TORONTO, Ont. – On Tuesday, October 6, 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 returns to the No. 1 spot, the undefeated Gryphons women's soccer team remains No. 5 in the national rankings. Men's cross country holds at No. 7 and women's cross country stays at No. 9. Football makes their first appearance in the U SPORTS Top 10 this season at No. 10. 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 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. 6, 2026)
| Men's Rugby |
No. 1 |
| Women's Rugby |
No. 1 |
| Women's Soccer |
No. 5 |
| Men's Cross Country |
No. 7 |
| Women's Cross Country |
No. 9 |
| Football |
No. 10 |
Men's Rugby: No. 1
The Gryphons men's rugby team continues their run as the No. 1-ranked team in the latest National Top 10 Coaches' Choice rankings. The reigning national champions picked up a 62-10 road win over the Trent Exalibur on Saturday (Oct. 3). The Gryphons are now 4-0 on the season and leading the OUA Men's Rugby ladder. Next up for the Gryphs, a home matchup on Friday night (Oct. 9) when they host the Laurier Golden Hawks.
Women's Rugby: No. 1
The Gryphons women's rugby team returns to the No. 1 spot in the latest U SPORTS Top 10. The Gryphons knocked off the previously unbeaten and No. 5-ranked Western Mustangs 47-17 on Saturday (Oct. 3) with Addy Holmes led the charge, scoring three tries in the victory. The Gryphons improve to 5-0 on the season and lead the OUA standings with one regular season game left to play. Next up for the Gryphs, a road matchup in Toronto against the York Lions on Friday night (Oct. 9) in their final regular season game of 2026.
Women's Soccer: No. 5
The Gryphons women's soccer team continues their stay in the Top 5 of the latest national rankings at No. 5.
Ella Cahill's winner in the 67th minute proved to be the difference on the road in their 1-0 win over York on Friday night (Oct. 2). The Gryphons returned home on Sunday (Oct. 4) and kept another clean sheet in their 2-0 victory over Waterloo with goals from
Isabella Trepanier and
Olivia Rizakos. The Gryphs have extended longest undefeated stretch in program history to nine matches as they remain undefeated with a 9-0-0 record as the leaders in the OUA West division. The Gryphons return to the pitch on Friday night (Oct. 9) when they host the McMaster Marauders.
Cross Country: Men – No. 7 | Women – No. 9
The Gryphons cross country teams maintain their rankings in this week's national rankings with the men's team at No. 7 and women's team at No. 9. The Gryphons are idle this week with their next meet on Friday, Oct. 16 in Hamilton for the Marauder BayFront Open.
Football: No. 10
The Gryphons football team for the first time in the 2026 season are ranked in the U SPORTS Top 10, cracking the latest rankings at No. 10. The Gryphons on Saturday (Oct. 3) won their 4th straight game, shutting out the Toronto Varsity Blues 46-0 as
Willem Arseneau and
Ethan Garwe each found the end zone twice. The Gryphs are now on their bye week with a 4-2 record as they'll next be in action on Saturday, Oct. 17 when they pay a visit to Kingston to take on the reigning Yates Cup Champions, Queen's Gaels.
Men's Rugby
| Rank |
School |
| 1 |
Guelph |
| 2 |
UBC |
| 3 |
Victoria |
| 4 |
Montreal |
| 5 |
Western |
| 6 |
ETS |
| 7 |
Ottawa |
| 8 |
Trinity Western |
| 9 |
Queen's |
| 10 |
Laurier |
Women's Rugby
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Guelph |
5-0-0 |
2 |
| 2 |
Laval |
5-0-0 |
1 |
| 3 |
Queen's |
4-1-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
Victoria |
4-0-0 |
4 |
| 5 |
Ottawa |
5-0-0 |
6 |
| 6 |
UBC |
3-1-0 |
7 |
| 7 |
Western |
4-1-0 |
5 |
| 8 |
Acadia |
4-1-0 |
8 |
| 9 |
Brock |
3-2-0 |
9 |
| 10 |
Montreal |
3-2-0 |
10 |
Women's Soccer
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
UBC |
10-0-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Montreal |
9-0-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Calgary |
9-0-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
Ottawa |
8-0-1 |
4 |
| 5 |
Guelph |
9-0-0 |
5 |
| 6 |
Toronto |
6-2-1 |
6 |
| 7 |
Cape Breton |
6-1-1 |
7 |
| 8 |
Dalhousie |
6-1-2 |
9 |
| 9 |
Nipissing |
6-2-1 |
8 |
| 10 |
UNB |
6-1-2 |
14 |
Men's Cross Country
| Rank |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
McMaster |
99 |
| 2 |
Sherbrooke |
82 |
| 3 |
Queen's |
69 |
| 4 |
Laval |
65 |
| 5 |
Western |
52 |
| 6 |
Victoria |
49 |
| 7 |
Guelph |
36 |
| 8 |
UNB |
35 |
| 9 |
Windsor |
22 |
| 10 |
Dalhousie |
19 |
Women's Cross Country
| Rank |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Victoria |
92 |
| 2 |
Windsor |
77 |
| 3 |
UBC |
65 |
| 4 |
Queen's |
64 |
| 5 |
Laval |
53 |
| 6 |
McMaster |
48 |
| 7 |
StFX |
44 |
| 8 |
UNB |
29 |
| 9 |
Guelph |
26 |
| 10 |
Dalhousie |
20 |
Football
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Laval |
5-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Montreal |
4-1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Queen's |
5-0 |
4 |
| 4 |
Saskatchewan |
4-1 |
5 |
| 5 |
Western |
4-1 |
3 |
| 6 |
Saint Mary's |
5-0 |
6 |
| 7 |
Windsor |
4-2 |
8 |
| 8 |
McMaster |
4-1 |
11 |
| 9 |
McGill |
4-1 |
12 |
| 10 |
Guelph |
4-2 |
13 |
