1996 season · week 3
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- Big 125
- Big Ten5
- SEC5
- Other10
- 1–NebraskaBig 1211–2
- 2–TennesseeSEC10–2
- 3–Florida StateACC11–1
- 4–FloridaSEC12–1
- 5–ColoradoBig 1210–2
- 6–Notre DameFBS Independents8–3
- 7–Penn StateBig Ten11–2
- 8–TexasBig 128–5
- 9▲1SyracuseBig East9–3
- 10▼1Ohio StateBig Ten11–1
- 11–MiamiBig East9–3
- 12–MichiganBig Ten8–4
- 13▲2NorthwesternBig Ten9–3
- 14▼1AlabamaSEC10–3
- 15▼1Virginia TechBig East10–2
- 16▲3BYUWestern Athletic14–1
- 17▲1LSUSEC10–2
- 18▼2AuburnSEC8–4
- 19▼2USCPac-106–6
- 20–Arizona StatePac-1011–1
- 21–Kansas StateBig 129–3
- 22–IowaBig Ten9–3
- 23▲1VirginiaACC7–5
- 24NewNorth CarolinaACC10–2
- 25▼2Texas A&MBig 126–6