Now that we’ve seen team rebound from their first game, some event twice, it’s time to re-examine all 133 FBS college football team for our data driven week 3 college football power rankings. We again have major movers in the rankings as it’s time to update our 2023-24 College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy Predictions. Yes we have a new #1 this week!
What's Inside
The major movers in week 3:
- Cincinnati (up 28)
- Ohio (up 25)
- Northwestern (up 23)
- Baylor (up 18)
- Appalachian St (up 16)
- Florida Atlantic (down 25)
- UTEP (down 22)
- Stanford (down 19)
- Southern Miss (down 18)
- Temple (down 17)
College Football Playoff Predictions
If the 2023-24 College Football Playoff were this weekend, here’s the line-up:
- #1 Texas vs. #4 Michigan – A road win at Alabama would have the Longhorns #1 in the committee’s rankings for the playoff. Michigan has cruised against a soft schedule so far. They’ll have their opportunities late in the year to move up.
- #2 Florida State vs. #3 Georgia – Florida St. has the second most impressive win of the early season as they beat LSU. Georgia is still waiting for a challenge.
Heisman Trophy Rankings
- Caleb Williams (QB – USC) – Completed 19 of 21 against conference foe Stanford. Now with 12 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, he jumps to the top of the Heisman rankings this week.
- Jordan Travis (QB – Florida State) – huge game on the national stage against LSU. The way he led his team to a gigantic win in the second half Sunday night has him atop the Heisman race right now.
- Travis Hunter (CB/WR – Colorado) – As a two way player, he’s making plays on both sides of the game. Will teams start avoiding him on defense and hurt his chances?
- Michael Penix (QB – Washington) – He’s got one pick against 8 touchdowns but he’s got his offense going strong. With the Pac-12 garnering a lot of national attention, he’ll have the opportunity to impress the masses as the season goes.
- Shadeur Sanders (QB – Colorado) – struggled early against Nebraska but then got it going. He’s got 6 touchdowns to 0 interceptions. He’ll have a lot of eyes on him coming up with games against Oregon and USC where he can make his case to move up.
2023 Week 2 College Football Power Rankings
| RANK | TEAM |
| 1 | Florida St |
| 2 | USC |
| 3 | Georgia |
| 4 | Texas |
| 5 | Tennessee |
| 6 | Alabama |
| 7 | Washington |
| 8 | Michigan |
| 9 | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Ole Miss |
| 11 | Penn St |
| 12 | Miami |
| 13 | Duke |
| 14 | LSU |
| 15 | Kansas St |
| 16 | Ohio St |
| 17 | Utah |
| 18 | Notre Dame |
| 19 | Texas A&M |
| 20 | North Carolina |
| 21 | Oregon |
| 22 | Clemson |
| 23 | Oregon St |
| 24 | UCLA |
| 25 | Washington St |
| 26 | Auburn |
| 27 | Louisville |
| 28 | Wisconsin |
| 29 | Mississippi St |
| 30 | Cal |
| 31 | South Carolina |
| 32 | Kentucky |
| 33 | Pittsburgh |
| 34 | Tulane |
| 35 | Florida |
| 36 | Texas Tech |
| 37 | Iowa |
| 38 | Colorado |
| 39 | Oklahoma St |
| 40 | Arkansas |
| 41 | UCF |
| 42 | Kansas |
| 43 | SMU |
| 44 | Arizona |
| 45 | TCU |
| 46 | Wake Forest |
| 47 | Syracuse |
| 48 | Iowa St |
| 49 | Cincinnati |
| 50 | Missouri |
| 51 | Maryland |
| 52 | Baylor |
| 53 | Memphis |
| 54 | Minnesota |
| 55 | Appalachian St |
| 56 | UTSA |
| 57 | South Alabama |
| 58 | Wyoming |
| 59 | Arizona St |
| 60 | Illinois |
| 61 | Boise St |
| 62 | BYU |
| 63 | Marshall |
| 64 | NC State |
| 65 | Georgia Tech |
| 66 | Rutgers |
| 67 | Air Force |
| 68 | West Virginia |
| 69 | Western Kentucky |
| 70 | Coastal Carolina |
| 71 | Houston |
| 72 | Ohio |
| 73 | Troy |
| 74 | Virginia Tech |
| 75 | Fresno St |
| 76 | Toledo |
| 77 | James Madison |
| 78 | Michigan St |
| 79 | Georgia Southern |
| 80 | Purdue |
| 81 | Boston College |
| 82 | Nebraska |
| 83 | San Diego St |
| 84 | Stanford |
| 85 | Georgia St |
| 86 | Virginia |
| 87 | Indiana |
| 88 | Army |
| 89 | Liberty |
| 90 | Utah St |
| 91 | Rice |
| 92 | San Jose St |
| 93 | Northwestern |
| 94 | Texas St |
| 95 | Vanderbilt |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee |
| 97 | Florida Atlantic |
| 98 | UNLV |
| 99 | East Carolina |
| 100 | Southern Miss |
| 101 | Northern Illinois |
| 102 | Tulsa |
| 103 | Colorado St |
| 104 | Louisiana |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech |
| 106 | UAB |
| 107 | Navy |
| 108 | Hawaii |
| 109 | UL-Monroe |
| 110 | FIU |
| 111 | UConn |
| 112 | Buffalo |
| 113 | Jacksonville St |
| 114 | Miami OH |
| 115 | Sam Houston St |
| 116 | Old Dominion |
| 117 | New Mexico |
| 118 | Ball St |
| 119 | USF |
| 120 | Nevada |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan |
| 122 | North Texas |
| 123 | Bowling Green |
| 124 | Charlotte |
| 125 | Temple |
| 126 | New Mexico St |
| 127 | Akron |
| 128 | UTEP |
| 129 | UMass |
| 130 | Central Michigan |
| 131 | Kent St |
| 132 | Arkansas St |
| 133 | Western Michigan |
The Top 25 Showdown (Formulator vs. AP vs. Coaches Poll)
| RANK | FORMULATOR | AP | COACHES |
| 1 | Florida St | Georgia | Georgia |
| 2 | USC | Michigan | Michigan |
| 3 | Georgia | Florida St | Florida St |
| 4 | Texas | Texas | Ohio St |
| 5 | Tennessee | USC | USC |
| 6 | Alabama | Ohio St | Texas |
| 7 | Washington | Penn St | Penn St |
| 8 | Michigan | Washington | Washington |
| 9 | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Tennessee |
| 10 | Ole Miss | Alabama | Alabama |
| 11 | Penn St | Tennessee | Notre Dame |
| 12 | Miami | Utah | Utah |
| 13 | Duke | Oregon | Oregon |
| 14 | LSU | LSU | LSU |
| 15 | Kansas St | Kansas St | Kansas St |
| 16 | Ohio St | Oregon St | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Utah | Ole Miss | Oregon St |
| 18 | Notre Dame | Colorado | North Carolina |
| 19 | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Ole Miss |
| 20 | North Carolina | North Carolina | Duke |
| 21 | Oregon | Duke | Colorado |
| 22 | Clemson | Miami | Clemson |
| 23 | Oregon St | Washington St | Miami |
| 24 | UCLA | UCLA | Iowa |
| 25 | Washington St | Iowa | UCLA |
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