2026 college football TV schedule, Week 3 AP Top 25 games

The 2026 college football season is in full swing, and Week 3 brings us another busy weekend of action beginning on Friday, September 18, with three games featuring ranked teams on the schedule.

Highlighting the Week 3 lineup is Saturday night’s showdown between the No. 8 LSU Tigers and No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels, as Lane Kiffin makes his highly anticipated return to Oxford.

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ESPN College GameDay will be on the scene for the SEC clash, so expect a rowdy crowd to be on campus bright and early.

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin chats with ESPN’s Desmond Howard at College GameDay from The Grove on Nov. 13, 2021. College GameDay Ole Miss 25 Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

Other standout games in Week 3 include No. 13 Texas Tech vs. No. 22 Houston on Friday night, and No. 16 SMU at No. 23 Louisville on Saturday afternoon.

When will your favorite team be taking the field this weekend? A full look at the Week 3 college football schedule for the AP Top 25 teams can be seen below (all times ET, matchups with both teams ranked are in bold).

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Week 3 AP Top 25 College Football Schedule

Nov 1, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns cheerleaders during the Bevo Parade before a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

Friday, Sept. 18

• No. 5 Miami (2-0) at Wake Forest (2-0), 7:30 p.m.
• No. 13 Texas Tech (2-0) vs. No. 22 Houston (2-0), 8 p.m.
• No. 21 Oregon (1-1) vs. Portland St. (0-3), 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19

• No. 1 Texas (2-0) vs. UTSA (2-0), 8 p.m.
• No. 2 Georgia (2-0) at Arkansas (1-1), Noon
• No. 3 Notre Dame (2-0) vs. Michigan St. (2-0), 7:30 p.m.
• No. 4 Indiana (2-0) vs. W. Kentucky (0-2), 4 p.m.
• No. 6 Ohio St. (1-1) vs. Kent St. (1-1), Noon
• No. 7 LSU (2-0) at No. 8 Mississippi (2-0), 7:30 p.m.
• No. 9 Texas A&M (2-0) vs. Kentucky (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
• No. 10 Alabama (2-0) vs. Florida St. (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
• No. 11 BYU (2-0) at Colorado St. (2-0), 7:30 p.m.
• No. 12 Southern Cal (3-0) at Rutgers (0-2), 3:30 p.m.
• No. 14 Penn St. (2-0) vs. Buffalo (1-1), Noon
• No. 15 Tennessee (2-0) vs. Kennesaw St. (1-1), 7:45 p.m.
• No. 16 SMU (2-0) at No. 23 Louisville (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
• No. 17 Utah (2-0) vs. Utah St. (0-2), 3:30 p.m.
• No. 18 Iowa (2-0) vs. N. Iowa (1-1), 4 p.m.
• No. 19 Michigan (2-0) vs. UTEP (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
• No. 20 Missouri (2-0) vs. Troy (2-0), 7 p.m.
• No. 24 Oklahoma (1-1) vs. New Mexico (2-0), 7:30 p.m.
• No. 25 Virginia (2-0) vs. West Virginia (2-0) at Charlotte, N.C., 7:30 p.m.

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