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Northwestern Wildcats

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Combined rank over time

#48#53#58Oct 20Nov 3Oct 20: #53 (69.6)Oct 22: #53 (69.6)Oct 23: #53 (69.4)Oct 24: #53 (69.4)Nov 3: #53 (68.7)

Combined report card (21 sports)

SportNational rankIndexWeightShare of scoreSource
Men's Football #27 of 266 91.2 100.0 15.7 Sagarin ratings (FBS+FCS), through Oct 31, 2026
Men's Basketball #62 prev. of 365 84.9 70.5 10.3 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Basketball #129 prev. of 363 68.2 47.2 5.5 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Baseball #149 prev. of 308 56.6 28.9 2.8 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Softball #49 prev. of 308 85.9 25.4 3.7 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Soccer #176 of 349 54.7 23.9 2.3 NCAA women's soccer RPI (through games Nov 2, 2026)
Women's Volleyball #144 of 348 62.9 22.9 2.5 NCAA women's volleyball RPI (through games Nov 1, 2026)
Men's Soccer #57 of 213 76.2 18.0 2.4 NCAA men's soccer RPI (through games Nov 2, 2026)
Women's Tennis #60 prev. of 306 82.6 15.6 2.2 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Swimming & Diving #17 of 199 92.7 15.5 2.5 CSCAA Division I women's top 25 (Oct 29, 2026: Texas and Virginia Remain Unanimous No. 1 Teams in October CSCAA Division I Top 25 National Rankings)
Men's Golf #60 of 312 82.9 15.1 2.2 Clippd D-I men's team rankings (Oct 28, 2026)
Women's Golf #31 of 291 90.7 14.9 2.3 Clippd D-I women's team rankings (Oct 28, 2026)
Women's Lacrosse #1 prev. of 132 100.0 13.5 2.3 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Tennis #69 prev. of 237 74.1 13.3 1.7 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Indoor Track & Field #102 prev. of 349 73.9 13.3 1.7 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Cross Country #21 of 362 95.0 13.3 2.2 USTFCCCA DI women's cross country coaches' poll, week 6 (Nov 3, 2026)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field #145 prev. of 355 63.4 13.2 1.4 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Wrestling #48 of 72 40.4 13.2 0.9 FloWrestling NCAA DI team tournament ranking (Aug 28, 2026)
Men's Swimming & Diving #17 of 137 89.4 11.2 1.7 CSCAA Division I men's top 25 (Oct 29, 2026: Texas and Virginia Remain Unanimous No. 1 Teams in October CSCAA Division I Top 25 National Rankings)
Women's Field Hockey #2 of 81 98.9 11.2 1.9 NFHCA Division I coaches poll (Nov 3, 2026)
Fencing (coed) #13 prev. of 28 60.0 5.3 0.5 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Score68.7

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