2021 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 14, 2021By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2021 Season Tags: • No Comments

2021 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	32	0.118	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UAB 56–7
2	0	0.120	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Syracuse 17–7
3	15	0.149	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa State 27–17
4	5	0.150	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colorado 10–7
5	30	0.150	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Ball State 44–13
6	31	0.179	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Middle Tennessee 35–14
7	35	0.189	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat NC State 24–10
8	24	0.221	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ohio State 35–28
9	27	0.358	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UConn 49–0
10	-2	0.359	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Washington 31–10
11	-6	0.387	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tennessee 41–34
12	-2	0.430	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
13	25	0.435	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Western Carolina Catamounts 76–0
14	6	0.451	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat South Florida 42–20
15	1	0.466	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas 40–21
16	-9	0.469	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Missouri 35–28
17	14	0.480	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas Southern Tigers 66–7
18	21	0.495	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Howard Bison 62–0
19	34	0.500	SMU	IND AAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat North Texas 35–12
20	-7	0.516	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Mercer Bears 48–14
21	-9	0.528	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Western Kentucky 38–35
22	35	0.562	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas 49–22
23	1	0.577	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Austin Peay Governors 54–17
24	-5	0.581	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bowling Green 22–19
25	9	0.581	BYU	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Utah 26–17
26	-11	0.588	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Norfolk State Spartans 41–16
27	14	0.652	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 63–14
28	-3	0.652	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Youngstown State Penguins 42–14
29	25	0.656	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Troy 21–13
30	-8	0.726	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Southern Illinois Salukis 31–23
31	35	0.728	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arkansas State 55–50
32	12	0.738	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 38–10
33	10	0.740	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat North Dakota Fighting Hawks 48–24
34	-11	0.744	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 28–22
35	11	0.820	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Toledo 32–29
36	40	0.837	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 50–43
37	-36	0.862	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Alabama State Hornets 62–0
38	17	1.016	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 42–14
39	-36	1.053	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Carolina Central Eagles 44–10
40	10	1.081	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Massachusetts 45–28
41	-30	1.088	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Murray State Racers 42–7
42	-15	1.095	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Arizona 38–14
43	-15	1.112	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Lamar Cardinals 54–0
44	7	1.128	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Carolina 20–17
45	7	1.130	TCU	B12	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat California 34–32
46	18	1.148	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UNLV 37–10
47	20	1.164	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Navy 23–3
48	-8	1.177	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Idaho State Bengals 49–10
49	22	1.203	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat New Mexico State 34–25
50	23	1.217	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulsa 28–23
51	33	1.474	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	1–1	0.500	54	+2	Beat UTEP 54–13
52	35	1.845	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 34–7
53	-27	1.943	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Oregon 28–35
54	48	1.958	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Georgia Southern 38–6
55	-26	1.993	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Kentucky 28–35
56	-39	2.058	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Arkansas 21–40
57	41	2.135	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat USC 42–28
58	-13	2.200	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Wyoming 43–50
59	52	2.412	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat App State 25–23
60	32	2.456	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Florida International 23–17
61	30	2.806	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Georgia State 59–17
62	16	2.813	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	51	0	Beat Cal Poly Mustangs 63–10
63	22	2.827	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Long Island University Sharks 66–0
64	-58	2.837	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 34–41
65	-61	2.864	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Mississippi State 10–24
66	-52	2.960	USC	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Stanford 28–42
67	36	2.993	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Rice 44–7
68	-47	3.037	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Rutgers 7–17
69	25	3.038	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Hawai'i 45–27
70	16	3.065	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Morgan State Bears 69–20
71	-22	3.090	Troy (TROY)	SUN	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Liberty 13–21
72	17	3.115	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat South Carolina State Bulldogs 49–3
73	-17	3.132	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Army 35–38
74	-14	3.200	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Notre Dame 29–32
75	8	3.202	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat North Carolina A&T Aggies 45–17
76	-13	3.256	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Texas A&M 7–10
77	16	3.273	LSU	SEC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat McNeese Cowboys 34–7
78	31	3.323	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Idaho Vandals 56–14
79	3	3.342	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Portland State Vikings 44–24
80	32	3.345	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat VMI Keydets 60–10
81	-16	3.347	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to BYU 17–26
82	-23	3.369	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–35
83	-15	3.405	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Memphis 50–55
84	23	3.434	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Grambling Tigers 37–0
85	29	3.442	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	2–1	0.667	51	-1	Beat Buffalo 28–3
86	14	3.451	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Eastern Kentucky Colonels 30–3
87	23	3.472	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Hampton Pirates 47–7
88	-27	3.501	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to SMU 12–35
89	33	3.516	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Akron 45–24
90	-13	3.543	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat SE Louisiana Lions 45–42
91	-19	3.561	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Iowa 17–27
92	9	3.572	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Indiana State Sycamores 24–6
93	23	3.640	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Illinois State Redbirds 28–0
94	-47	3.692	UTEP	USA	2–1	0.667	51	-1	Lost to Boise State 13–54
95	-33	3.699	UAB	USA	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Georgia 7–56
96	-22	3.742	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Coastal Carolina 22–49
97	-28	3.771	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Penn State 13–44
98	-17	4.105	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	109	+2	Lost to Virginia 14–42
99	-41	4.162	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Texas State 17–23
100	-70	4.350	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Miami 23–25
101	-53	4.368	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Nebraska 3–28
102	-7	4.417	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Robert Morris Colonials 45–0
103	-24	4.424	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Kennesaw State Owls 45–17
104	-5	4.476	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Miami (OH) 31–26
105	-9	4.607	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	BYE
106	-36	4.683	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 7–34
107	-32	4.695	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Florida Atlantic 6–38
108	-4	4.710	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Nicholls Colonels 27–24
109	21	5.031	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Colorado State 24–21
110	-22	5.300	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–2	0.000	111	0	Lost to TCU 32–34
111	-21	5.530	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–2	0.000	111	0	Lost to San Diego State 14–38
112	5	5.829	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	0–1	0.000	111	0	BYE
113	6	5.915	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	0–2	0.000	111	0	Lost to Air Force 3–23
114	6	5.938	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	111	0	Lost to Boston College 28–45
115	-10	6.251	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	1–2	0.333	109	-1	Lost to Oregon State 27–45
116	-19	6.769	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to South Carolina 17–20
117	7	6.779	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-1	Lost to New Mexico 25–34
118	-3	7.029	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to South Alabama 19–22
119	-1	7.115	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Minnesota 26–31
120	-14	7.258	Rice (RICE)	USA	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Houston 7–44
121	0	7.402	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Florida 20–42
122	-9	7.500	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to North Carolina 17–59
123	0	7.528	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Temple 24–45
124	1	7.819	UNLV	MWC	0–2	0.000	111	0	Lost to Arizona State 10–37
125	-45	8.367	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	111	0	Lost to Jacksonville State Gamecocks 17–20
126	1	8.424	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	0–2	0.000	111	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 23–28
127	1	8.591	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–2	0.000	111	0	Lost to Michigan 10–31
128	-2	8.820	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Purdue 0–49
129	0	9.326	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Vanderbilt 21–24
130	-22	9.452	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Duquesne Dukes 26–28