Week 3 Polls

The Associated Press Top 25

The historical gold standard of human polls.

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Georgia
4. Ohio State
5. Oklahoma
6. Wisconsin
7. Auburn
8. Notre Dame
9. Stanford
10. Washington
11. Penn State
12. LSU
13. Virginia Tech
14. West Virginia
15. TCU
16. Mississippi State
17. Boise State
18. UCF
19. Michigan
20. Oregon
21. Miami
22. USC
23. Arizona State
24. Oklahoma State
25. Michigan State

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The Massey composite

Every poll and rating smashed into one continually updating ranking, more or less. We’ll update this one a couple times throughout Sunday as rankings come out.

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Oklahoma
5. Georgia
6. Wisconsin
7. Auburn
8. Penn State
9. Notre Dame
10. Mississippi State
11. TCU
12. Washington
13. Stanford
14. Oklahoma State
15. Virginia Tech
16. LSU
17. USC
18. Michigan State
19. Iowa
20. Boise State
21. Michigan
22. UCF
23. Miami
24. Northwestern
25. Boston College

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Bill Connelly’s S&P+ ratings

SB Nation’s favored college football advanced stat, which tends to perform well against the Vegas spread, along with offering much deeper evaluations of teams.

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
5. Boise State
6. Mississippi State
7. Wisconsin
8. Clemson
9. Michigan
10. Washington
11. Oklahoma State
12. LSU
13. Boston College
14. Texas A&M
15. Penn State
16. Missouri
17. Notre Dame
18. Auburn
19. Toledo
20. Memphis
21. West Virginia
22. TCU
23. Vanderbilt
24. Utah
25. UCF

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The Sagarin ratings

A long-running computer that also includes FCS teams.

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. Clemson
5. Penn State
6. Georgia
7. Auburn
8. Wisconsin
9. Washington
10. Mississippi State
11. Stanford
12. Michigan
13. Virginia Tech
14. IOWA!
15. Oklahoma State
16. LSU
17. Boise State
18. TCU
19. Texas A&M
20. DUKE!
21. Michigan State
22. West Virginia
23. Notre Dame
24. Utah
25. Miami

The USA Today Coaches Poll

Doesn’t matter much, and often is more a poll of PR directors than actual coaches.

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Georgia
4. Ohio State
5. Oklahoma
6. Wisconsin
7. Auburn
8. Notre Dame
9. Stanford
10. Penn State
11. Virginia Tech
12. Washington
13. LSU
14. TCU
15. West Virginia
16. Mississippi State
17. Boise State
18. UCF
19. Oklahoma State
20. Miami
21. USC
22. Michigan
23. Oregon
24. Michigan State
25. Arizona State

Georgia Overview

South Carolina did a lot of talking before the game. Georgia did all of their talking on the field with their play. The Dawg took the disrespect Deebo Samuel, Tori Gurley, and others showed and it used it to fuel them to a 41-17 victory in Columbia that saw the home fans exit Williams-Brice en masse.

Jake Fromm went 15 for 18 for 194 yards and a touchdown, and running backs D’Andre Swift, Elijah Holyfield, and Brian Herrien all found the endzone as well. Wide receiver Mecole Hardman continued to show how dangerous of a weapon he is by snagging six catches for 103 yards and a TD while also adding 30 yards on the ground.

Cornerback Deandre Baker made damn sure Deebo Samuel knew who he was by the end of the game. Baker held Samuel to 33 receiving yards and added an interception that should have been a TD had he not dropped it right before crossing the plane.

The Dawgs take on Middle Tennessee State this coming weekend in Sanford Stadium.

Movers

Fell Out: #24 South Carolina, #25 Florida

Newcomers: #23 Arizona State, #24 Oklahoma State

Overrated

#25 Michigan State

There is no reason the Michigan State should still be ranked. The Spartans narrowly escaped with a win at home vs. Utah State in week one before losing to Arizona State this past Saturday. They are an incomplete football team that will be exposed even further in the Big Ten East.

Underrated

#16 Mississippi State

Welcome to the national stage, Kylin Hill. The Mississippi State running back announced himself with a 211 yard rushing day against Kansas State. With quarterback Nick Fitzgerald at the helm, the Bulldogs will make some noise in the toughest division in college football.

This Week’s Top 25 Matchups

#12 LSU at #7 Auburn

#17 Boise State at #24 Oklahoma State

#4 Ohio State vs. #15 TCU

Upset Alert

Last week, I botched the Stanford vs. USC upset prediction. This week, I’m taking two separate field goal underdogs to win outright: Syracuse over Florida State as well as Boise State over Oklahoma State.