AP, Coaches Polls Released Week 3: Ohio State, Penn State stay on top

By Rivers Hughey

Ohio State and Penn State stayed atop the Week 3 AP and Coaches polls, while LSU held firm in the top four. Florida State and Oklahoma surged, and South Florida entered both rankings after upsetting Florida.

Here are the Top 25, with previous rankings in parentheses.

AP Poll – Week 3

1. Ohio State (2-0) (Prev: 1)

2. Penn State (2-0) (Prev: 2)

3. LSU (2-0) (Prev: 3)

4. Oregon (2-0) (Prev: 5)

5. Miami (FL) (2-0) (Prev: 7)

6. Georgia (2-0) (Prev: 3)

7. Texas (1-1) (Prev: 6)

8. Notre Dame (0-1) (Prev: 9)

9. Illinois (2-0) (Prev: 12)

10. Florida State (2-0) (Prev: 19)

11. South Carolina (2-0) (Prev: 11)

12. Clemson (1-1) (Prev: 8)

13. Oklahoma (2-0) (Prev: 24)

14. Iowa State (3-0) (Prev: 18)

15. Tennessee (2-0) (Prev: 17)

16. Texas A&M (2-0) (Prev: 22)

17. Ole Miss (2-0) (Prev: 14)

18. South Florida (2-0) (Prev: NR)

19. Alabama (1-1) (Prev: 20)

20. Utah (2-0) (Prev: NR)

21. Texas Tech (2-0) (Prev: 23)

22. Indiana (2-0) (Prev: 21)

23. Michigan (1-1) (Prev: 13)

24. Auburn (2-0) (Prev: 25)

25. Missouri (2-0) (Prev: NR)

Coaches Poll – Week 3

1. Ohio State (1)

2. Penn State (2)

3. Georgia (3)

4. LSU (4)

5. Oregon (5)

6. Miami (FL) (7)

7. Texas (6)

8. Notre Dame (9)

9. Illinois (12)

10. South Carolina (11)

11. Clemson (8)

12. Florida State (19)

13. Ole Miss (14)

14. Iowa State (18)

15. Tennessee (17)

16. Oklahoma (24)

17. Texas A&M (22)

18. Alabama (20)

19. Indiana (21)

20. Texas Tech (23)

21. Utah (NR)

22. Michigan (13)

23. South Florida (NR)

24. Arizona State (10)

25. BYU (25)