The AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll both saw continued reshuffling after Week 2 saw several ranked teams upset.
The biggest surprise of the Week 2 slate came when No. 12 Oregon, fresh off a narrow 31-24 win over Fresno State and missing its two best defensive players, went into Ohio Stadium and beat No. 3 Ohio State, 35-28. The defense was far from perfect, giving up 612 yards, but also limited the Buckeyes to 6 of 15 and 2 of 5 on third-and fourth-down conversions, respectively. Oregon running back CJ Verdell was excellent as well, rushing for 161 yards and tallying three total touchdowns.
Elsewhere, No. 10 Iowa “upset” No. 9 Iowa State in Kinnick Stadium, winning convincingly in a 27-17 over Matt Campbell and Co. It’s the Hawkeyes’ sixth straight victory in the series, which also saw the first ranked matchups between the two teams on Saturday.
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Three other teams in the top 25 suffered upsets too in No. 14 USC (42-28 loss to Stanford), No. 15 Texas (40-21 loss to Arkansas) and No. 21 Utah (26-17 loss to BYU). And still more teams in No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 9 Notre Dame ad No. 22 Miami faced close calls; the Aggies beat Colorado 10-7 without quarterback Haynes King, the Fighting Irish needed a last-minute touchdown to beat Toledo 32-29 and the Hurricanes eked out a 25-23 win over Appalachian State.
Though it won’t affect the polls, Florida State also suffered a significant upset, losing its first ever game against an FCS opponent when Jacksonville State completed a last-second Hail Mary to win 20-17.
With that, here are the updated AP Top 25 and Coaches polls heading into Week 3 of the season:
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Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points (No. 1 votes) |
| 1 | Alabama | 2-0 | 1,599 (63) |
| 2 | Georgia | 2-0 | 1,534 (1) |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1,432 |
| 4 | Oregon | 2-0 | 1,335 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 1,284 |
| 6 | Clemson | 1-1 | 1,259 |
| 7 | Iowa | 2-0 | 1,149 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 2-0 | 1,096 |
| 9 | Florida | 2-0 | 1,078 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 1,040 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 1-1 | 1,026 |
| 12 | Penn State | 2-0 | 981 |
| 13 | UCLA | 2-0 | 775 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 1-1 | 604 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 581 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | 2-0 | 535 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 1-1 | 528 |
| 18 | Coastal Carolina | 2-0 | 489 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 1-1 | 287 |
| 20 | Auburn | 2-0 | 263 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 2-0 | 246 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 2-0 | 222 |
| 23 | BYU | 2-0 | 207 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 2-0 | 191 |
| 25 | Michigan | 2-0 | 176 |
Others receiving votes: Miami 135; USC 99; UCF 65; Michigan State 63; Liberty 63; TCU 57; Pitt 52; Kentucky 50; Utah 41; Texas 36; Kansas State 28; Indiana 28; LSU 26; Nevada 18; Boston College 14; Fresno State 13; SMU 10; Rutgers 10; Louisiana 9; San Diego State 9; Mississippi State 9; Army 9; Tulane 6; Maryland 6; San Jose State 5; N.C. State 5; Virginia 4; Marshall 4; Stanford 3; Air Force 3; Texas-San Antonio 1; Memphis 1; Boise State 1.
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