College Football 26 'Toughest Places to Play' revealed: All top stadiums 1-25

USA Today

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With EA Sports College Football series slated to return for another year, several aspects of the extremely popular video game are being revealed in the lead-up to its July 10 release.
Another of those aspects happened on Tuesday with the reveal of the 25 Toughest Places to Play list, which saw some changes from this time a year ago. Texas A&M's Kyle Field is no longer at the top of the list; in fact, it didn't crack the top 10 in this year's rankings.
Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium was still highly ranked, as it should be. After all, the Crimson Tide have only lost three games there dating back to the end of the 2012 regular season. A familiar SEC venue was ranked in the top spot while others moved in and out of the top 10.
With that, here's a look at the 10 Toughest Places to Play in EA Sports' College Football 26, along with stadium information and where each stadium ranked in last year's list.
Note: Last year's rankings are the initial rankings as revealed in summer 2024.
College Football 26: new Toughest Places to Play full list unveiled
25. Davis-Wade Stadium (Mississippi State)
24. Spartan Stadium (Michigan State)
For coverage of Michigan State, head over to Spartans Wire.
23. Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State)
22. Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State)
21. Notre Dame Stadium
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20. Rice-Eccles Stadium (Utah)
19. Kinnick Stadium (Iowa)
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18. Husky Stadium (Washington)
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17. Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn)
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16. Williams-Brice Stadium (South Carolina)
15. Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin)
For coverage of Wisconsin, head over to Badgers Wire.
14. Doak S. Campbell Stadium (Florida State)
For coverage of Florida State, head over to FSU Wire.
13. Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas)
For coverage of Texas, head over to Longhorns Wire.
12. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee)
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11. Kyle Field (Texas A&M)
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10. Michigan Stadium
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9. Autzen Stadium (Oregon)
For coverage of Oregon, head over to Ducks Wire.
8. Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
For coverage of Oklahoma, head over to Sooners Wire.
7. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida)
For coverage of Florida, head over to Gators Wire.
6. Clemson Memorial Stadium
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5. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama)
4. Sanford Stadium (Georgia)
For coverage of Georgia, head over to UGA Wire.
3. Ohio State (Ohio State)
For coverage of Ohio State, head over to Buckeyes Wire.
2. Beaver Stadium (Penn State)
For coverage of Penn State, head over to Nittany Lions Wire.
1 Tiger Stadium (LSU)
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