Week 3 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Alabama | 3-0 | 0.935524 | 2 | 1 | 9.41774 | 3 | 22.2745 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Stanford | 3-0 | 0.844629 | 5 | 3 | 10.4261 | 1 | 11.8923 | 11 | |
| FBS | 3 | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 0.758782 | 11 | 8 | 9.10949 | 4 | 11.7811 | 12 | |
| FBS | 4 | Arizona | 3-0 | 0.755514 | 6 | 2 | 8.44109 | 7 | 14.4187 | 8 | |
| FBS | 5 | Georgia | 3-0 | 0.74371 | 8 | 3 | 8.50702 | 5 | 13.3482 | 9 | |
| FBS | 6 | Louisiana State | 3-0 | 0.740041 | 1 | -5 | 7.26625 | 12 | 18.4046 | 3 | |
| FBS | 7 | Florida | 3-0 | 0.730274 | 20 | 13 | 9.50108 | 2 | 8.20291 | 24 | |
| FBS | 8 | South Carolina | 3-0 | 0.71371 | 17 | 9 | 7.64138 | 11 | 15.0422 | 7 | |
| FBS | 9 | U.C.L.A. | 3-0 | 0.703836 | 4 | -5 | 8.46487 | 6 | 10.8638 | 16 | |
| FBS | 10 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 0.697036 | 3 | -7 | 8.14853 | 9 | 11.761 | 13 | |
| FBS | 11 | Texas | 3-0 | 0.695339 | 9 | -2 | 7.16576 | 13 | 15.8469 | 5 | |
| FBS | 12 | Texas Tech | 3-0 | 0.655485 | 16 | 4 | 6.63391 | 19 | 15.4562 | 6 | |
| FBS | 13 | Florida State | 3-0 | 0.630584 | 31 | 18 | 5.13562 | 24 | 20.1942 | 2 | |
| FBS | 14 | Kansas State | 3-0 | 0.607496 | 15 | 1 | 6.85884 | 15 | 11.2883 | 14 | |
| FBS | 15 | Iowa State | 3-0 | 0.593905 | 7 | -8 | 8.15098 | 8 | 4.859 | 37 | |
| FBS | 16 | Clemson | 3-0 | 0.587881 | 19 | 3 | 7.91881 | 10 | 5.44848 | 31 | |
| FBS | 17 | Oregon | 3-0 | 0.557539 | 12 | -5 | 6.13719 | 20 | 11.0335 | 15 | |
| FBS | 18 | Mississippi State | 3-0 | 0.535844 | 28 | 10 | 6.7209 | 18 | 7.08967 | 27 | |
| FBS | 19 | Ohio | 3-0 | 0.517179 | 18 | -1 | 6.83963 | 16 | 5.33506 | 32 | |
| FBS | 20 | Northwestern | 3-0 | 0.496465 | 26 | 6 | 6.8862 | 14 | 3.75191 | 40 | |
| FBS | 21 | Louisville | 3-0 | 0.449426 | 24 | 3 | 5.80126 | 21 | 5.2444 | 33 | |
| FBS | 22 | Rutgers | 3-0 | 0.443002 | 39 | 17 | 6.78326 | 17 | 0.61917 | 52 | |
| FBS | 23 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 0.40572 | 54 | 31 | 2.26798 | 40 | 17.4209 | 4 | |
| FBS | 24 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 0.392845 | 27 | 3 | 3.93556 | 26 | 9.43527 | 20 | |
| FBS | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 2-0 | 0.387115 | 44 | 19 | 5.5165 | 22 | 2.29726 | 45 | |
| FBS | 26 | Southern Cal | 2-1 | 0.375177 | 13 | -13 | 3.47384 | 30 | 10.2275 | 18 | |
| FBS | 27 | West Virginia | 2-0 | 0.335707 | 25 | -2 | 3.56388 | 29 | 7.20526 | 26 | |
| FBS | 28 | Michigan State | 2-1 | 0.329236 | 14 | -14 | 4.03009 | 25 | 4.78076 | 38 | |
| FBS | 29 | Oregon State | 1-0 | 0.323997 | 36 | 7 | 5.20726 | 23 | -0.59914 | 58 | |
| FBS | 30 | Texas Christian | 2-0 | 0.322993 | 41 | 11 | 3.10045 | 34 | 8.3358 | 23 | |
| FBS | 31 | U-C-F | 2-1 | 0.298838 | 48 | 17 | 2.5832 | 36 | 8.93184 | 22 | |
| FBS | 32 | Nebraska | 2-1 | 0.292967 | 45 | 13 | 2.44507 | 38 | 9.12969 | 21 | |
| FBS | 33 | Baylor | 2-0 | 0.28541 | 22 | -11 | 3.24452 | 31 | 5.20881 | 34 | |
| FBS | 34 | Tennessee | 2-1 | 0.245594 | 21 | -13 | 3.1913 | 32 | 2.77552 | 44 | |
| FBS | 35 | Missouri | 2-1 | 0.243992 | 69 | 34 | 2.41068 | 39 | 6.00397 | 30 | |
| FBS | 36 | Michigan | 2-1 | 0.242283 | 58 | 22 | 2.57483 | 37 | 5.18837 | 35 | |
| FBS | 37 | Minnesota | 3-0 | 0.236732 | 46 | 9 | 3.66508 | 27 | 0.15896 | 56 | |
| FBS | 38 | Arizona State | 2-1 | 0.224031 | 10 | -28 | 0.63807 | 55 | 12.2442 | 10 | |
| FBS | 39 | Texas A+M | 1-1 | 0.209498 | 79 | 40 | 0.84177 | 51 | 10.4027 | 17 | |
| FBS | 40 | No Carolina State | 2-1 | 0.200195 | 53 | 13 | 2.83898 | 35 | 1.24722 | 50 | |
| FBS | 41 | Cincinnati | 2-0 | 0.195184 | 47 | 6 | 3.12244 | 33 | -0.29881 | 57 | |
| FBS | 42 | Tulsa | 2-1 | 0.155503 | 50 | 8 | 0.8212 | 52 | 6.88237 | 28 | |
| FBS | 43 | Georgia Tech | 2-1 | 0.142945 | 65 | 22 | -0.10112 | 62 | 9.98418 | 19 | |
| FBS | 44 | Connecticut | 2-1 | 0.141894 | 63 | 19 | 1.81124 | 45 | 1.74273 | 49 | |
| FBS | 45 | Texas-San Antonio | 3-0 | 0.126437 | 43 | -2 | 3.63561 | 28 | -7.08544 | 97 | |
| FBS | 46 | Western Kentucky | 2-1 | 0.125557 | 72 | 26 | 1.87597 | 43 | 0.37446 | 54 | |
| FBS | 47 | Toledo | 2-1 | 0.120396 | 60 | 13 | 1.59148 | 49 | 1.24512 | 51 | |
| FBS | 48 | Duke | 2-1 | 0.106461 | 55 | 7 | 1.8284 | 44 | -0.69833 | 59 | |
| FBS | 49 | Washington | 2-1 | 0.0988078 | 52 | 3 | 1.71717 | 47 | -0.73451 | 60 | |
| FBS | 50 | Purdue | 2-1 | 0.0776247 | 64 | 14 | -0.62621 | 69 | 7.86285 | 25 | |
| FBS | 51 | Iowa | 2-1 | 0.0625442 | 49 | -2 | 1.91776 | 42 | -4.01486 | 79 | |
| FBS | 52 | Utah State | 2-1 | 0.0581881 | 32 | -20 | 0.7888 | 53 | 0.51792 | 53 | |
| FBS | 53 | San Jose State | 2-1 | 0.0562214 | 68 | 15 | 0.19302 | 59 | 2.93217 | 42 | |
| FBS | 54 | Utah | 2-1 | 0.0546329 | 71 | 17 | 0.39581 | 57 | 1.95953 | 46 | |
| FBS | 55 | South Florida | 2-1 | 0.0456099 | 33 | -22 | 1.7564 | 46 | -4.457 | 82 | |
| FBS | 56 | Ball State | 2-1 | 0.0453553 | 81 | 25 | 2.05784 | 41 | -5.76202 | 90 | |
| FBS | 57 | Wisconsin | 2-1 | 0.0377527 | 90 | 33 | 1.71319 | 48 | -4.79742 | 84 | |
| FBS | 58 | Mississippi | 2-1 | 0.0361415 | 35 | -23 | 1.23981 | 50 | -2.88241 | 71 | |
| FBS | 59 | Boise State | 1-1 | 0.0346217 | 74 | 15 | -0.2357 | 64 | 3.32065 | 41 | |
| FBS | 60 | Brigham Young | 2-1 | 0.02262 | 30 | -30 | -0.31378 | 66 | 2.85228 | 43 | |
| FBS | 61 | UL-Lafayette | 2-1 | -0.00272553 | 23 | -38 | 0.13092 | 60 | -0.74153 | 61 | |
| FBS | 62 | Fresno State | 2-1 | -0.0241743 | 75 | 13 | -1.53921 | 77 | 4.96139 | 36 | |
| FBS | 63 | Miami-Florida | 2-1 | -0.0289735 | 66 | 3 | 0.71942 | 54 | -5.01008 | 86 | |
| FBS | 64 | Illinois | 2-1 | -0.0324049 | 56 | -8 | -0.92556 | 70 | 1.78936 | 48 | |
| FBS | 65 | Auburn | 1-2 | -0.0558571 | 106 | 41 | -0.30648 | 65 | -2.42303 | 67 | |
| FBS | 66 | East Carolina | 2-1 | -0.0574846 | 92 | 26 | 0.52974 | 56 | -6.10482 | 92 | |
| FBS | 67 | Maryland | 2-1 | -0.0889656 | 42 | -25 | -0.21018 | 63 | -5.04693 | 87 | |
| FBS | 68 | San Diego State | 2-1 | -0.0910683 | 61 | -7 | -1.07208 | 72 | -1.50468 | 63 | |
| FBS | 69 | Nevada-Reno | 2-1 | -0.0956484 | 57 | -12 | -0.4821 | 68 | -4.33163 | 81 | |
| FBS | 70 | Texas State | 1-1 | -0.0995872 | 70 | 0 | -0.08478 | 61 | -6.29252 | 94 | |
| FBS | 71 | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | -0.106398 | 29 | -42 | -1.13921 | 73 | -2.24221 | 65 | |
| FBS | 72 | Northern Illinois | 2-1 | -0.115724 | 87 | 15 | -1.02328 | 71 | -3.36075 | 73 | |
| FBS | 73 | Kentucky | 1-2 | -0.116072 | 51 | -22 | -2.24519 | 79 | 1.837 | 47 | |
| FBS | 74 | Virginia | 2-1 | -0.122953 | 37 | -37 | -0.45679 | 67 | -6.26437 | 93 | |
| FBS | 75 | Indiana | 2-1 | -0.12378 | 40 | -35 | -1.14845 | 74 | -3.36424 | 74 | |
| FBS | 76 | UL-Monroe | 1-1 | -0.125959 | 34 | -42 | -1.34891 | 75 | -2.65333 | 69 | |
| FBS | 77 | Vanderbilt | 1-2 | -0.129195 | 100 | 23 | -3.52871 | 88 | 6.44432 | 29 | |
| FBS | 78 | Wake Forest | 2-1 | -0.144977 | 38 | -40 | 0.27998 | 58 | -10.8842 | 111 | |
| FBS | 79 | Buffalo | 1-1 | -0.170082 | 82 | 3 | -1.65216 | 78 | -4.30608 | 80 | |
| FBS | 80 | Penn State | 1-2 | -0.188328 | 105 | 25 | -3.00767 | 85 | 0.26652 | 55 | |
| FBS | 81 | Rice | 1-2 | -0.202124 | 62 | -19 | -1.47958 | 76 | -7.18465 | 98 | |
| FBS | 82 | Hawaii | 1-1 | -0.211326 | 101 | 19 | -2.87521 | 81 | -1.83626 | 64 | |
| FBS | 83 | Air Force | 1-1 | -0.212368 | 89 | 6 | -3.12325 | 86 | -0.84604 | 62 | |
| FBS | 84 | Troy | 1-2 | -0.225513 | 59 | -25 | -2.92861 | 83 | -2.55606 | 68 | |
| FBS | 85 | UTEP | 1-2 | -0.259829 | 109 | 24 | -2.96672 | 84 | -4.68638 | 83 | |
| FBS | 86 | North Texas | 1-2 | -0.274465 | 76 | -10 | -3.59592 | 89 | -2.97592 | 72 | |
| FBS | 87 | North Carolina | 1-2 | -0.275237 | 67 | -20 | -5.23068 | 103 | 3.95754 | 39 | |
| FBS | 88 | Florida Intl | 1-2 | -0.279487 | 86 | -2 | -3.24489 | 87 | -4.81138 | 85 | |
| FBS | 89 | Temple | 1-1 | -0.302794 | 85 | -4 | -3.93858 | 92 | -3.40487 | 75 | |
| FBS | 90 | Bowling Green | 1-2 | -0.325864 | 73 | -17 | -3.88775 | 91 | -5.16366 | 88 | |
| FBS | 91 | Syracuse | 1-2 | -0.334936 | 99 | 8 | -4.32101 | 94 | -3.91863 | 78 | |
| FBS | 92 | New Mexico | 1-2 | -0.336127 | 83 | -9 | -3.65268 | 90 | -6.85389 | 96 | |
| FBS | 93 | Washington State | 2-1 | -0.337578 | 103 | 10 | -2.90967 | 82 | -10.1256 | 106 | |
| FBS | 94 | Central Michigan | 1-1 | -0.356827 | 98 | 4 | -2.7257 | 80 | -12.1979 | 115 | |
| FBS | 95 | Marshall | 1-2 | -0.35942 | 91 | -4 | -4.3089 | 93 | -5.60644 | 89 | |
| FBS | 96 | Boston College | 1-2 | -0.37342 | 93 | -3 | -4.95855 | 98 | -3.76614 | 77 | |
| FBS | 97 | California | 1-2 | -0.38002 | 96 | -1 | -5.09396 | 101 | -3.62863 | 76 | |
| FBS | 98 | Arkansas State | 1-2 | -0.400698 | 77 | -21 | -4.34244 | 95 | -8.22153 | 101 | |
| FBS | 99 | Middle Tennessee | 2-1 | -0.401419 | 111 | 12 | -4.74255 | 97 | -6.56005 | 95 | |
| FBS | 100 | Western Michigan | 1-2 | -0.417088 | 88 | -12 | -5.88519 | 106 | -2.72484 | 70 | |
| FBS | 101 | Kent State | 1-1 | -0.448458 | 107 | 6 | -4.57159 | 96 | -10.4339 | 109 | |
| FBS | 102 | Arkansas | 1-2 | -0.453748 | 80 | -22 | -5.17941 | 102 | -8.19027 | 100 | |
| FBS | 103 | Akron | 1-2 | -0.461075 | 116 | 13 | -6.67478 | 113 | -2.29041 | 66 | |
| FBS | 104 | Kansas | 1-2 | -0.48273 | 97 | -7 | -6.12553 | 109 | -6.08428 | 91 | |
| FBS | 105 | S-M-U | 1-2 | -0.482859 | 78 | -27 | -5.5406 | 104 | -8.59221 | 102 | |
| FBS | 106 | South Alabama | 1-2 | -0.490387 | 94 | -12 | -5.02879 | 99 | -11.2822 | 114 | |
| FBS | 107 | New Mexico State | 1-2 | -0.499096 | 84 | -23 | -5.93671 | 107 | -7.98477 | 99 | |
| FBS | 108 | Tulane | 0-2 | -0.514182 | 115 | 7 | -5.73035 | 105 | -9.87461 | 105 | |
| FBS | 109 | Miami-Ohio | 1-2 | -0.538544 | 95 | -14 | -5.02926 | 100 | -14.4982 | 119 | |
| FBS | 110 | Pittsburgh | 1-2 | -0.544935 | 121 | 11 | -6.03621 | 108 | -10.6227 | 110 | |
| FBS | 111 | Southern Miss | 0-2 | -0.557775 | 108 | -3 | -6.61824 | 112 | -8.99378 | 103 | |
| FBS | 112 | U-A-B | 0-2 | -0.581391 | 104 | -8 | -6.72203 | 114 | -10.1285 | 107 | |
| FBS | 113 | Houston | 0-3 | -0.592942 | 114 | 1 | -7.0202 | 115 | -9.6263 | 104 | |
| FBS | 114 | Florida Atlantic | 1-2 | -0.608457 | 113 | -1 | -6.24933 | 110 | -13.9569 | 117 | |
| FBS | 115 | Navy | 0-2 | -0.625677 | 102 | -13 | -6.56984 | 111 | -13.7381 | 116 | |
| FBS | 116 | Army | 0-2 | -0.655346 | 110 | -6 | -7.85805 | 116 | -10.2164 | 108 | |
| FBS | 117 | Massachusetts | 0-3 | -0.921217 | 117 | 0 | -8.67627 | 117 | -24.4866 | 124 | |
| FBS | 118 | Colorado State | 1-2 | -0.96523 | 118 | 0 | -11.4306 | 118 | -15.6589 | 120 | |
| FBS | 119 | Wyoming | 0-3 | -1.12261 | 112 | -7 | -14.9754 | 119 | -11.0295 | 113 | |
| FBS | 120 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0-3 | -1.18842 | 119 | -1 | -16.0331 | 122 | -10.9078 | 112 | |
| FBS | 121 | Eastern Michigan | 0-3 | -1.29187 | 123 | 2 | -15.7817 | 120 | -18.8943 | 122 | |
| FBS | 122 | Idaho | 0-3 | -1.29583 | 122 | 0 | -15.9907 | 121 | -18.2663 | 121 | |
| FBS | 123 | Memphis | 0-3 | -1.3305 | 120 | -3 | -17.4681 | 123 | -14.2708 | 118 | |
| FBS | 124 | Colorado | 0-3 | -1.50777 | 124 | 0 | -18.7465 | 124 | -20.654 | 123 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 9-74 | -1.77047 | 125 | 0 | -20.5335 | 125 | -30.5725 | 125 |