Mountain West Conference · El Paso, TX · FBS football Projected

UTEP Miners

Combined rank over time

Sport	National rank	Index	Weight	Share of score	Source
Men's Football	#182 of 266	38.5	100.0	7.2	Sagarin ratings (FBS+FCS), through Oct 17, 2026
Men's Basketball	#268 prev. of 365	34.0	70.5	4.5	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Basketball	#272 prev. of 363	32.6	47.2	2.9	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Softball	#227 prev. of 308	33.8	25.4	1.6	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Soccer	#128 of 349	67.2	23.9	3.0	NCAA women's soccer RPI (through games Oct 22, 2026)
Women's Volleyball	#146 of 348	62.4	22.9	2.7	NCAA women's volleyball RPI (through games Oct 18, 2026)
Men's Golf	#118 of 312	66.1	15.1	1.9	Clippd D-I men's team rankings (Oct 21, 2026)
Women's Golf	#152 of 291	53.1	14.9	1.5	Clippd D-I women's team rankings (Oct 21, 2026)
Women's Indoor Track & Field	#193 prev. of 349	50.3	13.3	1.3	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Cross Country	#303 prev. of 362	24.7	13.3	0.6	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Outdoor Track & Field	#219 prev. of 355	44.6	13.2	1.1	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Outdoor Track & Field	#207 prev. of 310	40.0	12.7	1.0	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Indoor Track & Field	#212 prev. of 285	33.1	11.2	0.7	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Men's Cross Country	#145 prev. of 331	60.7	11.2	1.3	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Women's Beach Volleyball	#43 prev. of 70	45.2	9.8	0.8	Carried over: 2025-26 final order
Rifle (coed)	#16 of 21	32.5	3.1	0.2	CRCA coaches' top 20 (Oct 18, 2026, via NCAA.com)
Score				32.2

Each of these still counts 50% of its weight against the score. Why