Rankings archive · 2026 Week 3

2026 Week 3 College Football Rankings

Archived independent COMPARE 2026 Week 3 computer rankings and records for FBS teams. Historical snapshots are reconstructed model outputs, not polls.

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Top 25

COMPARE	Team	Conference	Record	Résumé	Performance rank
1	Notre Dame	IND	3–0	6	3
2	Mississippi State	SEC	3–0	24	2
2	Texas	SEC	3–0	7	4
4	Pittsburgh	ACC	3–0	18	5
5	Penn State	B10	3–0	23	11
6	Alabama	SEC	3–0	21	13
6	Southern California	B10	4–0	1	17
8	Mississippi	SEC	3–0	17	14
9	Northwestern	B10	2–0	35	1
10	Michigan	B10	3–0	5	20
11	Tennessee	SEC	3–0	26	15
11	UCLA	B10	3–0	20	16
13	Florida	SEC	3–0	3	24
14	North Dakota State	MW	4–0	2	25
15	Nebraska	B10	3–0	32	19
16	Tulsa	AAC	3–0	9	26
17	Texas Tech	B12	3–0	15	26
18	Louisiana State	SEC	2–1	48	7
18	Oklahoma	SEC	2–1	46	8
20	Brigham Young	B12	3–0	4	32
21	Vanderbilt	SEC	3–0	16	29
22	Ohio State	B10	2–1	69	6
22	Texas A&M	SEC	2–1	50	9
24	Auburn	SEC	2–1	47	10
25	West Virginia	B12	3–0	14	34

All ranking-eligible FBS teams

COMPARE	Team	Conference	Record	Résumé	Performance rank
1	Notre Dame	IND	3–0	6	3
2	Mississippi State	SEC	3–0	24	2
2	Texas	SEC	3–0	7	4
4	Pittsburgh	ACC	3–0	18	5
5	Penn State	B10	3–0	23	11
6	Alabama	SEC	3–0	21	13
6	Southern California	B10	4–0	1	17
8	Mississippi	SEC	3–0	17	14
9	Northwestern	B10	2–0	35	1
10	Michigan	B10	3–0	5	20
11	Tennessee	SEC	3–0	26	15
11	UCLA	B10	3–0	20	16
13	Florida	SEC	3–0	3	24
14	North Dakota State	MW	4–0	2	25
15	Nebraska	B10	3–0	32	19
16	Tulsa	AAC	3–0	9	26
17	Texas Tech	B12	3–0	15	26
18	Louisiana State	SEC	2–1	48	7
18	Oklahoma	SEC	2–1	46	8
20	Brigham Young	B12	3–0	4	32
21	Vanderbilt	SEC	3–0	16	29
22	Ohio State	B10	2–1	69	6
22	Texas A&M	SEC	2–1	50	9
24	Auburn	SEC	2–1	47	10
25	West Virginia	B12	3–0	14	34
26	Duke	ACC	3–0	19	35
27	Liberty	CUSA	2–1	64	12
28	Boise State	P12	2–1	44	18
29	Virginia Tech	ACC	3–0	11	39
30	Missouri	SEC	3–0	13	40
31	Utah	B12	3–0	28	36
32	Iowa	B10	3–0	27	37
33	Michigan State	B10	2–1	53	23
34	South Carolina	SEC	2–1	65	22
35	Maryland	B10	2–1	39	30
36	South Florida	AAC	3–0	22	46
37	Indiana	B10	3–0	33	44
37	Iowa State	B12	2–1	84	21
37	Wake Forest	ACC	2–1	68	28
40	Miami (FL)	ACC	3–0	10	53
41	Georgia	SEC	3–0	31	52
42	Virginia	ACC	2–1	56	43
43	Fresno State	P12	2–1	70	38
43	Troy	SB	2–1	60	42
45	Clemson	ACC	2–1	51	49
46	Wisconsin	B10	2–1	81	41
47	Kansas State	B12	3–0	25	69
47	Louisville	ACC	2–1	41	56
49	Massachusetts	MAC	3–0	34	66
50	Baylor	B12	2–1	75	48
50	Central Florida	B12	2–1	40	58
52	Florida Atlantic	AAC	2–1	52	54
53	Kentucky	SEC	2–1	38	61
54	Florida State	ACC	1–2	96	31
55	Cincinnati	B12	3–0	12	82
56	Tulane	AAC	1–2	90	33
57	Oklahoma State	B12	2–1	37	65
58	Arizona	B12	2–1	82	57
58	New Mexico	MW	2–1	43	64
60	Colorado State	P12	2–1	57	63
61	Illinois	B10	2–1	67	62
62	Marshall	SB	2–1	49	67
63	Washington	B10	3–0	29	89
64	James Madison	SB	3–0	8	95
64	Memphis	AAC	3–1	36	77
64	Minnesota	B10	2–1	66	70
67	North Carolina	ACC	2–1	45	75
67	Ohio	MAC	1–2	91	50
67	Texas Christian	B12	2–1	77	68
70	Delaware	CUSA	2–1	58	74
71	Central Michigan	MAC	2–1	78	73
72	Boston College	ACC	2–1	83	72
72	Nevada	MW	1–2	128	47
74	Temple	AAC	1–2	113	51
75	East Carolina	AAC	1–2	92	59
76	Georgia State	SB	2–1	71	79
77	Western Michigan	MAC	2–1	54	85
78	Connecticut	IND	2–1	73	80
78	North Texas	AAC	1–2	97	60
80	Utah State	P12	0–3	133	45
81	Houston	B12	2–1	55	93
82	Stanford	ACC	1–2	93	71
83	Air Force	MW	1–1	88	76
84	Middle Tennessee State	CUSA	2–1	79	91
85	California	ACC	2–1	61	96
86	Rutgers	B10	0–3	134	55
87	Louisiana	SB	2–1	63	101
88	Southern Methodist	ACC	2–1	72	100
89	Florida International	CUSA	1–2	95	81
90	Arkansas	SEC	1–2	109	78
91	Oregon	B10	2–1	42	110
92	Appalachian State	SB	3–0	30	123
93	San Diego State	P12	1–2	100	84
94	Texas State	P12	1–2	94	86
95	Texas-San Antonio	AAC	2–1	59	112
96	Alabama-Birmingham	AAC	1–2	127	83
96	Coastal Carolina	SB	1–2	107	87
98	Colorado	B12	2–1	62	114
99	San Jose State	MW	2–2	86	97
100	South Alabama	SB	2–1	80	111
101	Oregon State	P12	1–2	108	90
102	Purdue	B10	1–2	111	92
103	Toledo	MAC	2–1	74	116
104	Georgia Tech	ACC	1–2	114	94
105	Arizona State	B12	2–1	76	117
105	Nevada-Las Vegas	MW	1–2	98	99
107	Jacksonville State	CUSA	2–2	85	107
108	Hawaii	MW	1–2	99	103
109	Army	AAC	1–1	87	108
110	Kansas	B12	1–2	112	102
111	Sam Houston	CUSA	1–2	105	105
112	Charlotte	AAC	0–3	132	88
112	Old Dominion	SB	1–2	116	104
114	Washington State	P12	1–2	102	109
115	Syracuse	ACC	1–2	110	113
116	Western Kentucky	CUSA	0–3	137	98
117	Miami (OH)	MAC	1–2	101	120
118	Kennesaw State	CUSA	1–2	115	119
119	Buffalo	MAC	1–2	124	118
120	Eastern Michigan	MAC	1–3	130	106
120	Rice	AAC	1–2	104	125
122	Navy	AAC	1–1	89	130
123	Wyoming	MW	1–2	125	121
124	North Carolina State	ACC	1–2	106	127
125	Georgia Southern	SB	1–2	126	122
126	Arkansas State	SB	1–2	119	126
127	Northern Illinois	MW	0–3	135	115
128	Louisiana Tech	SB	1–2	118	131
128	New Mexico State	CUSA	1–2	129	128
130	Akron	MAC	1–2	121	132
131	Southern Mississippi	SB	1–2	120	134
131	Texas-El Paso	MW	1–2	103	138
133	Missouri State	CUSA	1–2	117	135
134	Louisiana-Monroe	SB	0–3	138	124
135	Ball State	MAC	1–2	122	136
136	Kent State	MAC	1–2	123	137
137	Bowling Green	MAC	0–3	136	129
138	Sacramento State	MAC	1–3	131	133