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Georgia tops the ranking of the 35 remaining unbeaten FBS teams after a chaotic Week 3 in which Alabama, Texas A&M, and Michigan all fell behind early, prompting the author to rank unbeatens on 'trust' more than résumés.

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**Georgia** ranks #1 among FBS unbeaten teams (3-0) after a 45-17 win over Arkansas, with SP+ odds of 22.3% to reach 12-0 and 12.0% of plays gaining 20+ yards (second nationally, behind only their own peak).

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**Notre Dame** comes in at #2 unbeaten (3-0) after beating Michigan State 27-10, with the highest SP+ odds among unbeaten teams at 35.0% to reach 12-0.

Ranking CFB's unbeaten teams, from Georgia and Indiana to App State and UMass — SkimNews

By ESPN · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-20

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Georgia ranks #1 among FBS unbeaten teams (3-0) after a 45-17 win over Arkansas, with SP+ odds of 22.3% to reach 12-0 and 12.0% of plays gaining 20+ yards (second nationally, behind only their own peak).
Notre Dame comes in at #2 unbeaten (3-0) after beating Michigan State 27-10, with the highest SP+ odds among unbeaten teams at 35.0% to reach 12-0.
Indiana slots at #3 unbeaten (3-0) but nearly stumbled, leading Western Kentucky only 14-0 at the half before pulling away to a 38-0 win; the article calls their schedule the lightest in the country.
Ole Miss sits at #6 unbeaten (3-0) after beating #7 LSU 32-24 in the 'Lane Kiffin Bowl,' though SP+ ranks the Rebels only 20th and pegs their defense at 95th in points allowed per possession.
Alabama lands at #7 unbeaten (3-0) after erasing a 21-6 deficit to beat Florida State 50-36 — a win that preceded six straight games against SP+ top-30 opponents.
USC is already 4-0 yet ranks only #13 after allowing Rutgers 460 yards in a 42-35 win, which the author flagged as 'a pretty scary red flag.'
Kentucky completed the day's signature upset by finishing off #9 Texas A&M, while #25 Virginia lost to West Virginia and Division III powerhouse Mount Union fell to 1-2, leaving exactly 35 FBS teams unbeaten heading into Week 4.

Why it matters: Georgia's emergence as the country's most explosive offense (12.0% of plays gaining 20+ yards) reshapes a race where Notre Dame quietly holds the best odds (35.0%) to run the table. The ranking also exposes how thin some unbeaten résumés are — Indiana has played the lightest schedule in the FBS, and 4-0 USC ranks behind ten other unbeatens. With Alabama about to face six straight SP+ top-30 opponents, the next month will sort out which of these 35 unbeatens have actually earned their record.