Week 3 AP poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team — SkimNews
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- Texas held No. 1 at 3-0 after a 30-6 win over UTSA and faces Tennessee on Saturday at noon on ABC, its first true road test of the season.
- Ole Miss jumped from No. 8 to No. 4 after a 32-24 win over LSU — the first season in program history it has beaten two AP top-10 teams in its first three games.
- Florida (No. 21) and Mississippi State (No. 24) entered the rankings as newcomers after SEC wins over Auburn (44-39) and South Carolina (41-34), respectively.
- Oklahoma dropped out of the rankings after scoring its fewest points in a win in decades against New Mexico and now travels to face No. 2 Georgia on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN.
- Texas A&M fell 14 spots from No. 9 to No. 23 after a 31-21 home loss to Kentucky that snapped a 19-game home win streak against unranked opponents.
- Georgia stayed No. 2 at 3-0 — its 12th straight 3-0 start, the longest FBS streak in the AP poll era — and hosts Oklahoma on Saturday.
Why it matters: The Week 3 reshuffle creates marquee matchups — No. 1 Texas at Tennessee, No. 2 Georgia vs. Oklahoma, and No. 4 Ole Miss at No. 21 Florida — all conference games that will begin separating College Football Playoff contenders from the pack. Texas A&M's 14-spot fall to No. 23 after a home loss to unranked Kentucky shows how quickly a season's margin for error evaporates after one upset.
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