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.
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.
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
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 6:15 AM.