Picks · Week 3 · 2026
Week 3 picks and results
Each Week 3 projection, made before kickoff, with the final score.
Games projected
74
FBS games this week
Week record
54-20
73% of winners picked
Season record
72%
1,219 of 1,699 winners, all divisions
Average miss
15.0 pts
Projected vs. actual margin
Every game
Thursday, September 17
Friday, September 18
Saturday, September 19
Delaware by 3.5
CCU 43%57% DEL
Final: Coastal Carolina 14, Delaware 22Correct
Iowa State by 21.4
BGSU 13%87% ISU
Final: Bowling Green 7, Iowa State 55Correct
Arizona State by 3.2
ASU 57%43% KU
Final: Arizona State 24, Kansas 17Correct
North Carolina by 9.5
UNC 69%31% CLEM
Final: North Carolina 20, Clemson 28MissedUpset
Ohio State by 22.0
KENT 13%88% OSU
Final: Kent State 3, Ohio State 59Correct
North Texas by 11.5
UNT 73%27% TXST
Final: North Texas 35, Texas State 49MissedUpset
Wisconsin by 8.5
EMU 33%67% WIS
Final: Eastern Michigan 10, Wisconsin 54Correct
Central Michigan by 2.2
WYO 45%55% CMU
Final: Wyoming 10, Central Michigan 24Correct
Boston College by 15.0
ME 22%78% BC
Final: Maine 16, Boston College 22Correct
Illinois by 2.7
SIU 44%56% ILL
Final: Southern Illinois 10, Illinois 48Correct
Cincinnati by 23.8
M-OH 11%89% CIN
Final: Miami (OH) 31, Cincinnati 35Correct
Washington State by 14.0
DUQ 23%77% WSU
Final: Duquesne 7, Washington State 48Correct
Massachusetts by 21.1
STO 14%87% MASS
Final: Stonehill 14, Massachusetts 36Correct
Indiana by 44.4
WKU 1%99% IU
Final: Western Kentucky 0, Indiana 38Correct
South Carolina by 1.5
MSST 47%53% SC
Final: Mississippi State 41, South Carolina 34Missed
UL Monroe by 1.3
SELA 47%53% ULM
Final: SE Louisiana 38, UL Monroe 35Missed
Old Dominion by 9.0
ECU 32%68% ODU
Final: East Carolina 20, Old Dominion 17MissedUpset
Florida International by 3.1
FIU 56%44% FAU
Final: Florida International 10, Florida Atlantic 16Missed
Missouri State by 7.0
MRSH 36%64% MOST
Final: Marshall 30, Missouri State 24Missed
Oklahoma State by 17.7
MUR 18%82% OKST
Final: Murray State 0, Oklahoma State 59Correct
Western Michigan by 6.3
WMU 63%37% RICE
Final: Western Michigan 28, Rice 21Correct
South Florida by 17.8
DSU 18%82% USF
Final: Delaware State 17, South Florida 59Correct
Jacksonville State by 3.6
GASO 43%57% JXST
Final: Georgia Southern 27, Jacksonville State 31Correct
Washington by 7.4
EWU 35%65% WASH
Final: Eastern Washington 16, Washington 48Correct
Virginia by 7.6
WVU 35%66% UVA
Final: West Virginia 38, Virginia 27MissedUpset
Notre Dame by 12.1
MSU 26%74% ND
Final: Michigan State 10, Notre Dame 27Correct
Tennessee by 23.6
KENN 11%89% TENN
Final: Kennesaw State 9, Tennessee 42Correct
South Dakota by 5.6
SDAK 62%39% BOIS
Final: South Dakota 24, Boise State 38Missed
James Madison by 4.3
JMU 59%41% SDSU
Final: James Madison 26, San Diego State 13Correct
Arizona by 19.5
NIU 16%85% ARIZ
Final: Northern Illinois 17, Arizona 42Correct
North Dakota State by 24.4
NDSU 90%10% SAC
Final: North Dakota State 31, Sacramento State 10Correct
Montana by 10.4
MONT 71%29% ORST
Final: Montana 17, Oregon State 52MissedUpset
San José State by 3.9
FRES 42%58% SJSU
Final: Fresno State 26, San José State 10Missed
