TORONTO, Ont. – On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the U SPORTS office released its latest national rankings for the 2026-27 season. Six Guelph Gryphons varsity teams are represented in the latest U SPORTS National Top 10 Rankings, presented by Shoeless Joe's Sports Grill. Gryphons women's rugby team is at No. 2 in the final women's rugby rankings of the season. The undefeated Gryphons women's soccer team continues to hold at No. 5 in the national rankings and men's cross country remains at No. 7. Women's cross country and football each rise a spot with women's cross country moving up to No. 8 and football rising to No. 9. For more information on the latest U SPORTS rankings, head to
usports.ca. The Gryphons men's rugby team continues to hold down the No. 1 ranking for the fifth straight week in latest McTavish Cup Top 10 rankings. Click
this link for more information on the latest national men's rugby rankings.
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Gryphon Teams Nationally Ranked (Oct. 13, 2026)
| Men's Rugby |
No. 1 |
| Women's Rugby |
No. 2 |
| Women's Soccer |
No. 5 |
| Men's Cross Country |
No. 7 |
| Women's Cross Country |
No. 8 |
| Football |
No. 9 |
Men's Rugby: No. 1
This marks the fifth consecutive week that the Gryphons men's rugby team is at No. 1 in the latest edition of the National Top 10 Coaches' Choice rankings. The reigning national champions defeated Laurier 71-19 on Friday night (Oct. 9) to remain undefeated with a 5-0 regular season record.
Jackson Priestman led the team in the win with three tries on the night. The Gryphons close out their regular season on Sunday (Oct. 18) when they take on the McMaster Marauders in Hamilton as a win would lock up the top overall seed in the OUA and secure homefield advantage in the OUA playoffs.
Women's Rugby: No. 2
The Gryphons women's rugby team is at No. 2 in the final U SPORTS Top 10 rankings of the season. The Gryphons capped off an undefeated 6-0 regular season following their 118-0 shutout of York on Friday night (Oct. 9).
Abigail Turner helped lead the way for her side, scoring a hat trick of tries. The Gryphons finish the 2026 regular season with a perfect 6-0 record, clinching the top overall seed in the OUA Playoffs. The Gryphons are on a bye this week and will return to action on Friday, Oct. 23 when they host an OUA semifinal from Varsity Field.
Women's Soccer: No. 5
The undefeated Gryphons women's soccer team continues their run in the top five in the latest national rankings as they hold steady at No. 5. The Gryphons extended their program-best 10-match winning streak on Friday night (Oct. 9) defeating McMaster 2-1 with goals from
Ava Hunyady and
Olivia Rizakos. With the win, the 10-0-0 Gryphons remain the only team in Ontario to have taken three points in every match this season. The Gryphs wrap up their regular season this weekend when they head to St. Catharines to take on the Brock Badgers on Friday night (Oct. 16) before they return home on Sunday (Oct. 18) when they host the Laurier Golden Hawks from the Gryphon Soccer Complex in the final game of the regular season.
Cross Country: Men – No. 7 | Women – No. 8
The Gryphons cross country teams were idle this week but saw some movement in the latest rankings with the women's team moving up one spot to No. 8 and the men's team remaining at No. 7. The Gryphons are back in action on Friday (Oct. 16) for their next meet in Hamilton at the Marauder BayFront Open.
Football: No. 9
The Gryphons football team were on a bye this week and climbed a spot to No. 9 in the latest U SPORTS Top 10 rankings. The Gryphons with a 4-2 regular season record will now head into Kingston on Saturday (Oct. 17) when they take on the reigning Yates Cup Champions Queen's Gaels in a Top 10 matchup, with Queen's ranked No. 5 in the country with a 5-1 record after they suffered their first loss of the season this past week to Windsor.
Men's Rugby
| Rank |
School |
| 1 |
Guelph |
| 2 |
UBC |
| 3 |
Victoria |
| 4 |
ETS |
| 5 |
Montreal |
| 6 |
Ottawa |
| 7 |
Western |
| 8 |
Queen's |
| 9 |
Dalhousie |
| 10 |
Trinity Western |
Women's Rugby
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Queen's |
5-1-0 |
3 |
| 2 |
Guelph |
6-0-0 |
1 |
| 3 |
Laval |
6-0-0 |
2 |
| 4 |
Victoria |
4-0-0 |
4 |
| 5 |
UBC |
3-1-0 |
6 |
| 6 |
Acadia |
5-1-0 |
8 |
| 7 |
Ottawa |
5-1-0 |
5 |
| 8 |
Montreal |
4-2-0 |
10 |
| 9 |
Brock |
4-2-0 |
9 |
| 10 |
Western |
4-2-0 |
7 |
Women's Soccer
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
UBC |
12-0-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Montreal |
10-0-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Ottawa |
9-0-1 |
4 |
| 4 |
Calgary |
10-0-0 |
3 |
| 5 |
Guelph |
10-0-0 |
5 |
| 6 |
Toronto |
8-2-1 |
6 |
| 7 |
Cape Breton |
6-1-1 |
7 |
| 8 |
Dalhousie |
6-1-2 |
8 |
| 9 |
UNB |
6-1-2 |
10 |
| 10 |
Nipissing |
6-3-1 |
9 |
Men's Cross Country
| Rank |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
McMaster |
99 |
| 2 |
Sherbrooke |
82 |
| 3 |
Laval |
69 |
| 4 |
Queen's |
65 |
| 5 |
Victoria |
58 |
| 6 |
Western |
44 |
| 7 |
Guelph |
37 |
| 8 |
UNB |
27 |
| 9 |
Windsor |
19 |
| 10 |
UBC |
15 |
Women's Cross Country
| Rank |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Victoria |
99 |
| 2 |
Windsor |
77 |
| 3 |
UBC |
69 |
| 4 |
Laval |
67 |
| 5 |
Queen's |
63 |
| 6 |
McMaster |
53 |
| 7 |
StFX |
39 |
| 8 |
Guelph |
24 |
| 9 |
UNB |
22 |
| 10 |
Dalhousie |
19 |
Football
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Laval |
5-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Montreal |
4-1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Saskatchewan |
4-1 |
4 |
| 4 |
Queen's |
5-1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Western |
5-1 |
5 |
| 6 |
Windsor |
5-2 |
7 |
| 7 |
Saint Mary's |
5-0 |
6 |
| 8 |
McMaster |
5-1 |
8 |
| 9 |
Guelph |
4-2 |
10 |
| 10 |
McGill |
4-1 |
9 |
