Week 3 saw some top 10 teams sweat out close finishes against unranked opponents. 3 new programs cracked the top 25 list, and Clemson and Ohio St. both fell in the rankings despite picking up wins.
The weeks biggest faller was UCLA who tumbled from 13th in the rankings to 24th after their 40-37 loss to Fresno St. The Michigan St. Spartans make their top 25 debut after downing Miami (24) by a score of 38-17.
Voters showed Penn St. the love moving them from 10th to 6th in the rankings on the heels of their 28-20 win over Auburn. Meanwhile Florida stayed right where they were after giving Alabama all they could handle in the Swamp this past weekend.
Here’s how the rest of the top 25 played out:
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | PREVIOUS | RECORD |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 1,547 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Georgia (3) | 1,491 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 1,385 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 1,302 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 1,298 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Penn State | 1,197 | 10 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 1,158 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1,145 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Clemson | 1,074 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 976 | 9 | 2-1 |
| 11 | Florida | 930 | 11 | 2-1 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 874 | 12 | 3-0 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 717 | 17 | 3-0 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 664 | 14 | 2-1 |
| 15 | BYU | 603 | 23 | 3-0 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 537 | 20 | 3-0 |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 526 | 16 | 3-0 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 513 | 18 | 1-1 |
| 19 | Michigan | 456 | 25 | 3-0 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 389 | NR | 3-0 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 306 | 21 | 2-1 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 201 | NR | 3-1 |
| 23 | Auburn | 166 | 22 | 2-1 |
| 24 | UCLA | 142 | 13 | 2-1 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 127 | NR | 3-0 |