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)
First opened: 1914Seating capacity: 61,377Last year’s ranking: No. 25
24. Spartan Stadium (Michigan State)
First opened: 1923Seating capacity: 74,866Last year’s ranking: No. 22
For coverage of Michigan State, head over to Spartans Wire.
23. Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State)
First opened: 1919Seating capacity: 52,202Last year’s ranking: Unranked
22. Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State)
First opened: 1966Seating capacity: 56,919Last year’s ranking: Unranked
21. Notre Dame Stadium
First opened: 1930Seating capacity: 80,795Last year’s ranking: No. 21
For coverage of Notre Dame, head over to Fighting Irish Wire.
20. Rice-Eccles Stadium (Utah)
First opened: 1998Seating capacity: 51,444Last year’s ranking: No. 18
19. Kinnick Stadium (Iowa)
First opened: 1929Seating capacity: 69,250Last year’s ranking: Unranked
For coverage of Iowa, head over to Hawkeyes Wire.
18. Husky Stadium (Washington)
First opened: 1920Seating capacity: 70,138Last year’s ranking: Unranked
For coverage of Washington, head over to Huskies Wire.
17. Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn)
First opened: 1939Seating capacity: 87,451Last year’s ranking: No. 14
For coverage of Auburn, head over to Auburn Wire.
16. Williams-Brice Stadium (South Carolina)
First opened: 1934Seating capacity: 77,449Last year’s ranking: No. 15
15. Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin)
First opened: 1917Seating capacity: 75,822Last year’s ranking: No. 7
For coverage of Wisconsin, head over to Badgers Wire.
14. Doak S. Campbell Stadium (Florida State)
First opened: 1950Seating capacity: 60,000-70,000 after current renovationsLast year’s ranking: No. 9
For coverage of Florida State, head over to FSU Wire.
13. Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas)
First opened: 1924Seating capacity: 100,119Last year’s ranking: No. 19
For coverage of Texas, head over to Longhorns Wire.
12. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee)
First opened: 1921Seating capacity: 101,195Last year’s ranking: No. 13
For coverage of Tennessee, head over to Vols Wire.
11. Kyle Field (Texas A&M)
First opened: 1905Seating capacity: 102,733Last year’s ranking: No. 1
For coverage of Texas A&M, head over to Aggies Wire.
10. Michigan Stadium
First opened: 1927Seating capacity: 107,601Last year’s ranking: No. 16
For coverage of Michigan, head over to Wolverines Wire.
9. Autzen Stadium (Oregon)
First opened: 1967Seating capacity: 54,000Last year’s ranking: No. 11
For coverage of Oregon, head over to Ducks Wire.
8. Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
First opened: 1923Seating capacity: 80,126Last year’s ranking: No. 8
For coverage of Oklahoma, head over to Sooners Wire.
7. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida)
First opened: 1930Seating capacity: 88,548Last year’s ranking: No. 10
For coverage of Florida, head over to Gators Wire.
6. Clemson Memorial Stadium
First opened: 1942Seating capacity: 81,500Last year’s ranking: No. 12
For coverage of Clemson, head over to Clemson Wire.
5. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama)
First opened: 1929Seating capacity: 100,077Last year’s ranking: No. 2
4. Sanford Stadium (Georgia)
First opened: 1929Seating capacity: 93,033Last year’s ranking: No. 5
For coverage of Georgia, head over to UGA Wire.
3. Ohio State (Ohio State)
First opened: 1922Seating capacity: 102,780Last year’s ranking: No. 4
For coverage of Ohio State, head over to Buckeyes Wire.
2. Beaver Stadium (Penn State)
First opened: 1960Seating capacity: 106,572Last year’s ranking: No. 6
For coverage of Penn State, head over to Nittany Lions Wire.
1 Tiger Stadium (LSU)
First opened: 1924Seating capacity: 102,321Last year’s ranking: No. 3
For coverage of LSU, head over to LSU Tigers Wire.
This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: College Football 26: All stadiums in order of ‘Toughest to Play’
