Week 3 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Oregon | 3-0 | 0.890517 | 4 | 3 | 8.29634 | 4 | 27.5509 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Auburn | 3-0 | 0.803757 | 3 | 1 | 9.92663 | 1 | 11.3303 | 16 | |
| FBS | 3 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 0.744465 | 6 | 3 | 8.81808 | 2 | 12.5831 | 12 | |
| FBS | 4 | Louisville | 3-0 | 0.711582 | 11 | 7 | 8.02036 | 6 | 14.2934 | 7 | |
| FBS | 5 | Washington | 2-0 | 0.695368 | 19 | 14 | 8.0263 | 5 | 12.9203 | 11 | |
| FBS | 6 | Alabama | 2-0 | 0.69387 | 26 | 20 | 8.4595 | 3 | 10.3918 | 20 | |
| FBS | 7 | Florida State | 2-0 | 0.676566 | 33 | 26 | 6.74045 | 11 | 18.504 | 4 | |
| FBS | 8 | U.C.L.A. | 2-0 | 0.655569 | 21 | 13 | 7.33846 | 9 | 13.449 | 9 | |
| FBS | 9 | U-C-F | 3-0 | 0.640393 | 8 | -1 | 7.56564 | 8 | 10.9336 | 17 | |
| FBS | 10 | Michigan | 3-0 | 0.639313 | 2 | -8 | 7.97368 | 7 | 8.5793 | 25 | |
| FBS | 11 | Arizona | 3-0 | 0.624776 | 27 | 16 | 6.8672 | 10 | 13.5198 | 8 | |
| FBS | 12 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 0.621033 | 1 | -11 | 6.52572 | 13 | 15.106 | 5 | |
| FBS | 13 | Louisiana State | 3-0 | 0.603005 | 9 | -4 | 6.61475 | 12 | 13.1217 | 10 | |
| FBS | 14 | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 0.556847 | 45 | 31 | 4.78053 | 25 | 19.4884 | 3 | |
| FBS | 15 | Texas Tech | 3-0 | 0.526071 | 18 | 3 | 6.13475 | 15 | 9.4274 | 22 | |
| FBS | 16 | Miami-Florida | 2-0 | 0.512395 | 12 | -4 | 6.34133 | 14 | 7.15031 | 32 | |
| FBS | 17 | Baylor | 2-0 | 0.506164 | 15 | -2 | 3.58211 | 29 | 21.9517 | 2 | |
| FBS | 18 | Northwestern | 3-0 | 0.495884 | 16 | -2 | 5.7619 | 17 | 9.00202 | 24 | |
| FBS | 19 | Navy | 2-0 | 0.490814 | 36 | 17 | 5.56505 | 19 | 9.67572 | 21 | |
| FBS | 20 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 0.481905 | 32 | 12 | 5.8838 | 16 | 7.17 | 31 | |
| FBS | 21 | Stanford | 2-0 | 0.451267 | 31 | 10 | 5.61134 | 18 | 6.15009 | 38 | |
| FBS | 22 | Clemson | 2-0 | 0.445422 | 17 | -5 | 5.51235 | 21 | 6.21643 | 36 | |
| FBS | 23 | Arizona State | 2-0 | 0.435508 | 48 | 25 | 4.33807 | 28 | 11.9154 | 14 | |
| FBS | 24 | Mississippi | 3-0 | 0.426776 | 37 | 13 | 5.54874 | 20 | 4.47327 | 50 | |
| FBS | 25 | Minnesota | 3-0 | 0.391077 | 22 | -3 | 5.28427 | 23 | 2.99075 | 56 | |
| FBS | 26 | Northern Illinois | 2-0 | 0.354438 | 42 | 16 | 5.42712 | 22 | -0.83049 | 78 | |
| FBS | 27 | Arkansas | 3-0 | 0.348351 | 47 | 20 | 4.53909 | 27 | 3.59578 | 52 | |
| FBS | 28 | Fresno State | 2-0 | 0.329103 | 39 | 11 | 4.91867 | 24 | -0.10213 | 71 | |
| FBS | 29 | Missouri | 2-0 | 0.312718 | 35 | 6 | 3.26855 | 30 | 7.7034 | 26 | |
| FBS | 30 | Ohio | 2-1 | 0.311592 | 63 | 33 | 4.75849 | 26 | -0.66031 | 76 | |
| FBS | 31 | Washington State | 2-1 | 0.281194 | 52 | 21 | 3.07736 | 33 | 6.15914 | 37 | |
| FBS | 32 | Nebraska | 2-1 | 0.269404 | 7 | -25 | 2.8269 | 35 | 6.57491 | 34 | |
| FBS | 33 | Penn State | 2-1 | 0.267922 | 14 | -19 | 2.34123 | 38 | 9.14841 | 23 | |
| FBS | 34 | Indiana | 2-1 | 0.267855 | 74 | 40 | 2.08756 | 44 | 10.551 | 18 | |
| FBS | 35 | Maryland | 3-0 | 0.23959 | 30 | -5 | 2.51398 | 36 | 5.8477 | 39 | |
| FBS | 36 | Texas A+M | 2-1 | 0.235713 | 25 | -11 | 2.16162 | 43 | 7.48322 | 27 | |
| FBS | 37 | Arkansas State | 2-1 | 0.226609 | 71 | 34 | 2.44196 | 37 | 5.17463 | 43 | |
| FBS | 38 | Southern Cal | 2-1 | 0.220389 | 72 | 34 | 1.96403 | 46 | 7.3135 | 30 | |
| FBS | 39 | North Texas | 2-1 | 0.212366 | 70 | 31 | 2.27315 | 41 | 4.93444 | 44 | |
| FBS | 40 | South Carolina | 2-1 | 0.209508 | 58 | 18 | 2.28387 | 39 | 4.63872 | 49 | |
| FBS | 41 | Colorado | 2-0 | 0.209288 | 46 | 5 | 3.12236 | 32 | -0.03389 | 69 | |
| FBS | 42 | No Carolina State | 2-0 | 0.205254 | 40 | -2 | 3.18149 | 31 | -0.69552 | 77 | |
| FBS | 43 | Illinois | 2-1 | 0.19522 | 20 | -23 | 2.02298 | 45 | 4.90596 | 45 | |
| FBS | 44 | Michigan State | 3-0 | 0.192334 | 49 | 5 | 2.27469 | 40 | 3.27017 | 55 | |
| FBS | 45 | Georgia | 1-1 | 0.18696 | 50 | 5 | 1.93461 | 47 | 4.71379 | 47 | |
| FBS | 46 | Texas State | 2-0 | 0.185572 | 44 | -2 | 2.8586 | 34 | -0.52998 | 75 | |
| FBS | 47 | Houston | 2-0 | 0.185262 | 34 | -13 | 1.54059 | 50 | 6.76061 | 33 | |
| FBS | 48 | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 0.173208 | 79 | 31 | 2.20358 | 42 | 2.08413 | 58 | |
| FBS | 49 | Tennessee | 2-1 | 0.173076 | 10 | -39 | 1.4088 | 51 | 6.48496 | 35 | |
| FBS | 50 | Bowling Green | 2-1 | 0.134938 | 5 | -45 | 1.84217 | 49 | 0.92713 | 65 | |
| FBS | 51 | Utah | 2-1 | 0.118636 | 13 | -38 | -0.30739 | 61 | 11.5119 | 15 | |
| FBS | 52 | Boise State | 2-1 | 0.103855 | 78 | 26 | 0.68612 | 55 | 4.77528 | 46 | |
| FBS | 53 | Utah State | 2-1 | 0.100056 | 51 | -2 | -1.22928 | 74 | 15.0936 | 6 | |
| FBS | 54 | Marshall | 2-1 | 0.0977247 | 24 | -30 | -0.43117 | 64 | 10.4706 | 19 | |
| FBS | 55 | Notre Dame | 2-1 | 0.0850925 | 54 | -1 | 0.98959 | 52 | 1.53994 | 62 | |
| FBS | 56 | Virginia | 1-1 | 0.0768814 | 60 | 4 | 1.84414 | 48 | -3.88231 | 87 | |
| FBS | 57 | Pittsburgh | 1-1 | 0.0734803 | 96 | 39 | 0.77076 | 54 | 1.79488 | 59 | |
| FBS | 58 | Rutgers | 2-1 | 0.0639876 | 73 | 15 | 0.15298 | 58 | 4.43956 | 51 | |
| FBS | 59 | Troy | 2-1 | 0.0560203 | 28 | -31 | -0.49734 | 65 | 7.39095 | 29 | |
| FBS | 60 | Florida | 1-1 | 0.0530586 | 59 | -1 | 0.16798 | 57 | 3.45299 | 54 | |
| FBS | 61 | Duke | 2-1 | 0.0514582 | 23 | -38 | -0.27895 | 60 | 5.80161 | 40 | |
| FBS | 62 | Cincinnati | 2-1 | 0.0486098 | 62 | 0 | -0.61968 | 67 | 7.45756 | 28 | |
| FBS | 63 | UL-Monroe | 2-1 | 0.041769 | 77 | 14 | 0.88218 | 53 | -1.44463 | 79 | |
| FBS | 64 | Wisconsin | 2-1 | 0.0364306 | 41 | -23 | -1.71118 | 79 | 12.5098 | 13 | |
| FBS | 65 | North Carolina | 1-1 | 0.0252297 | 66 | 1 | 0.22668 | 56 | 0.82701 | 66 | |
| FBS | 66 | Ball State | 2-1 | 0.018544 | 29 | -37 | -0.36742 | 62 | 3.57225 | 53 | |
| FBS | 67 | Wyoming | 2-1 | 0.0150306 | 55 | -12 | -0.80258 | 70 | 5.69742 | 41 | |
| FBS | 68 | Brigham Young | 1-1 | 0.00132999 | 57 | -11 | -0.5062 | 66 | 2.91983 | 57 | |
| FBS | 69 | East Carolina | 2-1 | -0.0190274 | 43 | -26 | -0.26113 | 59 | -0.12314 | 72 | |
| FBS | 70 | Rice | 1-1 | -0.0544829 | 93 | 23 | -0.42794 | 63 | -2.12768 | 80 | |
| FBS | 71 | West Virginia | 2-1 | -0.0733818 | 80 | 9 | -1.07747 | 72 | -0.0842 | 70 | |
| FBS | 72 | Tulane | 2-1 | -0.0849269 | 100 | 28 | -1.24175 | 75 | -0.12652 | 73 | |
| FBS | 73 | Oregon State | 2-1 | -0.0899667 | 109 | 36 | -1.39618 | 77 | 0.31416 | 68 | |
| FBS | 74 | Boston College | 2-1 | -0.0973782 | 38 | -36 | -0.63953 | 68 | -4.49856 | 91 | |
| FBS | 75 | South Alabama | 2-1 | -0.0990771 | 103 | 28 | -0.78157 | 69 | -3.85052 | 86 | |
| FBS | 76 | Texas-San Antonio | 1-2 | -0.100463 | 53 | -23 | -0.96629 | 71 | -2.93973 | 82 | |
| FBS | 77 | Iowa | 2-1 | -0.119325 | 84 | 7 | -1.22147 | 73 | -3.08222 | 83 | |
| FBS | 78 | Middle Tennessee | 2-1 | -0.144311 | 97 | 19 | -1.3686 | 76 | -4.33066 | 90 | |
| FBS | 79 | Mississippi State | 1-2 | -0.149125 | 69 | -10 | -3.1784 | 83 | 5.31764 | 42 | |
| FBS | 80 | San Jose State | 1-1 | -0.189157 | 85 | 5 | -2.24462 | 82 | -3.17449 | 84 | |
| FBS | 81 | S-M-U | 1-1 | -0.231184 | 89 | 8 | -2.11726 | 80 | -7.35517 | 102 | |
| FBS | 82 | Texas Christian | 1-2 | -0.248217 | 76 | -6 | -3.75718 | 89 | 0.34021 | 67 | |
| FBS | 83 | UTEP | 1-1 | -0.249933 | 99 | 16 | -3.27516 | 84 | -2.47736 | 81 | |
| FBS | 84 | Kentucky | 1-2 | -0.253028 | 68 | -16 | -3.94324 | 92 | 0.97537 | 64 | |
| FBS | 85 | Syracuse | 1-2 | -0.256956 | 98 | 13 | -4.6656 | 97 | 4.66047 | 48 | |
| FBS | 86 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1-2 | -0.259368 | 113 | 27 | -1.58969 | 78 | -12.6132 | 115 | |
| FBS | 87 | Tulsa | 1-2 | -0.261588 | 64 | -23 | -2.17359 | 81 | -9.55544 | 107 | |
| FBS | 88 | Texas | 1-2 | -0.268384 | 65 | -23 | -3.91721 | 90 | -0.43838 | 74 | |
| FBS | 89 | Kansas State | 2-1 | -0.291563 | 106 | 17 | -4.65593 | 96 | 1.74648 | 60 | |
| FBS | 90 | Western Kentucky | 1-2 | -0.292542 | 56 | -34 | -3.40506 | 86 | -5.27804 | 92 | |
| FBS | 91 | New Mexico | 1-2 | -0.294253 | 67 | -24 | -3.42217 | 87 | -5.32444 | 93 | |
| FBS | 92 | Vanderbilt | 1-2 | -0.29661 | 75 | -17 | -4.7142 | 98 | 1.65278 | 61 | |
| FBS | 93 | Akron | 1-2 | -0.30574 | 90 | -3 | -3.27928 | 85 | -7.06703 | 99 | |
| FBS | 94 | Kansas | 1-1 | -0.311418 | 61 | -33 | -3.91745 | 91 | -3.99394 | 89 | |
| FBS | 95 | California | 1-2 | -0.339681 | 83 | -12 | -3.95253 | 93 | -6.13521 | 95 | |
| FBS | 96 | Nevada-Reno | 1-2 | -0.367269 | 86 | -10 | -3.52672 | 88 | -10.779 | 112 | |
| FBS | 97 | Florida Atlantic | 1-2 | -0.415246 | 104 | 7 | -4.76844 | 99 | -7.85175 | 103 | |
| FBS | 98 | UL-Lafayette | 1-2 | -0.431816 | 117 | 19 | -6.6276 | 110 | 1.09884 | 63 | |
| FBS | 99 | Kent State | 1-2 | -0.437199 | 81 | -18 | -4.64348 | 95 | -10.3598 | 110 | |
| FBS | 100 | Army | 1-2 | -0.445332 | 87 | -13 | -5.3293 | 101 | -7.22515 | 101 | |
| FBS | 101 | Toledo | 1-2 | -0.452709 | 111 | 10 | -5.59889 | 102 | -6.33833 | 98 | |
| FBS | 102 | Buffalo | 1-2 | -0.455503 | 112 | 10 | -4.3782 | 94 | -13.3453 | 117 | |
| FBS | 103 | Wake Forest | 1-2 | -0.46817 | 82 | -21 | -6.25788 | 108 | -3.95825 | 88 | |
| FBS | 104 | U-A-B | 0-2 | -0.476339 | 102 | -2 | -6.12486 | 105 | -5.37184 | 94 | |
| FBS | 105 | Colorado State | 1-2 | -0.492352 | 110 | 5 | -6.19833 | 106 | -6.28748 | 97 | |
| FBS | 106 | Air Force | 1-2 | -0.507261 | 95 | -11 | -6.43684 | 109 | -6.19583 | 96 | |
| FBS | 107 | Louisiana Tech | 1-2 | -0.507949 | 92 | -15 | -5.9538 | 104 | -8.93402 | 104 | |
| FBS | 108 | Eastern Michigan | 1-2 | -0.519443 | 91 | -17 | -5.77942 | 103 | -10.852 | 113 | |
| FBS | 109 | Purdue | 1-2 | -0.536664 | 101 | -8 | -6.23073 | 107 | -9.77011 | 109 | |
| FBS | 110 | Central Michigan | 1-2 | -0.557743 | 94 | -16 | -5.31846 | 100 | -16.5764 | 119 | |
| FBS | 111 | Memphis | 0-2 | -0.564267 | 88 | -23 | -7.74747 | 113 | -3.63226 | 85 | |
| FBS | 112 | Hawaii | 0-2 | -0.571768 | 118 | 6 | -7.23569 | 111 | -7.09309 | 100 | |
| FBS | 113 | Southern Miss | 0-3 | -0.641371 | 105 | -8 | -7.33911 | 112 | -12.2719 | 114 | |
| FBS | 114 | Idaho | 0-3 | -0.703472 | 116 | 2 | -8.08943 | 114 | -13.2397 | 116 | |
| FBS | 115 | Miami-Ohio | 0-2 | -0.75516 | 114 | -1 | -8.51699 | 115 | -15.1385 | 118 | |
| FBS | 116 | New Mexico State | 0-3 | -0.902345 | 115 | -1 | -10.0877 | 116 | -18.585 | 123 | |
| FBS | 117 | Connecticut | 0-2 | -1.06235 | 120 | 3 | -13.9266 | 118 | -10.5001 | 111 | |
| FBS | 118 | Western Michigan | 0-3 | -1.09569 | 121 | 3 | -14.6005 | 121 | -9.51518 | 106 | |
| FBS | 119 | Iowa State | 0-2 | -1.0981 | 119 | 0 | -14.5971 | 120 | -9.73257 | 108 | |
| FBS | 120 | San Diego State | 0-2 | -1.12013 | 123 | 3 | -13.4953 | 117 | -17.6695 | 120 | |
| FBS | 121 | Temple | 0-3 | -1.13267 | 108 | -13 | -15.2241 | 122 | -9.1095 | 105 | |
| FBS | 122 | Florida Intl | 0-3 | -1.20407 | 107 | -15 | -14.431 | 119 | -19.4133 | 124 | |
| FBS | 123 | South Florida | 0-3 | -1.3085 | 124 | 1 | -16.1891 | 123 | -18.2859 | 121 | |
| FBS | 124 | Massachusetts | 0-3 | -1.34229 | 122 | -2 | -16.6504 | 124 | -18.5184 | 122 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 13-68 | -1.58312 | 125 | 0 | -19.6364 | 125 | -21.8481 | 125 | |
| FBS | 126 | Georgia State | 0-3 | -1.71101 | 126 | 0 | -21.305 | 126 | -23.1561 | 126 |