2026 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 13, 2026By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2026 Season Tags: • No Comments

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Wins	Loses	Win %	Place	SOS	SOS Place	SOR	SOR Place
1	6	0.618	NOTRE DAME	FBSI	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	15.00	6
2	2	0.618	MISSISSIPPI	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	90.50	86	73.00	92
3	2	0.649	TEXAS	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	90.50	86	64.00	74
4	2	0.657	ALABAMA	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	90.50	86	57.50	63
5	-2	0.661	GEORGIA	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	77.50	100
6	6	0.775	TEXAS A & M	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	16.00	7
7	1	0.819	MIAMI	ACC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	42.50	25
8	3	0.833	MICHIGAN	B10	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	51.00	43
9	0	0.848	INDIANA	B10	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	51.50	44
10	10	0.877	LSU	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	19.00	8
11	5	0.884	PENN STATE	B10	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	23.50	12
12	-2	0.917	BYU	B12	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	63.50	72
13	10	0.945	USC	B10	3	0	1.000	1	54.33	21	29.67	15
14	3	0.952	MISSOURI	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	68.50	82
15	10	0.960	DUKE	ACC	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	46.00	29
16	-2	1.004	SMU	ACC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	72.50	91
17	1	1.071	IOWA	B10	2	0	1.000	1	90.50	86	69.00	84
18	-5	1.073	JAMES MADISON	SUN	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	51.50	44
19	3	1.076	TENNESSEE	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	98.50	123
20	-19	1.096	OHIO STATE	B10	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	2.00	1
21	-2	1.167	TEXAS TECH	B12	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	115.50	132
22	9	1.284	VANDERBILT	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	83.00	108
23	-21	1.284	OREGON	B10	1	1	0.500	55	55.00	22	55.50	55
24	5	1.381	WASHINGTON	B10	2	0	1.000	1	126.00	126	118.00	135
25	8	1.393	UTAH	B12	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	54.50	53
26	-5	1.406	OKLAHOMA	SEC	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	6.00	3
27	16	1.435	PITTSBURGH	ACC	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	30.00	16
28	10	1.435	SOUTH FLORIDA	AMC	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	48.00	32
29	13	1.473	SOUTH CAROLINA	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	50.50	41
30	2	1.493	KANSAS STATE	B12	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	85.00	110
31	14	1.524	FLORIDA	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	50.00	38
32	-17	1.528	ILLINOIS	B10	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	20.50	9
33	8	1.530	NEBRASKA	B10	2	0	1.000	1	90.50	86	52.00	46
34	21	1.609	AUBURN	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	37.00	20
35	22	1.660	WAKE FOREST	ACC	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	43.00	26
36	15	1.721	VIRGINIA	ACC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	56.00	57
37	-2	1.754	LOUISVILLE	ACC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	48.50	33
38	11	1.856	HOUSTON	B12	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	90.50	119
39	19	1.858	CINCINNATI	B12	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	61.50	69
40	0	1.860	TCU	B12	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	44.50	28
41	-17	1.863	IOWA STATE	B12	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	57.50	63
42	-5	1.898	TULANE	AMC	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	33.00	18
43	28	1.916	UCLA	B10	2	0	1.000	1	55.00	22	35.50	19
44	10	1.926	CLEMSON	ACC	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	41.00	24
45	3	1.937	TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO	AMC	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	115.50	132
46	-19	1.956	ARIZONA STATE	B12	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	52.50	47
47	19	1.976	WEST VIRGINIA	B12	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	71.00	89
48	-18	2.008	MINNESOTA	B10	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	56.50	60
49	13	2.059	COLORADO	B12	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	116.50	134
50	-22	2.109	MEMPHIS	AMC	2	1	0.667	53	76.67	83	74.67	96
51	8	2.120	NORTH CAROLINA STATE	ACC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	46.50	30
52	18	2.123	NEW MEXICO	MWC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	50.00	38
53	24	2.130	MICHIGAN STATE	B10	2	0	1.000	1	87.50	85	68.50	82
54	24	2.153	NORTH CAROLINA	ACC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	78.50	103
55	33	2.156	MISSISSIPPI STATE	SEC	2	0	1.000	1	90.50	86	53.50	49
56	16	2.162	NORTHWESTERN	B10	1	0	1.000	1	139.00	138	123.00	138
57	27	2.199	MARYLAND	B10	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	54.00	52
58	-19	2.209	CONNECTICUT	FBSI	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	57.50	63
59	10	2.219	TROY	SUN	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	122.50	137
60	22	2.323	CALIFORNIA	ACC	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	37.00	20
61	-17	2.382	ARIZONA	B12	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	61.50	69
62	2	2.427	KENTUCKY	SEC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	68.00	81
63	-29	2.431	ARMY	AMC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	44.00	27
64	23	2.481	APPALACHIAN STATE	SUN	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	105.00	128
65	-5	2.501	NORTH TEXAS	AMC	1	1	0.500	55	60.50	35	59.50	67
66	8	2.511	BAYLOR	B12	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	50.00	38
67	-41	2.522	NAVY	AMC	1	1	0.500	55	97.00	95	87.50	116
68	37	2.522	VIRGINIA TECH	ACC	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	50.50	41
69	10	2.556	MARSHALL	SUN	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	49.50	37
70	-20	2.574	BOISE STATE	P12	1	1	0.500	55	54.00	20	48.50	33
71	-6	2.652	OHIO	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	60.50	35	73.50	94
72	-11	2.655	KANSAS	B12	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	56.00	57
73	7	2.666	ARKANSAS	SEC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	78.00	101
74	-28	2.670	OLD DOMINION	SUN	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	71.00	89
75	10	2.693	WISCONSIN	B10	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	70.50	87
76	-1	2.757	TOLEDO	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	48.50	33
77	-14	2.785	SYRACUSE	ACC	1	1	0.500	55	97.00	95	67.00	79
78	-22	2.793	LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE	SUN	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	64.00	74
79	23	2.846	COLORADO STATE	P12	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	69.00	84
80	1	2.879	CENTRAL FLORIDA	B12	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	39.00	22
81	-34	2.923	GEORGIA SOUTHERN	SUN	1	1	0.500	55	97.00	95	89.00	118
82	30	3.002	TULSA	AMC	2	0	1.000	1	90.50	86	80.50	104
83	12	3.028	COASTAL CAROLINA	SUN	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	54.50	53
84	17	3.036	FLORIDA STATE	ACC	1	1	0.500	55	60.50	35	53.50	49
85	-9	3.036	ARKANSAS STATE	SUN	1	1	0.500	55	96.00	94	82.50	107
86	-34	3.080	GEORGIA TECH	ACC	0	2	0.000	126	1.00	1	12.00	4
87	21	3.087	BOSTON COLLEGE	ACC	1	1	0.500	55	63.50	40	69.50	86
88	-52	3.088	UNLV	MWC	1	2	0.333	120	76.00	82	85.67	111
89	3	3.101	MIAMI (OH)	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	73.50	94
90	27	3.177	GEORGIA STATE	SUN	2	0	1.000	1	97.00	95	65.50	77
91	3	3.243	FRESNO STATE	P12	1	1	0.500	55	60.50	35	57.00	61
92	12	3.299	WESTERN MICHIGAN	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	53.00	48
93	26	3.311	OKLAHOMA STATE	B12	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	31.00	17
94	16	3.336	STANFORD	ACC	1	1	0.500	55	60.50	35	75.00	97
95	11	3.347	SAN JOSE STATE	MWC	2	1	0.667	53	86.67	84	86.67	114
96	-29	3.377	RUTGERS	B10	0	2	0.000	126	28.00	7	39.50	23
97	-14	3.451	SOUTH ALABAMA	SUN	1	1	0.500	55	97.00	95	86.50	113
98	0	3.549	AIR FORCE	MWC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	56.00	57
99	-46	3.595	JACKSONVILLE STATE	USA	1	2	0.333	120	65.00	41	60.33	68
100	23	3.598	FLORIDA ATLANTIC	AMC	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	46.50	30
101	-2	3.611	LIBERTY	USA	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	73.00	92
102	13	3.618	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	USA	1	1	0.500	55	28.00	7	26.50	13
103	-6	3.621	RICE	AMC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	82.00	106
104	12	3.631	PURDUE	B10	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	58.50	66
105	-14	3.725	LOUISIANA TECH	USA	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	48.50	33
106	-38	3.735	EAST CAROLINA	AMC	0	2	0.000	126	1.00	1	21.50	10
107	-21	3.758	BUFFALO	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	97.00	95	101.50	125
108	1	3.781	SOUTHERN MISS	SUN	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	64.50	76
109	-2	3.795	TEMPLE	AMC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	67.00	79
110	23	3.819	MASSACHUSETTS	MAC	2	0	1.000	1	132.50	127	111.00	130
111	-15	3.826	DELAWARE	USA	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	57.00	61
112	-12	3.860	KENNESAW STATE	USA	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	53.50	49
113	22	3.876	NORTH DAKOTA STATE	MWC	3	0	1.000	1	104.67	123	81.33	105
114	-3	3.888	MISSOURI STATE	USA	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	78.00	101
115	-22	3.889	SAN DIEGO STATE	P12	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	62.50	71
116	2	3.895	CENTRAL MICHIGAN	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	84.00	109
117	-14	3.926	HAWAII	MWC	1	2	0.333	120	98.33	122	103.33	127
118	8	4.004	WYOMING	MWC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	77.00	98
119	1	4.134	UAB	AMC	1	1	0.500	55	90.50	86	97.00	121
120	11	4.173	AKRON	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	63.50	72
121	-48	4.421	WESTERN KENTUCKY	USA	0	2	0.000	126	28.00	7	70.50	87
122	-32	4.455	TEXAS STATE	P12	0	2	0.000	126	1.00	1	29.50	14
123	-34	4.485	WASHINGTON STATE	P12	0	2	0.000	126	1.00	1	21.50	10
124	10	4.635	BALL STATE	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	97.00	95	111.50	131
125	2	4.725	EASTERN MICHIGAN	MAC	1	2	0.333	120	58.00	34	65.67	78
126	-1	4.759	NEVADA	MWC	1	1	0.500	55	132.50	127	121.50	136
127	9	4.837	UTEP	MWC	1	1	0.500	55	97.00	95	102.00	126
128	9	4.920	KENT STATE	MAC	1	1	0.500	55	70.00	42	88.00	117
129	-1	4.934	MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE	USA	1	1	0.500	55	97.00	95	86.00	112
130	-17	4.934	NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MWC	0	2	0.000	126	70.00	42	92.00	120
131	-9	4.953	LOUISIANA MONROE	SUN	0	2	0.000	126	28.00	7	55.50	55
132	-18	5.039	SAM HOUSTON	USA	0	2	0.000	126	1.00	1	5.50	2
133	-12	5.143	BOWLING GREEN	MAC	0	2	0.000	126	70.00	42	98.00	122
134	-4	5.258	NEW MEXICO STATE	USA	1	2	0.333	120	104.67	123	101.33	124
135	-3	5.386	CHARLOTTE	AMC	0	2	0.000	126	70.00	42	87.00	115
136	-7	5.404	OREGON STATE	P12	0	2	0.000	126	1.00	1	13.00	5
137	-13	5.497	UTAH STATE	P12	0	2	0.000	126	70.00	42	77.00	98
138	0	5.793	SACRAMENTO STATE	MAC	1	2	0.333	120	104.67	123	106.33	129