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- Texas takes over No. 1 in the Week 3 AFCA Coaches Poll after a 24-23 comeback win over then-No. 1 Ohio State, rallying from 20 points down as quarterback Arch Manning (20-of-37, 196 yards) led three fourth-quarter touchdown drives.
- Ohio State plummets to No. 6 after the loss, having collected 50 of 74 first-place votes the previous week and now owning three consecutive defeats against Power Four competition dating back to last season, per coach Ryan Day.
- Oregon suffers the poll's largest single-week drop — 12 spots to No. 18 — following Oklahoma State's upset, marking the Ducks' first ranking outside the top 10 under coach Dan Lanning since September 2023.
- Michigan reclaims momentum with a win over Oklahoma, its first victory over a ranked opponent since 2024, easing doubts about quarterback Bryce Underwood's adjustment to a new offensive scheme.
- The top five behind Texas: Georgia (15 first-place votes), Notre Dame, Indiana (10 first-place votes) and Miami; six teams total received at least one first-place vote, and Ohio State was notably excluded from that group.
- Oklahoma tumbles from No. 10 to No. 21 after the Michigan loss, while Florida falls out of the rankings entirely despite a 49-point win over Campbell to improve to 2-0.
Why it matters: The Week 3 shakeup fundamentally redraws the College Football Playoff picture: the defending champions (Ohio State) now sit sixth and have lost three straight against Power Four foes, while Oregon — a perennial top-10 fixture — falls to 18th, opening room for Texas, Georgia and Indiana to separate from the pack in first-place voting.
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