AP college football poll reaction - What's next for each Top 25 team ...
ESPN staffSep 17, 2023, 02:08 PM ET
The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out.
No. 1 Georgia was tested, falling behind 14-3 at the half before storming back to win its 20th in a row. Florida State escaped with a win against Boston College, while Michigan and Ohio State kept rolling. And Colorado mounted a furious comeback late to take down rival Colorado State in double overtime.
What does it mean for the new AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings.
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No. 1 Georgia BulldogsPrevious ranking: 1
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated South Carolina 24-14
Stat to know: After trailing by double digits at halftime for the first time at home since 2015, the Dawgs rebounded to become only the eighth SEC team to win 20 games in a row.
What's next: Saturday vs. UAB, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 Michigan WolverinesPrevious ranking: 2
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Bowling Green 31-6
Stat to know: RB Blake Corum ran for 101 yards and added two more scores, giving him six touchdowns through three games this season.
What's next: Saturday vs. Rutgers, noon
No. 3 Texas LonghornsPrevious ranking: 4
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Wyoming 31-10
Stat to know: The Longhorns are 3-0 for the first time since 2012. Entering the season, Texas was one of only four Power 5 teams not to have a 3-0 start in the past decade.
What's next: Saturday at Baylor, 7:30 p.m., ABC
No. 4 Florida State SeminolesPrevious ranking: 3
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Boston College 31-29
Stat to know: After throwing two touchdown passes, QB Jordan Travis now has 79 total TDs at Florida State, putting him two behind Chris Weinke for most in school history.
What's next: Saturday at Clemson, noon, ABC
No. 5 USC TrojansPrevious ranking: 5
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Idle
Stat to know: So far this year, on the heels of last year's Heisman campaign, QB Caleb Williams has completed 55 of 70 passes for 878 yards, 12 touchdowns and no interceptions.
What's next: Saturday at Arizona State, 9:30 p.m.
No. 6 Ohio State BuckeyesPrevious ranking: 6
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Western Kentucky 63-10
Stat to know: The Buckeyes were paced by Marvin Harrison Jr.'s five receptions for 126 yards, helping spark a Buckeyes offense that scored more points against Western Kentucky (63) than it did in its first two games combined (58).
What's next: Saturday at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., NBC
No. 7 Penn State Nittany LionsPrevious ranking: 7
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Illinois 30-13
Stat to know: After forcing only two turnovers combined in their first two games, the Nittany Lions forced five against the Illini.
What's next: Saturday vs. Iowa, 7:30 p.m., CBS
No. 8 Washington HuskiesPrevious ranking: 8
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Michigan State 41-7
Stat to know: Michael Penix Jr.'s 1,332 passing yards through three games (473 on Saturday) are the most through a team's first three games since Davis Webb (Cal) and Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech) in 2016.
What's next: Saturday vs. Cal, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting IrishPrevious ranking: 9
2023 record: 4-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Central Michigan 41-17
Stat to know: Dating back to last season, the Fighting Irish have scored 40 or more points in five consecutive games, the longest streak in program history.
What's next: Saturday vs. Ohio State, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Previous ranking: 13
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Hawai'i 55-10
Stat to know: Bo Nix became Oregon's second QB in the past 20 years (joining Marcus Mariota) to throw eight touchdown passes with a 75% completion percentage in the team's first three games.
What's next: Saturday vs. Colorado, 3:30 p.m., ABC
No. 11 Utah UtesPrevious ranking: 12
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Weber State 31-7
Stat to know: The Utes are now 22-0 in nonconference home games since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
What's next: Saturday vs. UCLA, 3:30 p.m.
No. 12 LSU TigersPrevious ranking: 14
2023 record: 2-1
Week 3 result: Defeated Mississippi State 41-14
Stat to know: QB Jayden Daniels completed 30 of 34 passes, good for 88.2%, which is the best single-game completion percentage in LSU history with a minimum of 25 pass attempts.
What's next: Saturday vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m., ESPN
No. 13 Alabama Crimson TidePrevious ranking: 10
2023 record: 2-1
Week 3 result: Defeated South Florida 17-3
Stat to know: Alabama's 17 points were its fewest against an unranked opponent since 2014 against Arkansas and fewest against an unranked nonconference opponent since it was upset by Louisiana-Monroe in Nick Saban's first year in Tuscaloosa.
What's next: Saturday vs. Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m., CBS
No. 14 Oregon State BeaversPrevious ranking: 16
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated San Diego State 26-9
Stat to know: D.J. Uiagalelei threw a 75-yard touchdown pass -- the longest completion of his career -- and ran for another score in the win.
What's next: Saturday vs. Washington State, 7 p.m.
No. 15 Ole Miss RebelsPrevious ranking: 17
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Georgia Tech 48-23
Stat to know: The Rebels have scored 158 points in three games, the second most the team has scored in its first three games of a season.
What's next: Saturday at Alabama, 3:30 p.m., CBS
No. 16 Oklahoma SoonersPrevious ranking: 19
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Tulsa 66-17
Stat to know: Oklahoma's five interceptions on Saturday were the most for the Sooners in a game since 2003.
What's next: Saturday at Cincinnati, Noon
No. 17 North Carolina Tar HeelsPrevious ranking: 20
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Minnesota 31-13
Stat to know: QB Drake Maye became the fifth UNC quarterback to post multiple 400-yard passing games, while Nate McCollum's 15 receptions tied for fourth most in a game in program history.
What's next: Saturday at Pitt, 8 p.m., ACC Network
Previous ranking: 21
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Northwestern 38-14
Stat to know: This was Duke's third consecutive win by 20 or more points, marking only the second time in the past 60 years that has happened.
What's next: Saturday at UConn, 3:30 p.m., CBSSN
No. 19 Colorado BuffaloesPrevious ranking: 18
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Colorado State 43-35 (2OT)
Stat to know: Colorado becomes only the fourth team to start 3-0 after losing 11 games the year before.
What's next: Saturday at Oregon, 3:30 p.m., ABC
No. 20 Miami HurricanesPrevious ranking: 22
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Bethune 48-7
Stat to know: Miami has scored 35 or more points in each of its first three games for the first time since 2016.
What's next: Saturday at Temple, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 23
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Northern Colorado 64-21
Stat to know: QB Cameron Ward accounted for five touchdowns in the first half -- four passing, one running -- as the Cougars rolled ahead of their Pac-12 debut against Oregon State.
What's next: Saturday vs. Oregon State, 7 p.m.
No. 22 UCLA BruinsPrevious ranking: 24
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated NC Central 59-7
Stat to know: The Bruins used six rushing touchdowns to earn their first win by more than 50 points since 2012.
What's next: Saturday at Utah, 3:30 p.m.
No. 23 Tennessee VolunteersPrevious ranking: 11
2023 record: 2-1
Week 3 result: Lost to Florida 29-16
Stat to know: Tennessee, which hasn't won at Florida since 2003, scored the third-fewest points of the Josh Heupel tenure.
What's next: Saturday vs. UTSA, 4 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 25
2023 record: 3-0
Week 3 result: Defeated Western Michigan 41-10
Stat to know: Leshon Williams rushed for 145 yards on only 12 carries as the Hawkeyes put up a season high in points.
What's next: Saturday at Penn State, 7:30 p.m., CBS
No. 25 Florida GatorsPrevious ranking: NR
2023 record: 2-1
Week 3 result: Defeated Tennessee
Stat to know: Trevor Etienne had a career-high 172 yards, the second most all-time for a Florida player against Tennessee.
What's next: Saturday vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m., ESPN+
