THIRD AND DATA

2026 season · week 3

This week in college football

College Football Playoff

If the season ended today
CFP rankings, week 11conference championlost this weekFirst out: #12 Texas Tech
First round
Dec. 18-19
Quarterfinals
Dec. 30 / Jan. 1
Semifinals
Jan. 14-15
Final
Jan. 25
8Tennessee logoTennessee#8
9Indiana logoIndiana#9
5Notre Dame logoNotre Dame#5
12Boise State logoBoise State#24
6Texas logoTexas#6
11Kentucky logoKentucky#11
7Miami logoMiami#7
10BYU logoBYU#10
1Georgia logoGeorgia#1
Winner 8/9
4UCLA logoUCLA#4
Winner 5/12
3Alabama logoAlabama#3
Winner 6/11
2Utah logoUtah#2
Winner 7/10
Winner 1/8/9
Winner 4/5/12
Winner 3/6/11
Winner 2/7/10
Semifinal winner
Semifinal winner
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All matchups

Must-watch

Both teams ranked · 3

Friday, September 18

FINALFOX22Houston26at13Texas Tech28

Saturday, September 19

FINALESPN2Upset16SMU31at23Louisville41FINALABCUpset7LSU24at8Ole Miss32Magnolia Bowl

Ranked

One team ranked · 19

Friday, September 18

FINALESPN5Miami33atWake Forest20FINALBTNPortland State0at21Oregon84

Saturday, September 19

FINALABC2Georgia45atArkansas17FINALFOXKent State3at6Ohio State59FINALBTNBuffalo13at14Penn State55FINALESPNUpsetKentucky31at9Texas A&M21FINALABCFlorida State36at10Alabama50FINALCBS12USC42atRutgers35FINALFOXUtah State0at17Utah33FINALBTNUTEP17at19Michigan52FINALPeacock (streaming)Western Kentucky0at4Indiana38FINALFS1Northern Iowa0at18Iowa55FINALSECN+ (streaming)Troy17at20Missouri27FINALNBCMichigan State10at3Notre Dame27Megaphone TrophyFINALCBS11BYU41atColorado State23FINALESPN2New Mexico6at24Oklahoma14FINALACC NetworkUpsetWest Virginia38vs25Virginia27Duke’s Mayo ClassicFINALSEC NetworkKennesaw State9at15Tennessee42FINALSECN+ (streaming)UTSA6at1Texas30

Upset alerts

Week 3
  1. #8 Ole Miss 32, #7 LSU 24Final
  2. Kentucky 31, #9 Texas A&M 21Final
  3. #23 Louisville 41, #16 SMU 31Final
  4. West Virginia 38, #25 Virginia 27Final

Firing season

All
Head coach candidates

Ranked teams that lost

AP Top 25 · Week 3
  1. 7LSU24–32 at Ole Miss
  2. 9Texas A&M21–31 vs Kentucky
  3. 16SMU31–41 at Louisville
  4. 22Houston26–28 at Texas Tech
  5. 25Virginia27–38 vs West Virginia

Biggest poll movers: up

AP Top 25 · Week 3
  1. ▲7MichiganNR → 19
  2. ▲4BYU15 → 11
  3. ▲3Texas4 → 1
  4. ▲3Tennessee18 → 15
  5. ▲3Utah20 → 17

Biggest poll movers: down

AP Top 25 · Week 3
  1. ▼15Oregon6 → 21
  2. ▼13Oklahoma11 → 24
  3. ▼7Washington19 → NR
  4. ▼5Ohio State1 → 6