WEEK 3 · SEPTEMBER 18 AND 19 · ALL TIMES ET
All 25 ranked teams play this weekend
Four on Friday night, 21 on Saturday · Three ranked matchups: Houston at Texas Tech, SMU at Louisville, LSU at Ole Miss
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Kickoff (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | UTSA | Sat 8:00 p.m. | SEC Network+ |
| 2 | Georgia | at Arkansas | Sat 12:00 p.m. | ABC |
| 3 | Notre Dame | Michigan State | Sat 7:30 p.m. | NBC |
| 4 | Indiana | Western Kentucky | Sat 4:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| 5 | Miami | at Wake Forest | Fri 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| 6 | Ohio State | Kent State | Sat 12:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 7 | LSU | at No. 8 Ole Miss | Sat 7:30 p.m. | ABC |
| 8 | Ole Miss | No. 7 LSU | Sat 7:30 p.m. | ABC |
| 9 | Texas A&M | Kentucky | Sat 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| 10 | Alabama | Florida State | Sat 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| 11 | BYU | at Colorado State | Sat 7:30 p.m. | CBS |
| 12 | USC | at Rutgers | Sat 3:30 p.m. | CBS |
| 13 | Texas Tech | No. 22 Houston | Fri 8:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 14 | Penn State | Buffalo | Sat 12:00 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| 15 | Tennessee | Kennesaw State | Sat 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network |
| 16 | SMU | at No. 23 Louisville | Sat 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| 17 | Utah | Utah State | Sat 3:30 p.m. | FOX |
| 18 | Iowa | Northern Iowa | Sat 4:00 p.m. | FS1 |
| 19 | Michigan | UTEP | Sat 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| 20 | Missouri | Troy | Sat 7:00 p.m. | SEC Network+ |
| 21 | Oregon | Portland State | Fri 10:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| 22 | Houston | at No. 13 Texas Tech | Fri 8:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 23 | Louisville | No. 16 SMU | Sat 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | New Mexico | Sat 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| 25 | Virginia | West Virginia (Charlotte) | Sat 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network |
The Ranked Matchups
No. 22 Houston at No. 13 Texas Tech opens Big 12 play Friday night on FOX. Saturday afternoon, No. 16 SMU visits No. 23 Louisville on ESPN2, and Saturday night No. 7 LSU visits No. 8 Ole Miss on ABC in Lane Kiffin’s first game back in Oxford as the opposing head coach. College GameDay broadcasts from The Grove.
What Changed in the Poll
Texas moved from No. 4 to No. 1 after beating Ohio State 24-23 and received 56 of the 68 first place votes. Ohio State fell to No. 6. Oregon dropped 15 spots to No. 21 after losing at Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma slid from No. 11 to No. 24 after losing at Michigan, which returned to the poll at No. 19. Washington is the first team out. See the full Week 3 AP Top 25.