Notre Dame takes over No. 1 after Week 3

Notre Dame (3-0) is the new No. 1 after Week 3, replacing Texas A&M, now No. 36. Alabama (3-0) is second, 1.6 points back.

Biggest riser: Northwestern, up 40 spots to No. 10. Biggest drop: Texas A&M, down 35 spots to No. 36 after losing to Kentucky.

FBS games produced 7 upsets (winners given 35% or less). Biggest: Kentucky beat No. 1 Texas A&M 31–21 as a 10% underdog.

Picks went 54-20 in games involving FBS teams (73%) and 168-79 across all divisions.

Top game in Week 4: No. 7 Texas at No. 6 Tennessee. Tennessee is a 3.9-point favorite with a 58% chance to win.

FBS top 25 after Week 3, 2026
Rank	Team	Record	Power
1up 5	Notre Dame FBS Independents	3-0	+19.24
2up 5	Alabama SEC	3-0	+17.65
3up 2	Florida SEC	3-0	+17.44
4up 4	Penn State Big Ten	3-0	+17.08
5up 6	Mississippi State SEC	3-0	+17.04
6up 6	Tennessee SEC	3-0	+16.31
7up 20	Texas SEC	3-0	+16.08
8up 2	Miami ACC	3-0	+15.43
9up 4	Nebraska Big Ten	3-0	+14.97
10up 40	Northwestern Big Ten	2-0	+14.46
11up 4	Utah Big 12	3-0	+14.36
12down 8	Indiana Big Ten	3-0	+14.18
13up 11	Ohio State Big Ten	2-1	+14.11
14up 22	BYU Big 12	3-0	+13.97
15up 4	Pittsburgh ACC	3-0	+13.95
16down 14	USC Big Ten	4-0	+13.87
17up 15	Georgia SEC	3-0	+13.67
18up 7	Virginia Tech ACC	3-0	+13.52
19down 3	UCLA Big Ten	3-0	+13.29
20down 17	LSU SEC	2-1	+13.02
21up 21	Ole Miss SEC	3-0	+12.96
22up 17	Iowa Big Ten	3-0	+12.88
23down 1	North Dakota State Mountain West	4-0	+12.56
24up 21	Tulsa American Athletic	3-0	+12.46
25down 7	Kansas State Big 12	3-0	+12.33

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