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Combined rank over time

#21#30#38Oct 20Nov 3Oct 20: #33 (74.2)Oct 22: #33 (74.1)Oct 23: #33 (74.2)Oct 24: #33 (74.5)Nov 3: #26 (75.4)

Combined report card (30 sports)

SportNational rankIndexWeightShare of scoreSource
Men's Football #36 of 266 88.1 100.0 13.9 Sagarin ratings (FBS+FCS), through Oct 31, 2026
Men's Basketball #138 prev. of 365 66.1 70.5 7.4 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Basketball #91 prev. of 363 77.6 47.2 5.8 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Baseball #196 prev. of 308 42.8 28.9 1.9 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Softball #73 prev. of 308 78.9 25.4 3.2 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Soccer #21 of 349 94.8 23.9 3.6 United Soccer Coaches women's DI poll, Poll 12 - November 3, 2026
Women's Volleyball #11 of 348 97.4 22.9 3.5 AVCA Division I poll (Nov 1, 2026, via NCAA.com)
Men's Ice Hockey #37 of 45 26.4 20.5 0.9 NCAA NPI, through Nov 3, 2026
Men's Soccer #73 of 213 69.4 18.0 2.0 NCAA men's soccer RPI (through games Nov 2, 2026)
Women's Tennis #56 prev. of 306 83.8 15.6 2.1 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Swimming & Diving #61 prev. of 199 72.7 15.5 1.8 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Golf #94 of 312 73.1 15.1 1.7 Clippd D-I men's team rankings (Oct 28, 2026)
Women's Golf #43 of 291 87.0 14.9 2.0 Clippd D-I women's team rankings (Oct 28, 2026)
Women's Gymnastics #19 prev. of 61 73.0 14.9 1.7 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Lacrosse #6 prev. of 75 93.9 14.4 2.1 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Lacrosse #18 prev. of 132 88.3 13.5 1.9 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Tennis #79 prev. of 237 70.3 13.3 1.5 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Indoor Track & Field #37 prev. of 349 90.7 13.3 1.9 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Cross Country #24 of 362 94.3 13.3 2.0 USTFCCCA DI women's cross country coaches' poll, week 6 (Nov 3, 2026)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field #29 prev. of 355 92.9 13.2 1.9 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Wrestling #1 of 72 100.0 13.2 2.1 FloWrestling NCAA DI team tournament ranking (Aug 28, 2026)
Men's Outdoor Track & Field #23 prev. of 310 93.6 12.7 1.9 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Indoor Track & Field #19 prev. of 285 94.3 11.2 1.7 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Cross Country #43 prev. of 331 88.6 11.2 1.6 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Swimming & Diving #42 prev. of 137 72.9 11.2 1.3 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Field Hockey #12 of 81 87.6 11.2 1.5 NFHCA Division I coaches poll (Nov 3, 2026)
Women's Ice Hockey #7 of 31 82.0 8.9 1.2 USCHO D-I women's poll, Nov 2, 2026
Men's Volleyball #12 prev. of 29 64.6 6.5 0.7 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Fencing (coed) #10 prev. of 28 70.0 5.3 0.6 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Gymnastics #8 prev. of 12 42.7 4.9 0.3 Carried over: 2025-26 final order
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