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The Week 3 Coaches’ Poll Top 25 is out.
The second weekend of the 2026 college football season was a memorable one. Texas came from behind to take down Ohio State, Michigan pulled off a big win against Oklahoma at home, Oregon choked against Oklahoma State and more.
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In the wake of Week 2 being in the books, the Week 3 Coaches’ Poll Top 25 has been released on Sunday morning.
Texas has jumped up to No. 1.
Week 3 Coaches’ Poll Top 25
- Texas
- Georgia
- Notre Dame
- Indiana
- Miami
- Ohio State
- LSU
- Texas A&M
- Ole Miss
- Alabama
- USC
- Texas Tech
- BYU
- Tennessee
- Penn State
- SMU
- Utah
- Oregon
- Michigan
- Iowa
- Oklahoma
- Missouri
- Houston
- Washington
- Virginia
Schools that dropped out: No. 25 Florida.
Others receiving votes: Florida 183; Louisville 160; Boise State 44; Kansas State 24; South Carolina 23; Mississippi State 20; Vanderbilt 19; Duke 19; Nebraska 18; Pittsburgh 16; Oklahoma State 16; Auburn 15; Western Michigan 10; Virginia Tech 9; UCLA 8; Tulsa 7; North Dakota State 5; New Mexico 4; Clemson 3; Wake Forest 1; Arizona 1.
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“The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th,” USA Today writes.
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What do you make of the Week 3 Top 25 rankings?
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This story was originally published September 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM.