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2026 NCAA Division II football rankings
2026 NCAA Division II football rankings: AFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll and D2Football.com Top 25. Ferris State (6-0) is No. 1 in both as of October 12, 2026; NPI governs at-large playoff selection.
2026 NCAA Division II football season
2026 NCAA Division II football season: two-time defending champion Ferris State unanimous preseason No. 1 in AFCA and D2Football.com polls; Harding, Kutztown, Pittsburg State next; title game Dec. 19, 2026, McKinney, Texas.
2026 NCAA Division III football season
2026 NCAA Division III football season: 243 non-scholarship D3 teams; 40-team playoff expanded from 32; NPI at-large metric; title game January 3, 2027 at Salem Stadium, VA; defending champion John Carroll.
2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Matt Rhule's fourth season, Big Ten; 5-1 (2-1) after Oct. 10 loss to No. 7 Indiana; home games at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln.
2026 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
2026 Nevada Wolf Pack football team: University of Nevada, Reno FBS team in the Mountain West, third season under Jeff Choate, 2-3 (1-1 MWC) through October 10 after wins over Western Kentucky and UTEP.
2026 New England Patriots season
2026 New England Patriots season: NFL defending AFC champions under Mike Vrabel after Super Bowl LX loss to Seattle; opened 3-2, A.J. Brown traded in, Munich game vs Detroit, six national TV games.
2026 New Orleans Saints season
The 2026 New Orleans Saints season is the NFL franchise's 60th season, its second under head coach Kellen Moore and first full season with quarterback Tyler Shough.
2026 New York Giants season
2026 New York Giants season, the franchise's 102nd, first under head coach John Harbaugh (hired January 20, 2026). Giants were 3-1-1 through Week 5, opening with a 28-20 Sunday Night Football win over Dallas.
2026 New York Jets season
2026 New York Jets season: second year under Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey after a 3-14 2025; drafted David Bailey No. 2, traded for Geno Smith and T'Vondre Sweat, graded A-/A, 2-3 through Week 5.
2026 New York Liberty season
2026 New York Liberty season, the WNBA franchise's 30th, under first-year coach Chris DeMarco. Finished 26-18 (8th seed), became the first No. 8 seed to beat a No. 1 seed by sweeping Minnesota, then lost the semifinals to Atlanta.
2026 New York Mets season
2026 New York Mets season: the Mets' 65th MLB season at Citi Field. Remade roster under David Stearns (Peralta, Bichette, Robert Jr.), $352.2M top payroll, manager Carlos Mendoza fired June 26, finished 74-88, fifth in NL East, no playoffs.
2026 New York Yankees season
2026 New York Yankees season: 124th MLB season under Aaron Boone at Yankee Stadium. Finished 92-68, clinched a third straight playoff berth, swept Boston in the Wild Card Series, then lost the ALDS to Tampa Bay; Judge missed the postseason with a calf strain.
2026 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa
2026 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, Rugby's Greatest Rivalry: inaugural four-yearly All Blacks tour, eight matches, four Tests, Springboks won series 3-1 including Baltimore finale.
2026 NFL season
2026 NFL season: 107th NFL season, 18-week 272-game regular season starting Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 in Seattle, nine international games (Melbourne, Rio, London, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Mexico City), Super Bowl LXI Feb 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium.
2026 NHL entry draft
2026 NHL entry draft: player selection held June 26-27, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, in a decentralized format. Toronto won the lottery for the first pick; 223 players chosen, led by prospect Gavin McKenna.
2026 NHL Winter Classic
2026 NHL Winter Classic, 17th edition, Jan 2, 2026 at loanDepot park, Miami: Rangers beat Panthers 5-1; Zibanejad's first Winter Classic hat trick and first five-point outdoor game; 36,153 attendance, 63°F.
2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season
2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season, NPB's 12-club Central and Pacific League season, opened March 27, 2026; Hanshin won the Central League at 79-62-2, SoftBank led the Pacific League, and NPB adopted a pitch clock on August 3, 2026.
2026 NLL season
2026 NLL season (2025-26): 14-team National Lacrosse League campaign; Vancouver topped standings 13-5; Toronto Rock beat Halifax Thunderbirds 2-0 for its seventh title, Sam English Finals MVP; Finn Thomson drafted first overall.
2026 Norfolk State Spartans football team
2026 Norfolk State Spartans football team, MEAC FCS program under second-year head coach Michael Vick; went 4-3 in nonconference play with wins over Winston-Salem State, Hampton, Chicago State, and Virginia-Lynchburg after a 1-11 season in 2025.
2026 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
2026 North Carolina Tar Heels football: second season under Bill Belichick, ACC, opened with 15-10 Dublin win over TCU; Bobby Petrino hired as OC after 4-8 in 2025; win total 4.5, No. 1 strength of schedule.
2026 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
2026 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team, UND, Missouri Valley Football Conference FCS squad under second-year coach Eric Schmidt; 5-2 (2-1 MVFC) through Oct 10, ranked as high as No. 6, home Alerus Center, captains Rucker, Strandell, Devereaux, Kaminski, Thaden.
2026 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2026 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represents Northern Illinois University in the 2026 FBS season, its first in the Mountain West after 39 MAC seasons.
2026 Northwestern State Demons football team
2026 Northwestern State Demons football team: NSU Demons FCS Southland Conference season, third under head coach Blaine McCorkle; opened 0-6 (0-3 SLC), losing 37-42 to NAIA Louisiana Christian and 6-80 at Louisiana Tech; six home games at Turpin Stadium.
2026 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
2026 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team: Marcus Freeman's independent Irish, coming off a 10-2 2025 CFP snub, opened 6-0 with wins over Wisconsin, Rice, Michigan State, North Carolina, and Stanford, ranked No. 2 in the AP poll behind Georgia.
2026 Novak Djokovic tennis season
2026 Novak Djokovic tennis season: Serbian player's 22nd and final planned season; Australian Open final lost to Alcaraz, Beijing title (102nd career, 21st straight season with a title), US Open first-round exit.
2026 NRL season
2026 NRL Telstra Premiership: 17-club Australian rugby league season opened in Las Vegas on 28 February, introduced six-player benches and 20-metre set restarts, drew record four-million-plus attendance, and ended with the Sydney Roosters beating Newcastle 19-18 in the Grand Final.
2026 NRL Women's season
2026 NRL Women's season, ninth NRLW Telstra Women's Premiership, 12 teams, July 2 to October 4, 2026; Sydney Roosters beat Brisbane Broncos 30-6 in the Grand Final; Magic Round at Wagga Wagga.
2026 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 2026 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represents Ohio State University in the 2026 NCAA Division I season, opening as AP preseason No. 1 under coach Ryan Day.
2026 Oklahoma Sooners football team
2026 Oklahoma Sooners football team: University of Oklahoma's 132nd FBS season, second in the SEC, under fifth-year coach Brent Venables. Ranked No. 10 preseason; 3-2 through October 10, including a 27-24 upset of No. 1 Texas.
2026 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
2026 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team: 127th Cowboys season, first under coach Eric Morris from North Texas, after a 1-11 2025. 4-1 start (2-0 Big 12), upset of No. 6 Oregon, ranked No. 18 AP.