We head to week 3 of the college football season! Use our data driven college football predictions to find the upsets, statement wins and results this week that’ll shape the 2023-24 College Football Playoff.
Week 3 College Football Storylines
- Many teams start conference play this week. Who’s going to be upset?
- Michigan State tries to focus on football after another scandal that has taken down HC Mel Tucker?
- How does Colorado handle being a big favorite for the first time in the Coach Prime era?
- Does USF stand any chance against a Alabama team coming off of a loss?
- Florida hosts rival Tennessee in a game that could start to warm Billy Napier’s seat
- Who does Matt Rhule choose to QB the Cornhuskers this week after a debacle at Colorado?
Week 3 College Football Predictions
Thursday
| RANK | TEAM | WIN% | SCORE |
| 107 | Navy | 30.4% | 19 |
| 53 | Memphis | 69.6% | 36 |
Friday
| RANK | TEAM | WIN% | SCORE |
| 86 | Virginia | 39.2% | 18 |
| 51 | Maryland | 60.8% | 27 |
| 88 | Army | 39.9% | 23 |
| 56 | UTSA | 60.1% | 32 |
| 90 | Utah St | 43.4% | 21 |
| 67 | Air Force | 56.6% | 27 |
Saturday
| RANK | TEAM | WIN% | SCORE |
| 48 | Iowa St | 57.3% | 27 |
| 72 | Ohio | 42.7% | 21 |
| 15 | Kansas St | 69.5% | 38 |
| 50 | Missouri | 30.5% | 22 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 71.8% | 37 |
| 116 | Old Dominion | 28.2% | 19 |
| 1 | Florida St | 94.9% | 44 |
| 81 | Boston College | 5.1% | 6 |
| 89 | Liberty | 59.7% | 31 |
| 112 | Buffalo | 40.3% | 23 |
| 87 | Indiana | 28.0% | 17 |
| 27 | Louisville | 72.0% | 35 |
| 14 | LSU | 59.4% | 32 |
| 29 | Mississippi St | 40.6% | 24 |
| 79 | Georgia Southern | 31.0% | 20 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | 69.0% | 36 |
| 11 | Penn St | 73.2% | 33 |
| 60 | Illinois | 26.8% | 14 |
| 129 | UMass | 40.3% | 22 |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | 59.7% | 30 |
| 130 | Central Michigan | 0.1% | 6 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 99.9% | 49 |
| 99 | East Carolina | 35.7% | 25 |
| 55 | Appalachian St | 64.3% | 37 |
| 110 | FIU | 50.4% | 27 |
| 111 | UConn | 49.6% | 26 |
| 133 | Western Michigan | 0.1% | 3 |
| 37 | Iowa | 99.9% | 38 |
| 6 | Alabama | 97.6% | 54 |
| 119 | USF | 2.4% | 14 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 30.9% | 23 |
| 3 | Georgia | 69.1% | 38 |
| 83 | San Diego St | 25.4% | 17 |
| 23 | Oregon St | 74.6% | 37 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 89.7% | 47 |
| 102 | Tulsa | 10.3% | 14 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 45.4% | 20 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 54.6% | 24 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 33.3% | 19 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 66.7% | 33 |
| 93 | Northwestern | 17.1% | 10 |
| 13 | Duke | 82.9% | 37 |
| 34 | Tulane | 73.8% | 36 |
| 100 | Southern Miss | 26.2% | 17 |
| 109 | UL-Monroe | 12.7% | 13 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 87.3% | 45 |
| 69 | Western Kentucky | 25.3% | 19 |
| 16 | Ohio St | 74.7% | 39 |
| 7 | Washington | 83.0% | 45 |
| 78 | Michigan St | 17.0% | 17 |
| 85 | Georgia St | 64.2% | 36 |
| 124 | Charlotte | 35.8% | 24 |
| 77 | James Madison | 48.9% | 24 |
| 73 | Troy | 51.1% | 25 |
| 114 | Miami OH | 29.1% | 14 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 70.9% | 31 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 67.2% | 39 |
| 35 | Florida | 32.8% | 25 |
| 57 | South Alabama | 41.7% | 25 |
| 39 | Oklahoma St | 58.3% | 32 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 42.7% | 24 |
| 82 | Nebraska | 57.3% | 31 |
| 92 | San Jose St | 46.8% | 25 |
| 76 | Toledo | 53.2% | 28 |
| 104 | Louisiana | 51.2% | 26 |
| 106 | UAB | 48.8% | 25 |
| 122 | North Texas | 46.2% | 31 |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | 53.8% | 35 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | 51.3% | 29 |
| 98 | UNLV | 48.7% | 28 |
| 62 | BYU | 42.8% | 26 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 57.2% | 32 |
| 127 | Akron | 13.2% | 9 |
| 32 | Kentucky | 86.8% | 40 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 63.4% | 35 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 36.6% | 24 |
| 47 | Syracuse | 58.9% | 30 |
| 80 | Purdue | 41.1% | 22 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 24.1% | 15 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 75.9% | 37 |
| 123 | Bowling Green | 2.6% | 6 |
| 8 | Michigan | 97.4% | 46 |
| 58 | Wyoming | 20.2% | 15 |
| 4 | Texas | 79.8% | 40 |
| 45 | TCU | 59.6% | 38 |
| 71 | Houston | 40.4% | 30 |
| 108 | Hawaii | 14.0% | 12 |
| 21 | Oregon | 86.0% | 42 |
| 97 | Florida Atlantic | 20.6% | 16 |
| 22 | Clemson | 79.4% | 40 |
| 126 | New Mexico St | 44.4% | 20 |
| 117 | New Mexico | 55.6% | 24 |
| 103 | Colorado St | 24.9% | 15 |
| 38 | Colorado | 75.1% | 36 |
| 42 | Kansas | 77.4% | 37 |
| 120 | Nevada | 22.6% | 14 |
| 75 | Fresno St | 43.9% | 27 |
| 59 | Arizona St | 56.1% | 32 |
| 128 | UTEP | 17.1% | 14 |
| 44 | Arizona | 82.9% | 41 |
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