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Northwestern Wildcats

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Women's rank over time

#41#48#55Oct 20Oct 24Oct 20: #46 (69.0)Oct 22: #46 (69.0)Oct 23: #49 (68.6)Oct 24: #50 (68.3)

Women's report card (13 sports)

SportNational rankIndexWeightShare of scoreSource
Women's Basketball #129 prev. of 363 68.2 47.2 12.0 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Softball #49 prev. of 308 85.9 25.4 8.1 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Soccer #181 of 349 53.5 23.9 4.8 NCAA women's soccer RPI (through games Oct 22, 2026)
Women's Volleyball #99 of 348 74.6 22.9 6.4 NCAA women's volleyball RPI (through games Oct 18, 2026)
Women's Tennis #60 prev. of 306 82.6 15.6 4.8 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Swimming & Diving #16 of 199 93.2 15.5 5.4 CSCAA Division I women's top 25 (Sep 17, 2026: Virginia Women, Texas Men Open at No. 1 in CSCAA Division I Preseason Rankings)
Women's Golf #32 of 291 90.4 14.9 5.0 Clippd D-I women's team rankings (Oct 21, 2026)
Women's Lacrosse #1 prev. of 132 100.0 13.5 5.0 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Indoor Track & Field #102 prev. of 349 73.9 13.3 3.7 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Cross Country #23 of 362 94.5 13.3 4.7 USTFCCCA DI women's cross country coaches' poll, week 5 (Oct 20, 2026)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field #145 prev. of 355 63.4 13.2 3.1 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Field Hockey #2 of 81 98.9 11.2 4.1 NFHCA Division I coaches poll (Oct 20, 2026)
Fencing (coed) #13 prev. of 28 60.0 5.3 1.2 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Score68.3

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