Ranking All 138 College Football Teams After Week 3
Week 3 of the 2026 college football season is in the books, and it’s time to evaluate all of those results and rank all 138 teams in the nation. Texas and Georgia hold the top two spots in this week’s rankings, but Ole Miss jumps to No. 4 after its win over LSU on Saturday night. Notre Dame and Indiana round out the top five, with Ohio State and Miami up close behind.
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Louisville (No. 16) is on the rise after a huge victory over SMU on Saturday, with Mississippi State (No. 21), Kansas State (No. 29), Kentucky (No. 32) and Duke (No. 35) also moving up following key wins in Week 3.
South Carolina (No. 40), Kansas (No. 66) and Arkansas (No. 89) are among the teams on the decline in the rankings following Week 3 losses.
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Boise State, Memphis, James Madison, Tulsa, Navy, Western Michigan, New Mexico and North Dakota State headline the highest-ranked Group of 6 teams after Week 3.
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Ranking All 138 College Football Teams After Week 3
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Rank |
Team |
|
1 |
Texas |
|
2 |
Georgia |
|
3 |
Notre Dame |
|
4 |
Ole Miss |
|
5 |
Indiana |
|
6 |
Ohio State |
|
7 |
Miami |
|
8 |
LSU |
|
9 |
Alabama |
|
10 |
Texas Tech |
|
11 |
BYU |
|
12 |
USC |
|
13 |
Penn State |
|
14 |
Tennessee |
|
15 |
Utah |
|
16 |
Louisville |
|
17 |
Oregon |
|
18 |
Michigan |
|
19 |
Iowa |
|
20 |
Florida |
|
21 |
Mississippi State |
|
22 |
Missouri |
|
23 |
Virginia Tech |
|
24 |
Houston |
|
25 |
SMU |
|
26 |
Boise State |
|
27 |
Oklahoma |
|
28 |
West Virginia |
|
29 |
Kansas State |
|
30 |
Tulsa |
|
31 |
Oklahoma State |
|
32 |
Kentucky |
|
33 |
Texas A&M |
|
34 |
UCLA |
|
35 |
Duke |
|
36 |
Washington |
|
37 |
Virginia |
|
38 |
Arizona |
|
39 |
Pitt |
|
40 |
South Carolina |
|
41 |
Auburn |
|
42 |
Illinois |
|
43 |
Nebraska |
|
44 |
Arizona State |
|
45 |
Memphis |
|
46 |
Vanderbilt |
|
47 |
Northwestern |
|
48 |
California |
|
49 |
Clemson |
|
50 |
Minnesota |
|
51 |
Wisconsin |
|
52 |
Wake Forest |
|
53 |
James Madison |
|
54 |
Baylor |
|
55 |
TCU |
|
56 |
North Carolina |
|
57 |
Colorado |
|
58 |
Western Michigan |
|
59 |
New Mexico |
|
60 |
Florida State |
|
61 |
NC State |
|
62 |
North Dakota State |
|
63 |
Cincinnati |
|
64 |
Maryland |
|
65 |
Georgia Tech |
|
66 |
Kansas |
|
67 |
Fresno State |
|
68 |
UTSA |
|
69 |
UCF |
|
70 |
South Florida |
|
71 |
Florida Atlantic |
|
72 |
Michigan State |
|
73 |
Iowa State |
|
74 |
Navy |
|
75 |
Army |
|
76 |
San Diego State |
|
77 |
Texas State |
|
78 |
North Texas |
|
79 |
Oregon State |
|
80 |
Syracuse |
|
81 |
UNLV |
|
82 |
Stanford |
|
83 |
Hawaii |
|
84 |
Air Force |
|
85 |
Purdue |
|
86 |
Boston College |
|
87 |
Tulane |
|
88 |
Appalachian State |
|
89 |
Arkansas |
|
90 |
East Carolina |
|
91 |
Troy |
|
92 |
Miami (Ohio) |
|
93 |
Colorado State |
|
94 |
Washington State |
|
95 |
UMass |
|
96 |
Marshall |
|
97 |
Toledo |
|
98 |
Temple |
|
99 |
UConn |
|
100 |
Old Dominion |
|
101 |
Delaware |
|
102 |
Arkansas State |
|
103 |
South Alabama |
|
104 |
Ohio |
|
105 |
Jacksonville State |
|
106 |
Georgia Southern |
|
107 |
Louisiana Tech |
|
108 |
FIU |
|
109 |
Georgia State |
|
110 |
Rutgers |
|
111 |
Liberty |
|
112 |
Louisiana |
|
113 |
Kennesaw State |
|
114 |
Central Michigan |
|
115 |
San Jose State |
|
116 |
Middle Tennessee |
|
117 |
Nevada |
|
118 |
Western Kentucky |
|
119 |
Coastal Carolina |
|
120 |
Wyoming |
|
121 |
UAB |
|
122 |
Buffalo |
|
123 |
Rice |
|
124 |
Eastern Michigan |
|
125 |
New Mexico State |
|
126 |
Akron |
|
127 |
Kent State |
|
128 |
Southern Miss |
|
129 |
Missouri State |
|
130 |
Sam Houston |
|
131 |
Utah State |
|
132 |
UTEP |
|
133 |
Bowling Green |
|
134 |
Ball State |
|
135 |
Northern Illinois |
|
136 |
ULM |
|
137 |
Sacramento State |
|
138 |
Charlotte |
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This story was originally published September 22, 2026 at 7:15 AM.
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