1L3-8
Sun, 4/19@Michigan Wolverines(#51)Q1L1-2
Tue, 4/21vsBradley Braves(#293)Q4W11-6
Wed, 4/22vsSt. Thomas (MN) Tommies(#296)Q4W15-5
Fri, 4/24@Minnesota Golden Gophers(#91)Q2L1-13
Sat, 4/25@Minnesota Golden Gophers(#91)Q2L3-7
Sun, 4/26@Minnesota Golden Gophers(#91)Q2L2-7
Tue, 4/28vsMilwaukee Panthers(#231)Q4W10-8
Fri, 5/1vsIndiana Hoosiers(#123)Q3L2-9
Sat, 5/2vsIndiana Hoosiers(#123)Q4W7-4
Sun, 5/3vsIndiana Hoosiers(#123)Q4W9-6
Tue, 5/5vsIllinois State Redbirds(#153)Q4W7-1
Fri, 5/8@Illinois Fighting Illini(#99)Q2L0-12
Sat, 5/9@Illinois Fighting Illini(#99)Q2L3-4
Sun, 5/10@Illinois Fighting Illini(#99)Q2L3-10
Thu, 5/14vsRutgers Scarlet Knights(#121)Q4L5-8
Fri, 5/15vsRutgers Scarlet Knights(#121)Q4W7-6
Sat, 5/16vsRutgers Scarlet Knights(#121)Q4L9-15

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