College Football Rankings 2018: AP Poll, Coaches Poll Top 25 for Week 3

Four teams ranked in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the Amway Coaches Poll lost on Saturday (Michigan State, USC, South Carolina and Florida). Two teams were able to remain in both polls while the other two have been sent packing.

USC entered its game at Stanford with the No. 17 ranking, but the 3-17 loss has resulted in the Trojans falling to No. 22 in the AP poll and No. 21 in the Coaches Poll.

Michigan State was hit harder by its loss to unranked Arizona State. The Spartans were No. 15 in the AP and No. 13 in the Coaches Poll before stumbling to the Sun Devils. ASU enters both polls as a result of knocking off a ranked team. For some strange reason, the coaches decided to keep MSU ranked higher (No. 24) than Arizona State (No. 25).

It was a brief stay in the rankings for South Carolina and Florida. The Gamecocks were unranked in the preseason poll, but held the No. 24 spot in the Week 2 poll after defeating Coastal Carolina 49-15. Will Muschamp’s squad is no longer ranked after being thumped at home 41-17 by No. 3 Georgia. The Gators were similarly unranked in the preseason poll, but grabbed the No. 25 spot after a Week 1 win over Charleston Southern. UF is out of the rankings after falling 16-21 at home to unranked Kentucky.

The Clemson-Texas A&M game produced some interesting poll results. The Tigers did not cover the spread – which ranged from 12-13 points – in their 28-26 win, but did not drop from No. 2 despite Georgia notching the larger margin of victory on the road. In the loss, it appears the Aggies impressed some voters as they are now second in the “others receiving votes” list of unranked teams.

Check out both polls below:

AP Top 25:

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

Coaches Poll:

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

Andrew Olson

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