Week 3 of the 2026 college football season is in the books, and it’s time to evaluate all of those results and rank all 138 teams in the nation. Texas and Georgia hold the top two spots in this week’s rankings, but Ole Miss jumps to No. 4 after its win over LSU on Saturday night. Notre Dame and Indiana round out the top five, with Ohio State and Miami up close behind.

Louisville (No. 16) is on the rise after a huge victory over SMU on Saturday, with Mississippi State (No. 21), Kansas State (No. 29), Kentucky (No. 32) and Duke (No. 35) also moving up following key wins in Week 3.

South Carolina (No. 40), Kansas (No. 66) and Arkansas (No. 89) are among the teams on the decline in the rankings following Week 3 losses.

Boise State, Memphis, James Madison, Tulsa, Navy, Western Michigan, New Mexico and North Dakota State headline the highest-ranked Group of 6 teams after Week 3.

Agree or disagree with our NCAA Football team rankings? Share your opinion in the comments section! These rankings will change significantly throughout the season as we get more results to evaluate teams. Check out the rankings for the top 100 college football teams and beyond below.

Ranking All 138 College Football Teams After Week 3

RankTeam
1Texas
2Georgia
3Notre Dame
4Ole Miss
5Indiana
6Ohio State
7Miami
8LSU
9Alabama
10Texas Tech
11BYU
12USC
13Penn State
14Tennessee
15Utah
16Louisville
17Oregon
18Michigan
19Iowa
20Florida
21Mississippi State
22Missouri
23Virginia Tech
24Houston
25SMU
26Boise State
27Oklahoma
28West Virginia
29Kansas State
30Tulsa
31Oklahoma State
32Kentucky
33Texas A&M
34UCLA
35Duke
36Washington
37Virginia
38Arizona
39Pitt
40South Carolina
41Auburn
42Illinois
43Nebraska
44Arizona State
45Memphis
46Vanderbilt
47Northwestern
48California
49Clemson
50Minnesota
51Wisconsin
52Wake Forest
53James Madison
54Baylor
55TCU
56North Carolina
57Colorado
58Western Michigan
59New Mexico
60Florida State
61NC State
62North Dakota State
63Cincinnati
64Maryland
65Georgia Tech
66Kansas
67Fresno State
68UTSA
69UCF
70South Florida
71Florida Atlantic
72Michigan State
73Iowa State
74Navy
75Army
76San Diego State
77Texas State
78North Texas
79Oregon State
80Syracuse
81UNLV
82Stanford
83Hawaii
84Air Force
85Purdue
86Boston College
87Tulane
88Appalachian State
89Arkansas
90East Carolina
91Troy
92Miami (Ohio)
93Colorado State
94Washington State
95UMass
96Marshall
97Toledo
98Temple
99UConn
100Old Dominion
101Delaware
102Arkansas State
103South Alabama
104Ohio
105Jacksonville State
106Georgia Southern
107Louisiana Tech
108FIU
109Georgia State
110Rutgers
111Liberty
112Louisiana
113Kennesaw State
114Central Michigan
115San Jose State
116Middle Tennessee
117Nevada
118Western Kentucky
119Coastal Carolina
120Wyoming
121UAB
122Buffalo
123Rice
124Eastern Michigan
125New Mexico State
126Akron
127Kent State
128Southern Miss
129Missouri State
130Sam Houston
131Utah State
132UTEP
133Bowling Green
134Ball State
135Northern Illinois
136ULM
137Sacramento State
138Charlotte

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