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AOU’s College Football FBS Top 25: Week 3

ByStaff Contributions

Sep 11, 2022
BYU celebrates a win at home

Photo courtesy of Scott G Winterton | Deseret News

It was a wild week in the FBS with three top-10 teams falling. Where did schools like Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Baylor fall in our top 25 for Week 3? Find out below.

Others receiving votes:

Pittsburgh (3), Syracuse (1), Florida (1)

25. Mississippi State (2-0)

Week 2 result: win @ Arizona 39-17

Week 3 matchup: @ LSU (6 p.m. ET, ESPN)

24. Notre Dame (0-2)

Week 2 result: loss vs. Marshall 26-21

Week 3 matchup: vs. California (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)

23. Kansas State (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Missouri 40-12

Week 3 matchup: vs. Tulane (3 p.m. ET, Big 12 Network/ESPN+)

22. Baylor (1-1)

Week 2 result: loss @ No. 13 BYU 26-20 (2OT)

Week 3 matchup: vs. Texas State (12 p.m. ET, FS1

21. Oregon (1-1)

Week 2 result: win vs. Eastern Washington 70-14

Week 3 matchup: vs. No. 13 BYU (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)

20. Penn State (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Ohio 46-10

Week 3 matchup: @ Auburn (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)

19. Ole Miss (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Central Arkansas 59-3

Week 3 matchup: @ Georgia Tech (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)

18. Wake Forest (2-0)

Week 2 result: win @ Vanderbilt 45-25

Week 3 matchup: vs. Liberty (5 p.m. ET, ACC Network)

17. Texas A&M (1-1)

Week 2 result: loss vs. Appalachian State 17-14

Week 3 matchup: vs. No. 12 Miami (FL) (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

16. Tennessee (2-0)

Week 2 result: win @ Pittsburgh 34-27 (OT)

Week 3 matchup: vs. Akron (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SEC Network+)

15. NC State (2-0)

Week 2 matchup: win vs. Charleston Southern 55-3

Week 3 matchup: vs. Texas Tech (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

14. Kentucky (2-0)

Week 2 result: win @ Florida 26-16

Week 3 matchup: vs. Youngstown State (12 p.m. ET, SEC Network)

13. BYU (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Baylor 26-20 (2OT)

Week 3 matchup: @ No. 21 Oregon (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)

12. Miami (FL) (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Southern Miss 30-7

Week 3 matchup: @ No. 17 Texas A&M (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

11. Utah (1-1)

Week 2 result: win vs. Southern Utah 73-7

Week 3 matchup: vs. San Diego State (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

10. Arkansas (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. South Carolina 44-30

Week 3 matchup: vs. Missouri State (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SEC Network+)

9. Michigan State (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Akron 52-0

Week 3 matchup: @ Washington (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)

8. Oklahoma State (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Arizona State 34-17

Week 3 matchup: vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (7 p.m. ET, Big 12 Network/ESPN+)

7. USC (2-0)

Week 2 result: win @ Stanford 41-28

Week 3 matchup: vs. Fresno State (10:30 p.m. ET, FOX)

6. Oklahoma (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Kent State 33-3

Week 3 matchup: @ Nebraska (12 p.m. ET, FOX)

5. Clemson (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Furman 35-12

Week 3 matchup: vs. Louisiana Tech (8 p.m. ET, ACC Network)

4. Michigan (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Hawai’i 56-10

Week 3 matchup: vs. UConn (12 p.m. ET, ABC)

3. Alabama (2-0)

Week 2 result: win @ Texas 20-19

Week 3 matchup: vs. Louisiana-Monroe (4 p.m. ET, SEC Network)

2. Ohio State (2-0)

Week 2 result: win vs. Arkansas State 45-12

Week 3 matchup: vs. Toledo (7 p.m. ET, FOX)

1. Georgia (3-0, 3 first-place votes)

Week 2 result: win vs. Samford 33-0

Week 3 matchup: @ South Carolina (12 p.m. ET, ESPN)