College Football Rankings Week 3: Teams 51 to 75 BYU, Boise State, USF

A lot of the teams outside of the top 50 are still strong, having good starts, and are on the verge of moving up fast.

Most of these teams have a case to be much, much higher in the rankings, and several should be. They're all going to be in the mix for bowl games, and a few will be in the hunt for their respective conference championship races.

They're the teams ranked 51 to 75 in our latest college football rankings.

College Football Rankings Teams 51 to 75: Week 3

2024 CFN Week 3 Rankings
101-134 | 76-100 | 26-50
11-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNews

75 Appalachian State (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 58
Week 2: Clemson 66, Appalachian State 20
Up Next: at East Carolina

74 Fresno State (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 70
Week 2: Fresno State 46, Sacramento State 30
Up Next: New Mexico State

73 Northwestern (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 68
Week 2: Duke 26, Northwestern 20 (2OT)
Up Next: Eastern Illinois

72 Texas Tech (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 64
Week 2: Washington State 37, Texas Tech 16
Up Next: North Texas

71 USF (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 75
Week 2: Alabama 42, USF 16
Up Next: at Southern Miss

70 Purdue (1-0)

Last Week Rank: 57
Week 2: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Notre Dame

69 Wake Forest (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 59
Week 2: Virginia 31, Wake Forest 30
Up Next: Ole Miss

68 Stanford (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 62
Week 2: Stanford 41, Cal Poly 7
Up Next: OPEN DATE

67 SMU (2-1)

Last Week Rank: 56
Week 2: BYU 18, SMU 15
Up Next: OPEN DATE

66 Florida (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 48
Week 2: Florida 45, Samford 7
Up Next: Texas A&M

65 Baylor (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 44
Week 2: Utah 23, Baylor 12
Up Next: Air Force

64 Virginia Tech (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 51
Week 2: Virginia Tech 31, Marshall 14
Up Next: at Old Dominion

63 Tulane (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 72
Week 2: Kansas State 34, Tulane 27
Up Next: at Oklahoma

62 Oregon State (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 82
Week 2: Oregon State 21, San Diego State 0
Up Next: Oregon

61 Duke (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 71
Week 2: Duke 26, Northwestern 20 (2OT)
Up Next: UConn

60 BYU (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 67
Week 2: BYU 18, SMU 15
Up Next: at Wyoming

59 Rutgers (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 65
Week 2: Rutgers 49, Akron 17
Up Next: OPEN DATE

58 Cincinnati (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 66
Week 2: Pitt 28, Cincinnati 27
Up Next: at Miami University

57 Virginia (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 60
Week 2: Virginia 31, Wake Forest 30
Up Next: Maryland

56 Vanderbilt (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 50
Week 2: Vanderbilt 55, Alcorn State 0
Up Next: at Georgia State

55 Pitt (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 45
Week 2: Pitt 28, Cincinnati 27
Up Next: West Virginia

54 Boise State (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 53
Week 2: Oregon 37, Boise State 34
Up Next: OPEN DATE

53 Minnesota (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 39
Week 2: Minnesota 48, Rhode Island 0
Up Next: Nevada

52 Indiana (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 52
Week 2: Indiana 77, Western Illinois 3
Up Next: at UCLA

51 UNLV (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 63
Week 2: UNLV 72, Utah Tech 14
Up Next: Kansas (Fri)

2024 CFN Week 3 Rankings
101-134 | 76-100 | 26-50
11-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNews