College football rankings for Week 3 of the 2025 season have been released, and the South Florida Bulls, Auburn Tigers, and Utah Utes each entered the Top 25.
South Florida (2-0) moved into the Top 25 following its 18-16 upset victory on the road over the No. 13 Florida Gators. The Bull are ranked No. 18 in the AP Poll and No. 23 in the Coaches Poll.
Two SEC teams, Auburn (2-0) and Missouri (2-0), both moved into the AP Poll at No. 24 and No. 25, respectively. Auburn defeated Ball State, 42-3, while Missouri dispatched Kansas, 42-31.
The top five teams differ in the AP and Coaches Polls. The AP Top 5 is (1) Ohio State, (2) Penn State, (3) LSU, (4) Oregon, and (5) Miami FL. In the Coaches Poll, its (1) Ohio State, (2) Penn State, (3) Georgia, (4) LSU, and (5) Oregon.
Arizona State, Florida, and SMU each dropped out of both polls following losses this weekend. Arizona State dropped a home decision to unranked Mississippi State, 24-20, while Florida’s loss was previously mentioned. SMU lost at home to the Baylor Bears, 48-45.
Below are the College football rankings for Week 3 of the 2025 season (first-place votes in parentheses):
AP POLL – Week 3
1. Ohio State (57)
2. Penn State (5)
3. LSU (2)
4. Oregon (1)
5. Miami FL
6. Georgia
7. Texas
8. Notre Dame
9. Illinois
10. Florida State
11. South Carolina
12. Clemson
13. Oklahoma
14. Iowa State
15. Tennessee
16. Texas A&M
17. Ole Miss
18. South Florida
19. Alabama
20. Utah
21. Texas Tech
22. Indiana
23. Michigan
24. Auburn
25. Missouri
Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 94, BYU 92, Georgia Tech 78, Florida 70, Southern Cal 64, TCU 58, Mississippi St. 52, Louisville 49, SMU 26, Nebraska 10, Tulane 9, Baylor 7, UNLV 5, Pittsburgh 3, Navy 2, Memphis 1, Vanderbilt 1
Dropped from rankings: Arizona State 12, Florida 13, SMU 17
FBS COACHES POLL – WEEK 3
1. Ohio State (62)
2. Penn State (4)
3. Georgia
4. LSU (1)
5. Oregon
6. Miami
7. Texas
8. Notre Dame
9. Illinois
10. South Carolina
11. Clemson
12. Florida State
13. Ole Miss
14. Iowa State
15. Tennessee
16. Oklahoma
17. Texas A&M
18. Alabama
19. Indiana
20. Texas Tech
21. Utah
22. Michigan
23. South Florida
24. Arizona State
25. BYU
Others receiving votes: Missouri 142, Louisville 88, USC 87, SMU 87, Florida 68, Auburn 57, Tulane 55, TCU 36, Georgia Tech 26, Nebraska 19, Navy 16, Washington 15, Mississippi State 15, Memphis 11, Baylor 9, Vanderbilt 7, Kansas 4, UNLV 3, Pittsburgh 1, North Carolina State 1.
Dropped from rankings: Florida 15, SMU 16
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Week 3
1. North Dakota State (49)
2. South Dakota State (7)
3. Tarleton State
4. Montana State
5. Montana
6. Rhode Island
7. Illinois State
8. Idaho
9. UC Davis
10. Lehigh
11. Villanova
12. South Dakota
13. Abilene Christian
14. UIW
15. Tennessee Tech
16. North Dakota
17. Southern Illinois
18. Northern Arizona
19. Jackson State
20. Monmouth
21. Sacramento State
22. Austin Peay
23. New Hampshire
24. Lamar
25. West Georgia
Others receiving votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Mercer 101, Presbyterian 100, Harvard 86, Southeast Missouri 86, ETSU 73, Richmond 64, UT Martin 59, Youngstown State 59, Nicholls 52, Eastern Kentucky 31, Southern Utah 29, Gardner-Webb 27, Stephen F. Austin 27, South Carolina State 14, Stony Brook 13, Tennessee State 13, Towson 9, Western Carolina 5, Bryant 5, LIU 5.
Dropped from rankings: Nicholls 22, Mercer 23, Southern Utah 24, Stephen F. Austin 25
FCS Coaches Poll – Week 3
1. North Dakota State (24)
2. South Dakota State (2)
3. Tarleton State
4. Illinois State
5. Rhode Island
6. Montana State
7. Montana
8. UIW
9. UC Davis
10. Idaho
11. Villanova
12. Lehigh
13. Abilene Christian
14. Southern Illinois
15. Jackson State
16. Tennessee Tech
17. North Dakota
18. Monmouth
19. Northern Arizona
20. South Dakota
21. Sacramento State
22. Mercer
23. Austin Peay
24. New Hampshire
25. Youngstown State
Others receiving votes: ETSU, 43, Lamar, 38, Presbyterian, 35, Richmond, 28, West Georgia, 28, Stephen F. Austin, 22, Bryant, 19, Harvard, 18, Southeastern Louisiana, 17, Furman, 14, Indiana State, 14, South Carolina State, 12, Nicholls, 10, North Alabama, 9, Southeast Missouri State, 9, Central Arkansas, 7, Dartmouth, 7, Eastern Kentucky, 7, Western Carolina, 7, Lafayette, 5, St. Thomas 5.
Dropped from rankings: Stephen F. Austin 23, ETSU 24, Nicholls T-25, Western Carolina T-25
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