No. 1-128 College Football Rankings – Week 3
Campus Insiders' 1-128 college football rankings heading into Week 3 of the season. As the college football season starts settling into a rhythm, here's how all 128 teams grade out.
Campus Insiders’ 1-128 college football rankings heading into Week 3 of the season. As the college football season starts settling into a rhythm, here’s how all 128 teams grade out.
The second week of the 2016 season is in the books. Alabama, Florida State and Ohio State held serve at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions in the rankings, respectively. Michigan jumped Clemson for the No. 4 spot, while the Tigers slid to No. 5 after a way-too-close-for-comfort win over Troy.
Baylor jumped two spots this week, from No. 10 to No. 8. Texas A&M surged from No. 17 to No. 9 after cruising to a 67-0 win over Prairie View A&M. And Texas climbed one spot to round out the top 10.
Below are the college football rankings for every FBS team heading into Week 3.
No. 1-128 College Football Rankings
128. Charlotte
127. New Mexico State
126. Hawaii
125. North Texas
124. San Jose State
123. Massachusetts
122. Old Dominion
121. Miami (OH)
120. Kent State
119. Eastern Michigan
118. Idaho
117. Akron
116. Texas-San Antonio
115. Georgia State
114. Buffalo
113. Ball State
112. Tulane
111. Louisiana-Monroe
110. Kansas
109. Iowa State – The Cyclones
108. Fresno State
107. Bowling Green
106. Rice
105. Florida Atlantic
104. Virginia
103. Ohio
102. FIU
101. Troy
100. Texas-El Paso
99. SMU
98. Central Florida
97. UNLV
96. New Mexico
95. Rutgers
94. Arkansas State
93. Purdue
92. Louisiana-Lafayette
91. Northwestern – The Wildcats dropped to 0-2 one year after winning 10 games, as Pat Fitzgerald and Co. suffered a 9-7 loss to Illinois State one week after falling to Western Michigan. The Northwestern offense struggled, as quarterback Clayton Thorson had a rough outing.
90. Nevada
89. Northern Illinois
88. Wyoming
87. Illinois
86. Colorado State
85. Texas State
84. Kentucky
83. Utah State
82. Syracuse
81. Tulsa
80. South Alabama
79. Oregon State
78. Temple
77. Connecticut
76. Memphis
75. Duke
74. NC State
73. Boston College
72. East Carolina
71. Army
70. Vanderbilt
69. Indiana
68. Maryland
67. Central Michigan
66. California
65. Louisiana Tech
64. Colorado
63. Missouri
62. Navy
61. Washington State
60. Cincinnati – The Bearcats had a productive day on offense behind quarterback Hayden Moore, who passed for 250 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Purdue. Moore added 58 yards and two more scores on the ground, as UC rushed for 262 yards as a team.
59. South Carolina
58. Georgia Southern
57. Wake Forest
56. Mississippi State
55. Air Force
54. Georgia Tech
53. Toledo
52. Middle Tennessee
51. Virginia Tech
50. Western Kentucky
49. Minnesota
48. Arizona
47. Texas Tech
46. Penn State
45. Arizona State
44. West Virginia
43. Appalachian State
42. Pittsburgh
41. BYU
40. Auburn
39. Western Michigan
38. Kansas State
37. Oklahoma State
36. South Florida
35. Marshall
34. Utah
33. Southern Miss
32. San Diego State
31. USC – The Trojans bounced back from their disastrous season opener against Alabama by defeating Utah State 45-7. Max Browne and Sam Darnold passed for two touchdowns apiece.
30. Nebraska
29. Oregon
28. Oklahoma
27. TCU
26. UCLA
25. Arkansas
24. Miami (FL)
23. LSU
22. Boise State
21. North Carolina
20. Florida
19. Ole Miss
18. Notre Dame
17. Iowa
16. Wisconsin
15. Washington
14. Michigan State
13. Tennessee
12. Georgia
11. Louisville
10. Texas – The Longhorns survived a rough first half and eventually pulled away from UTEP. Charlie Strong’s squad is dealing with several injuries along the offensive line, so that could be an issue moving forward.
9. Texas A&M – The Aggies rolled to a 67-0 win over Prairie View A&M, as Trevor Knight threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns and ran in another score.
8. Baylor – The Bears struggled early against SMU, but they eventually recorded a 40-13 win after being tied at 6 at the break. Orion Stewart had two interceptions for Jim Grobe’s squad.
7. Houston – No Greg Ward Jr.? No problem, as the Cougars shut out Lamar 42-0 in a game that was delayed for over three hours due to lightning. Backup quarterback Kyle Postma gained a career-high 106 yards on the ground and rushed for two scores.
6. Stanford – The Cardinal had the week off, so David Shaw’s squad has some extra time to prepare for a home game against USC.
5. Clemson – Are the Tigers experiencing a College Football Playoff hangover? A week after looking anything but sharp against Auburn, Dabo Swinney’s squad barely beat Troy, eeking out a 30-24 win.
4. Michigan – Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines took a 31-0 lead 19 minutes into the game, as Wilton Speight had another impressive effort at quarterback.
3. Ohio State – The Buckeyes’ defense scored two touchdowns, as the unit helped carry the team through a sloppy first half of play in a win over Tulsa. OSU had six takeaways on the day.
2. Florida State – The Seminoles rolled past a Charleston Southern squad that was missing several players due to a recent NCAA violation. FSU led 35-0 by the second quarter and was able to empty its bench.
1. Alabama – The Crimson Tide did not look past Western Kentucky, as Jalen Hurts completed 23 of 36 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-10 win. Next up is Ole Miss, which has beaten ‘Bama two straight years.
