Week 3 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 0.964 | 1 | 0 | 8.405 | 5 | 25.866 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Louisville | 3-0 | 0.91 | 4 | 2 | 7.895 | 8 | 24.678 | 2 | |
| FBS | 3 | Alabama | 3-0 | 0.851 | 2 | -1 | 8.597 | 2 | 16.026 | 4 | |
| FBS | 4 | Michigan | 3-0 | 0.796 | 16 | 12 | 7.096 | 14 | 20.504 | 3 | |
| FBS | 5 | Texas A&M | 3-0 | 0.791 | 10 | 5 | 7.912 | 7 | 15.312 | 5 | |
| FBS | 6 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 0.783 | 8 | 2 | 8.89 | 1 | 9.064 | 20 | |
| FBS | 7 | Nebraska | 3-0 | 0.777 | 5 | -2 | 8.563 | 4 | 10.47 | 16 | |
| FBS | 8 | Arkansas | 3-0 | 0.74 | 18 | 10 | 8.595 | 3 | 7.405 | 25 | |
| FBS | 9 | Clemson | 3-0 | 0.727 | 9 | 0 | 7.596 | 9 | 12.247 | 11 | |
| FBS | 10 | Florida | 3-0 | 0.721 | 17 | 7 | 7.186 | 12 | 14.115 | 7 | |
| FBS | 11 | Houston | 3-0 | 0.719 | 20 | 9 | 7.523 | 10 | 12.035 | 12 | |
| FBS | 12 | Tennessee | 3-0 | 0.691 | 7 | -5 | 8.046 | 6 | 6.803 | 30 | |
| FBS | 13 | Cent Michigan | 3-0 | 0.683 | 22 | 9 | 7.13 | 13 | 11.534 | 13 | |
| FBS | 14 | Army | 3-0 | 0.668 | 19 | 5 | 6.745 | 17 | 12.564 | 9 | |
| FBS | 15 | Washington | 3-0 | 0.645 | 6 | -9 | 6.045 | 23 | 14.85 | 6 | |
| FBS | 16 | Stanford | 2-0 | 0.644 | 40 | 24 | 7.024 | 15 | 9.094 | 19 | |
| FBS | 17 | Baylor | 3-0 | 0.64 | 15 | -2 | 6.278 | 20 | 13.156 | 8 | |
| FBS | 18 | Georgia Tech | 3-0 | 0.576 | 28 | 10 | 6.672 | 18 | 5.844 | 35 | |
| FBS | 19 | Boise State | 2-0 | 0.571 | 24 | 5 | 6.268 | 21 | 7.825 | 23 | |
| FBS | 20 | Arizona State | 3-0 | 0.561 | 27 | 7 | 6.552 | 19 | 5.386 | 37 | |
| FBS | 21 | San Diego State | 3-0 | 0.555 | 36 | 15 | 6.806 | 16 | 3.499 | 45 | |
| FBS | 22 | Georgia | 3-0 | 0.554 | 32 | 10 | 7.489 | 11 | -0.603 | 84 | |
| FBS | 23 | Ga Southern | 3-0 | 0.532 | 13 | -10 | 5.836 | 25 | 7.293 | 26 | |
| FBS | 24 | USF | 3-0 | 0.523 | 33 | 9 | 5.123 | 27 | 10.807 | 14 | |
| FBS | 25 | Navy | 3-0 | 0.521 | 35 | 10 | 6.247 | 22 | 4.065 | 44 | |
| FBS | 26 | Toledo | 3-0 | 0.5 | 39 | 13 | 4.812 | 30 | 10.792 | 15 | |
| FBS | 27 | Indiana | 2-0 | 0.498 | 14 | -13 | 5.715 | 26 | 5.382 | 38 | |
| FBS | 28 | W Michigan | 3-0 | 0.476 | 44 | 16 | 4.742 | 31 | 9.337 | 18 | |
| FBS | 29 | Utah | 3-0 | 0.475 | 29 | 0 | 5.951 | 24 | 2.223 | 56 | |
| FBS | 30 | Maryland | 3-0 | 0.465 | 30 | 0 | 4.886 | 29 | 7.667 | 24 | |
| FBS | 31 | Wake Forest | 3-0 | 0.401 | 12 | -19 | 4.995 | 28 | 2.053 | 57 | |
| FBS | 32 | West Virginia | 2-0 | 0.39 | 21 | -11 | 4.618 | 32 | 3.376 | 49 | |
| FBS | 33 | Minnesota | 2-0 | 0.345 | 37 | 4 | 4.007 | 34 | 3.47 | 48 | |
| FBS | 34 | UCLA | 2-1 | 0.325 | 48 | 14 | 3.197 | 35 | 6.588 | 32 | |
| FBS | 35 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 0.321 | 63 | 28 | 4.177 | 33 | 0.564 | 69 | |
| FBS | 36 | Memphis | 2-0 | 0.313 | 60 | 24 | 3.047 | 36 | 6.544 | 33 | |
| FBS | 37 | Colorado | 2-1 | 0.297 | 11 | -26 | 1.821 | 43 | 12.433 | 10 | |
| FBS | 38 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 0.282 | 73 | 35 | 2.15 | 40 | 9.393 | 17 | |
| FBS | 39 | Air Force | 2-0 | 0.271 | 42 | 3 | 2.801 | 37 | 4.758 | 41 | |
| FBS | 40 | Troy | 2-1 | 0.251 | 75 | 35 | 2.103 | 41 | 7.263 | 27 | |
| FBS | 41 | Texas | 2-1 | 0.234 | 3 | -38 | 2.381 | 39 | 4.287 | 42 | |
| FBS | 42 | Cal | 2-1 | 0.202 | 90 | 48 | 2.482 | 38 | 1.199 | 64 | |
| FBS | 43 | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 0.199 | 86 | 43 | 1.669 | 45 | 5.712 | 36 | |
| FBS | 44 | South Carolina | 2-1 | 0.157 | 69 | 25 | 2.062 | 42 | 0.201 | 73 | |
| FBS | 45 | LSU | 2-1 | 0.154 | 80 | 35 | 1.749 | 44 | 1.744 | 58 | |
| FBS | 46 | Texas Tech | 2-1 | 0.145 | 78 | 32 | 0.708 | 55 | 7.108 | 29 | |
| FBS | 47 | Tulsa | 2-1 | 0.133 | 54 | 7 | 1.031 | 50 | 4.284 | 43 | |
| FBS | 48 | Southern Miss | 2-1 | 0.115 | 31 | -17 | 0.185 | 59 | 7.857 | 22 | |
| FBS | 49 | Florida State | 2-1 | 0.111 | 23 | -26 | 1.01 | 51 | 2.737 | 52 | |
| FBS | 50 | North Carolina | 2-1 | 0.104 | 58 | 8 | 0.786 | 53 | 3.483 | 47 | |
| FBS | 51 | East Carolina | 2-1 | 0.097 | 25 | -26 | 0.411 | 58 | 5.099 | 40 | |
| FBS | 52 | Akron | 2-1 | 0.096 | 95 | 43 | 1.491 | 46 | -1.247 | 86 | |
| FBS | 53 | Cincinnati | 2-1 | 0.084 | 34 | -19 | 1.19 | 49 | -0.411 | 82 | |
| FBS | 54 | W Kentucky | 2-1 | 0.078 | 57 | 3 | 0.836 | 52 | 1.165 | 65 | |
| FBS | 55 | Pitt | 2-1 | 0.074 | 38 | -17 | 0.783 | 54 | 1.219 | 63 | |
| FBS | 56 | Penn State | 2-1 | 0.04 | 77 | 21 | -0.071 | 64 | 3.491 | 46 | |
| FBS | 57 | Oklahoma | 1-2 | 0.031 | 49 | -8 | -1.02 | 71 | 8.375 | 21 | |
| FBS | 58 | Kansas State | 1-1 | 0.02 | 100 | 42 | -0.967 | 70 | 7.205 | 28 | |
| FBS | 59 | Missouri | 1-2 | 0.016 | 51 | -8 | -0.701 | 67 | 5.291 | 39 | |
| FBS | 60 | Texas State | 1-1 | 0.012 | 26 | -34 | 1.424 | 47 | -7.379 | 105 | |
| FBS | 61 | SMU | 2-1 | 0.001 | 64 | 3 | 0.601 | 57 | -3.41 | 90 | |
| FBS | 62 | Ball State | 2-1 | 0 | 70 | 8 | -0.045 | 63 | 0.283 | 72 | |
| FBS | 63 | Miami (FL) | 0-0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 76 | |
| FBS | 63 | Hawaii | 0-0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 76 | |
| FBS | 65 | Rutgers | 2-1 | -0.003 | 83 | 18 | -0.027 | 62 | -0.1 | 78 | |
| FBS | 66 | LA-Lafayette | 2-1 | -0.01 | 108 | 42 | 1.305 | 48 | -8.337 | 110 | |
| FBS | 67 | Oregon | 2-1 | -0.023 | 46 | -21 | -0.78 | 68 | 2.728 | 53 | |
| FBS | 68 | USC | 1-2 | -0.03 | 53 | -15 | -0.258 | 65 | -0.831 | 85 | |
| FBS | 69 | NC State | 2-1 | -0.037 | 82 | 13 | -1.541 | 76 | 6.083 | 34 | |
| FBS | 70 | Auburn | 1-2 | -0.05 | 55 | -15 | -1.835 | 79 | 6.763 | 31 | |
| FBS | 71 | TCU | 2-1 | -0.061 | 84 | 13 | -0.898 | 69 | 0.46 | 71 | |
| FBS | 72 | Mid Tennessee | 2-1 | -0.066 | 96 | 24 | -1.276 | 74 | 2.269 | 55 | |
| FBS | 73 | Colorado State | 2-1 | -0.084 | 71 | -2 | -0.511 | 66 | -3.549 | 91 | |
| FBS | 74 | E Michigan | 2-1 | -0.088 | 104 | 30 | -1.12 | 72 | -0.317 | 81 | |
| FBS | 75 | Vanderbilt | 1-2 | -0.109 | 67 | -8 | -1.361 | 75 | -0.537 | 83 | |
| FBS | 76 | Wyoming | 2-1 | -0.119 | 68 | -8 | 0.621 | 56 | -12.873 | 122 | |
| FBS | 77 | Notre Dame | 1-2 | -0.122 | 45 | -32 | -2.147 | 83 | 3.046 | 51 | |
| FBS | 78 | BYU | 1-2 | -0.127 | 61 | -17 | -1.789 | 77 | 0.562 | 70 | |
| FBS | 79 | Miss St | 1-2 | -0.157 | 59 | -20 | -2.344 | 84 | 1.445 | 62 | |
| FBS | 80 | UConn | 2-1 | -0.175 | 99 | 19 | -1.276 | 73 | -6.154 | 102 | |
| FBS | 81 | Ohio | 1-2 | -0.179 | 56 | -25 | -2.395 | 85 | 0.078 | 74 | |
| FBS | 82 | South Alabama | 1-2 | -0.189 | 50 | -32 | -1.875 | 80 | -3.72 | 93 | |
| FBS | 83 | Utah State | 2-1 | -0.193 | 105 | 22 | -1.835 | 78 | -4.273 | 97 | |
| FBS | 84 | Oregon State | 1-1 | -0.196 | 97 | 13 | -2.727 | 87 | 0.67 | 68 | |
| FBS | 85 | Boston College | 1-2 | -0.217 | 62 | -23 | -1.962 | 81 | -5.452 | 100 | |
| FBS | 86 | Marshall | 1-1 | -0.225 | 43 | -43 | -3.428 | 89 | 2.491 | 54 | |
| FBS | 87 | Kentucky | 1-2 | -0.232 | 115 | 28 | -2.541 | 86 | -3.188 | 89 | |
| FBS | 88 | Tulane | 1-2 | -0.266 | 72 | -16 | -4.109 | 96 | 3.266 | 50 | |
| FBS | 89 | UCF | 1-2 | -0.301 | 89 | 0 | -3.989 | 95 | -0.124 | 79 | |
| FBS | 90 | UNLV | 1-2 | -0.324 | 92 | 2 | -4.338 | 97 | 0.067 | 75 | |
| FBS | 91 | UTEP | 1-2 | -0.326 | 52 | -39 | -2.146 | 82 | -12.812 | 121 | |
| FBS | 92 | Purdue | 1-1 | -0.332 | 94 | 2 | -3.515 | 90 | -5.3 | 99 | |
| FBS | 93 | Arizona | 2-1 | -0.334 | 106 | 13 | -3.77 | 92 | -4.003 | 94 | |
| FBS | 94 | Ole Miss | 1-2 | -0.338 | 88 | -6 | -4.647 | 98 | 0.795 | 67 | |
| FBS | 95 | Syracuse | 1-2 | -0.341 | 87 | -8 | -3.816 | 94 | -4.261 | 96 | |
| FBS | 96 | La Tech | 1-2 | -0.342 | 79 | -17 | -4.724 | 99 | 0.945 | 66 | |
| FBS | 97 | Nevada | 2-1 | -0.348 | 112 | 15 | -3.33 | 88 | -7.619 | 107 | |
| FBS | 98 | UMass | 1-2 | -0.351 | 116 | 18 | -3.681 | 91 | -5.818 | 101 | |
| FBS | 99 | Temple | 1-2 | -0.366 | 81 | -18 | -5.171 | 102 | 1.653 | 60 | |
| FBS | 100 | Fresno State | 1-2 | -0.393 | 85 | -15 | -3.78 | 93 | -8.505 | 111 | |
| FBS | 101 | Illinois | 1-2 | -0.424 | 98 | -3 | -5.277 | 105 | -2.194 | 88 | |
| FBS | 102 | UTSA | 1-2 | -0.455 | 111 | 9 | -5.311 | 107 | -4.391 | 98 | |
| FBS | 103 | North Texas | 1-2 | -0.466 | 107 | 4 | -4.939 | 100 | -7.417 | 106 | |
| FBS | 104 | San Jose State | 1-2 | -0.475 | 110 | 6 | -5.019 | 101 | -7.656 | 108 | |
| FBS | 105 | Charlotte | 1-2 | -0.501 | 93 | -12 | -5.289 | 106 | -8.086 | 109 | |
| FBS | 106 | UL Monroe | 1-2 | -0.507 | 113 | 7 | -5.548 | 108 | -7.024 | 103 | |
| FBS | 107 | Washington St | 1-2 | -0.523 | 123 | 16 | -7.255 | 112 | 1.635 | 61 | |
| FBS | 108 | Kansas | 1-2 | -0.529 | 91 | -17 | -6.362 | 109 | -4.033 | 95 | |
| FBS | 109 | New Mexico St | 1-2 | -0.535 | 74 | -35 | -5.26 | 103 | -10.912 | 118 | |
| FBS | 110 | Iowa | 2-1 | -0.538 | 41 | -69 | -7.474 | 116 | 1.744 | 59 | |
| FBS | 111 | Duke | 1-2 | -0.565 | 76 | -35 | -7.492 | 117 | -0.214 | 80 | |
| FBS | 112 | Northwestern | 1-2 | -0.581 | 124 | 12 | -7.519 | 118 | -1.333 | 87 | |
| FBS | 113 | Bowling Green | 1-2 | -0.606 | 109 | -4 | -5.269 | 104 | -16.331 | 125 | |
| FBS | 114 | New Mexico | 1-2 | -0.624 | 102 | -12 | -7.705 | 119 | -3.56 | 92 | |
| FBS | 115 | Rice | 0-3 | -0.646 | 117 | 2 | -6.888 | 110 | -10.023 | 117 | |
| FBS | 116 | Georgia State | 0-3 | -0.649 | 119 | 3 | -7.423 | 114 | -7.179 | 104 | |
| FBS | 117 | N Illinois | 0-3 | -0.66 | 118 | 1 | -7.099 | 111 | -9.913 | 116 | |
| FBS | 118 | Appalachian St | 1-2 | -0.673 | 47 | -71 | -7.462 | 115 | -8.777 | 112 | |
| FBS | 119 | FIU | 0-3 | -0.755 | 114 | -5 | -8.394 | 120 | -9.754 | 115 | |
| FBS | 120 | Old Dominion | 1-2 | -0.761 | 101 | -19 | -8.618 | 121 | -8.897 | 113 | |
| FBS | 121 | Idaho | 1-2 | -0.802 | 103 | -18 | -7.276 | 113 | -19.861 | 127 | |
| FBS | 122 | Arkansas State | 0-3 | -0.847 | 120 | -2 | -9.272 | 122 | -11.743 | 120 | |
| FBS | 123 | Kent State | 1-2 | -1.013 | 128 | 5 | -11.896 | 123 | -9.417 | 114 | |
| FBS | 124 | FAU | 1-2 | -1.204 | 121 | -3 | -12.058 | 124 | -23.275 | 128 | |
| FBS | 125 | Buffalo | 0-2 | -1.355 | 122 | -3 | -15.435 | 125 | -15.352 | 124 | |
| FBS | 126 | Virginia | 0-3 | -1.386 | 127 | 1 | -16.239 | 126 | -13.043 | 123 | |
| FBS | 127 | Miami (OH) | 0-3 | -1.444 | 125 | -2 | -17.34 | 127 | -11.176 | 119 | |
| FBS | 128 | Iowa State | 0-3 | -1.538 | 126 | -2 | -17.532 | 128 | -17.317 | 126 | |
| FBS | 129 | Average FCS Team | 10-80 | -1.842 | 129 | 0 | -20.479 | 129 | -23.789 | 129 |