TORONTO, Ont. – On Tuesday, October 27, 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. The Gryphons men's soccer team makes their season debut in the latest rankings at No. 7. Women's soccer moves up one spot to No. 4 while the women's cross country team rises two spots to No. 2 with the men's cross country team remaining at No. 4. Women's hockey continues in the rankings at No. 9. For more information on the latest U SPORTS rankings, head to
usports.ca. The Gryphons men's rugby team continues their hold on the No. 1 ranking for the seventh 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. 27, 2026)
| Men's Rugby |
No. 1 |
| Women's Cross Country |
No. 4 |
| Men's Cross Country |
No. 4 |
| Women's Soccer |
No. 4 |
| Men's Soccer |
No. 7 |
| Women's Hockey |
No. 9 |
Men's Rugby: No. 1
The Gryphons men's rugby team continues their grip at the top spot of the latest National Top 10 Coaches' Choice rankings. The Gryphs were on their bye this week are return to action on Friday night (Oct. 30) when they face a familiar rival in the No. 7-ranked Queen's Gaels in the OUA Semifinals. Kickoff from Varsity Field scheduled for 7pm.
Cross Country: Women's – No. 2 | Men's – No. 4
The Gryphons cross country teams were idle this week but saw movement in the latest U SPORTS Top 10 rankings with the women's team moving up two spots to No. 2 while the men remain at No. 4. Next up for the Gryphons, they head to Windsor for the 2026 OUA Cross Country Championships on Saturday (Oct. 31).
Women's Soccer: No. 4
The Gryphons women's soccer team climbs one spot to No. 4 in the latest national rankings. The Gryphons opened their postseason on Saturday (Oct. 24) defeating the Western Mustangs 3-0 in the OUA Quarterfinals. First half goals from
Katie Kimens and
Isabella Trepanier before
Cassidy Anderson's strike in the second half sealed the victory. The Gryphs are back in action on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 31) when they host the OUA East's No. 2-seed Nipissing Lakers. Kickoff from the Gryphon Soccer Complex scheduled for 1pm.
Men's Soccer: No. 7
The Gryphons men's soccer vaults into the U SPORTS Top 10 at No. 7 following a pair of road playoff wins which sees them into the OUA Semifinals. This is the first time since October 3, 2023 when the men's soccer team was nationally ranked. The Gryphs went on the road and defeated the Waterloo Warriors 4-1 in the OUA Preliminary Round on Wednesday night (Oct. 21) before going to Toronto and upsetting the reigning national champions and top seeded York Lions, 3-1 in the quarterfinals on Saturday night (Oct. 24). Ambrose Timnouth led the charge for Guelph, scoring three times in both playoff wins, helping his side advance to the OUA Semifinal stage for the first time since their OUA Championship season in 2021. The Gryphons will head to Oshawa for Saturday's semifinal matchup against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks, the No. 2-seed in the OUA East division. Kickoff from Vaso's Field is scheduled for 3pm.
Women's Hockey: No. 9
The Gryphons women's hockey is a No. 9 in the latest national rankings following their weekend split at home. The Gryphons on Friday night (Oct. 23) dropped their home opener to the Queen's Gaels 5-2 but were able to bounce back the following night (Oct. 24) against the Nipissing Lakers with
Katie Dance leading the way with a pair of goals in the 3-2 win. The Gryphons will now play the Brock Badgers in a home-and-home with Friday night's (Oct. 30) taking place at Canada Games Park in Thorold before returning to the Gryphon Centre in Guelph on Halloween night (Oct. 31).
Men's Rugby
| Rank |
School |
| 1 |
Guelph |
| 2 |
UBC |
| 3 |
ETS |
| 4 |
Victoria |
| 5 |
Western |
| 6 |
Montreal |
| 7 |
Queen's |
| 8 |
Ottawa |
| 9 |
Trinity Western |
| 10 |
UBC Okanagan |
Women's Cross Country
| Rank |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Victoria |
89 |
| 2 |
Guelph |
75 |
| 3 |
Windsor |
69 |
| 3 |
Laval |
69 |
| 5 |
UBC |
65 |
| 6 |
McMaster |
60 |
| 7 |
Queen's |
43 |
| 8 |
StFX |
26 |
| 9 |
UNB |
22 |
| 10 |
Dalhousie |
20 |
Men's Cross Country
| Rank |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
McMaster |
98 |
| 2 |
Sherbrooke |
80 |
| 3 |
Laval |
73 |
| 4 |
Guelph |
70 |
| 5 |
Victoria |
55 |
| 6 |
UNB |
45 |
| 7 |
Western |
42 |
| 8 |
Queen's |
40 |
| 9 |
Dalhousie |
32 |
| 10 |
Windsor |
10 |
Women's Soccer
|
Rank
|
School
|
Record |
Playoffs
|
Previous Ranking
|
|
1
|
Montreal
|
14-0-0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
UBC
|
13-0-1
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
Ottawa
|
11-0-1
|
1-0-0
|
3
|
|
4
|
Guelph
|
12-0-0
|
1-0-0
|
5
|
|
5
|
Calgary
|
12-2-0
|
|
4
|
|
6
|
Nipissing
|
8-3-1
|
1-0-0
|
10
|
|
7
|
Mount Royal
|
11-2-1
|
|
11
|
|
8
|
Cape Breton
|
8-1-3
|
|
7
|
|
9
|
Dalhousie
|
8-2-2
|
|
6
|
|
10
|
Toronto
|
8-3-1
|
1-1-0
|
8
|
Men's Soccer
|
Rank
|
School
|
Record
|
Playoffs
|
Previous Ranking
|
|
1
|
UBC
|
13-0-2
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
StFX
|
11-0-1
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
York
|
10-1-1
|
0-1-0
|
2
|
|
4
|
Montreal
|
8-1-3
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
Cape Breton
|
8-3-1
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
TMU
|
7-2-3
|
0-0-1
|
5
|
|
7
|
Guelph
|
5-4-3
|
2-0-0
|
22
|
|
8
|
Victoria
|
8-4-3
|
|
8
|
|
9
|
Carleton
|
6-4-2
|
1-0-1
|
10
|
|
10
|
UFV
|
8-3-5
|
|
11
|
Women's Hockey
|
Rank
|
School
|
Record
|
Previous Ranking
|
|
1
|
UBC
|
3-1-0
|
1
|
|
2
|
Montreal
|
2-1-0
|
2
|
|
3
|
Laurier
|
3-0-1
|
6
|
|
4
|
Concordia
|
0-2-0
|
3
|
|
5
|
StFX
|
2-0-2
|
5
|
|
6
|
UPEI
|
4-0-0
|
9
|
|
7
|
Bishop's
|
3-0-0
|
7
|
|
8
|
Queen's
|
3-0-1
|
16
|
|
9
|
Guelph
|
2-2-0
|
4
|
|
10
|
UNB
|
2-1-1
|
13
|
