Slowly creeping up the list
With a big win on Saturday, combined with a few lackluster performances from other ranked teams, the Arizona Wildcats have moved their way up to 16th in both the AP and Coaches polls after week three.
| AP | Coaches | Massey | |
| 1 | Ohio State (42) | Ohio State (61) | Ohio State |
| 2 | Michigan State (7) | TCU | Alabama |
| 3 | TCU (tie) | Michigan State (3) | Georgia |
| 4 | Ole Miss (tie) (11) | Baylor | Ole Miss |
| 5 | Baylor | Ole Miss | Michigan State |
| 6 | Notre Dame | Georgia | TCU |
| 7 | Georgia | Florida State | Baylor |
| 8 | LSU | Notre Dame | Florida State |
| 9 | UCLA | LSU | UCLA |
| 10 | Florida State | Clemson | LSU |
| 11 | Clemson | UCLA | Notre Dame |
| 12 | Alabama | Alabama | Georgia Tech |
| 13 | Oregon | Oregon | Clemson |
| 14 | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
| 16 | Arizona | Arizona | Oregon |
| 17 | Northwestern | Utah | USC |
| 18 | Utah | USC | Stanford |
| 19 | USC | Northwestern | Arizona |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Utah |
| 21 | Stanford | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 22 | Wisconsin | Oklahoma State | Northwestern |
| 23 | BYU | Missouri | Kansas State |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | Stanford | BYU |
| 25 | Missouri | Auburn | West Virginia |
These latest rankings mean that Saturday's game against UCLA will feature the two highest-ranked teams in the Pac-12 South, now that USC is down at 19 and 18.