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NCAA Football Rankings 2017: Analyzing Week 3 Polls and Top 25 College Standings

Related Topics: AP Poll

You didn't need a crystal ball to see that the rankings would look different heading into Week 3 of the 2017 college football season. Four matchups among the top 25 all but ordained movement among nearly a third of the teams therein.

The extent of the shakeup was another story. A stunning outcome between two of last week's top-five squads remixed the College Football Playoff race early on in the campaign. So did USC's big win over its most troubling Pac-12 tormentor.

Here's how both polls look after Week 2's slate.

Associated Press Top 25 for Week 3

  1. Alabama (Last Week: 1)
  2. Oklahoma (Last Week: 5)
  3. Clemson (Last Week: 3)
  4. USC (Last Week: 6)
  5. Penn State (Last Week: 4)
  6. Washington (Last Week: 7)
  7. Michigan (Last Week: 8)
  8. Ohio State (Last Week: 2)
  9. Oklahoma State (Last Week: 11)
  10. Wisconsin (Last Week: 9)
  11. Florida State (Last Week: 10)
  12. LSU (Last Week: 12)
  13. Georgia (Last Week: 15)
  14. Louisville (Last Week: 17)
  15. Auburn (Last Week: 13)
  16. Virginia Tech (Last Week: 18)
  17. Miami (FL) (Last Week: 16)
  18. Kansas State (Last Week: 19)
  19. Stanford (Last Week: 14)
  20. TCU (Last Week: 23)
  21. Washington State (Last Week: 20)
  22. South Florida (Last Week: 21)
  23. Tennessee (Last Week: 25)
  24. Florida (Last Week: 22)
  25. UCLA (Last Week: Not ranked)

Coaches Poll Top 25 for Week 3

  1. Alabama (Last Week: 1)
  2. Clemson (Last Week: 3)
  3. Oklahoma (Last Week: 6)
  4. USC (Last Week: 5)
  5. Penn State (Last Week: 4)
  6. Washington (Last Week: 7)
  7. Michigan (Last Week: 8)
  8. Oklahoma State (Last Week: 10)
  9. Ohio State (Last Week: 2)
  10. Florida State (Last Week: 9)
  11. Wisconsin (Last Week: 11)
  12. Georgia (Last Week: 15)
  13. Louisville (Last Week: 16)
  14. Miami (FL) (Last Week: 17)
  15. Virginia Tech (Last Week: 18)
  16. Auburn (Last Week: 13)
  17. Kansas State (Last Week: 19)
  18. Stanford (Last Week: 14)
  19. TCU (Last Week: Not ranked)
  20. South Florida (Last Week: 20)
  21. Washington State (Last Week: 22)
  22. Tennessee (+5) at No.