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GAA Football Power Rankings 2026

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Replying To brayballer:  "What you on about.In 2024 Mayo were not runners up .Derry beat us in final after penos."
League Final was a draw. Penalties is separate almost unrelated event. Be same as if they settled it over a coin flip or rock, scissors, paper :-)

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4030 - 16/02/2026 16:28:27    2656838

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "1 Donegal
2 Kerry
3= Mayo
3= Roscommon
5 Galway
6 Armagh
7 Dublin
8 Monaghan
9 Cork
10 Meath
11 Tyrone
12 Derry
13= Kildare
13= Louth
15 Cavan
16 Offaly
17 Down
18 Westmeath
19 Wexford
20 Laois
21 Limerick
22 Clare
23 Sligo
24 Fermanagh
25 Carlow
26 Wicklow
27 Tipperary
28 Leitrim
29 London
30 Longford
31 Waterford
32 Antrim"
Big difference between your rankings and the bookies rankings at the moment.

Tirawleybaron Bookies
1.Donegal Kerry
2. Kerry Donegal
3. Mayo & Roscommon Galway
4. Mayo
5. Galway Armagh
6. Armagh Dublin
7. Dublin Tyrone
8. Monaghan Derry
9. Cork Meath
10. Meath 10. Monaghan/ Down &
Cork
11. Tyrone
12. Derry
13. Kildare & Louth 13. Kildare
14. Roscommon
15. Cavan 15. Louth.

letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 847 - 16/02/2026 16:36:46    2656839

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "1 Donegal
2 Kerry
3= Mayo
3= Roscommon
5 Galway
6 Armagh
7 Dublin
8 Monaghan
9 Cork
10 Meath
11 Tyrone
12 Derry
13= Kildare
13= Louth
15 Cavan
16 Offaly
17 Down
18 Westmeath
19 Wexford
20 Laois
21 Limerick
22 Clare
23 Sligo
24 Fermanagh
25 Carlow
26 Wicklow
27 Tipperary
28 Leitrim
29 London
30 Longford
31 Waterford
32 Antrim"
I think it's a bit of a useless exercise trying to draw up a Power Ranking for 2026 in the middle of February as different teams are at different stages in their Championship preparations.
Kerry for example are resting quite a few players in the League because of the standard in the Munster Championship so their Ranking is lower than it should be.

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 846 - 16/02/2026 16:55:22    2656844

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Replying To letsgetgoing:  "Big difference between your rankings and the bookies rankings at the moment.

Tirawleybaron Bookies
1.Donegal Kerry
2. Kerry Donegal
3. Mayo & Roscommon Galway
4. Mayo
5. Galway Armagh
6. Armagh Dublin
7. Dublin Tyrone
8. Monaghan Derry
9. Cork Meath
10. Meath 10. Monaghan/ Down &
Cork
11. Tyrone
12. Derry
13. Kildare & Louth 13. Kildare
14. Roscommon
15. Cavan 15. Louth."
Sorry. Did not copy as clearly as I had intended.

letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 847 - 16/02/2026 18:21:14    2656861

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Replying To letsgetgoing:  "Sorry. Did not copy as clearly as I had intended."
not that awfully different bar Roscommon, Tyrone and Derry.

The idea of power rankings is to rank team bases on a mix of recent past form and current form - with an emphasis put on current form.
Of course its not relevant to championship in GAA - but who cares - I'm enjoying that fact that some lads take the whole idea of power rankings to heart, as if their county has been insulted

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1680 - 18/02/2026 13:29:22    2657129

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For me it's as simple as
1/2 Kerry & Donegal
3. Armagh, Galway, rossies (not in order)
4. Dubs, mayo, Tyrone, Derry (not in order)
5. Meath(maybe harsh)
6. Monaghan, Kildare

And the gap may look big between the top 2 and the rest but I don't think it is I think there is virtually nothing between top 9 except a bit of consistency, many forget this time 2 years ago dubs and Derry contested a league final after Derry ran Kerry close in semi the year before and dubs raining all Ireland champs and then both the dogs for a wee while, that kind of form can happen anyone when so little between all these teams, for me it's whoever can keep squad fit and can build up a bit of form without giving away too much tactically in league, also league good for squad building thats why Kerry slightly ahead for me. But if any of the teams in group 4 or up won I'd not be surprised, all Ireland wife open just like it has been for 3 or 4 years

Liftball (Armagh) - Posts: 49 - 19/02/2026 16:42:39    2657346

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