College Football Rankings Week 3: Teams 26 to 50 Nebraska, Notre Dame, NIU

As mentioned earlier in all of this, we're still not sold that Northern Illinois is all that great, but it beat Notre Dame, so it has to be ahead of the Irish and Texas A&M for now.

Yes, Notre Dame is a top 25 team, and Texas A&M might be at the bottom end of the first tier, but for the moment they technically have to be ranked below the Huskies - this will all change.

College Football Rankings Teams 26 to 50: Week 3

2024 CFN Week 3 Rankings
101-134 | 76-100 | 51-75
11-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNews

50 Wisconsin (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 34
Week 2: Wisconsin 27, South Dakota 13
Up Next: Alabama

49 Auburn (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 31
Week 2: Cal 21, Auburn 14
Up Next: New Mexico

48 Florida State (0-2)

Last Week Rank: 42
Week 2: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Memphis

47 West Virginia (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 49
Week 2: West Virginia 49, UAlbany 14
Up Next: at Pitt

46 Washington State (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 61
Week 2: Washington State 37, Texas Tech 16
Up Next: at Washington

45 Texas A&M (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 20
Week 2: Texas A&M 52, McNeese 10
Up Next: at Florida

44 Notre Dame (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 5
Week 2: Northern Illinois 16, Notre Dame 14
Up Next: at Purdue

43 Northern Illinois (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 113
Week 2: Northern Illinois 16, Notre Dame 14
Up Next: OPEN DATE

42 Georgia Tech (2-1)

Last Week Rank: 22
Week 2: Syracuse 31, Georgia Tech 28
Up Next: VMI

41 Cal (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 35
Week 2: Cal 21, Auburn 14
Up Next: San Diego State

40 Maryland (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 32
Week 2: Michigan State 27, Maryland 24
Up Next: at Virginia

39 Memphis (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 41
Week 2: Memphis 38, Troy 17
Up Next: at Florida State

38 Mississippi State (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 54
Week 2: Arizona State 30, Mississippi State 23
Up Next: Toledo

37 TCU (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 38
Week 2: TCU 45, LIU 0
Up Next: UCF

36 Kentucky (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 28
Week 2: South Carolina 31, Kentucky 6
Up Next: Georgia

35 NC State (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 25
Week 2: Tennessee 51, NC State 10
Up Next: Louisiana Tech

34 Arizona State (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 46
Week 2: Arizona State 30, Mississippi State 23
Up Next: at Texas State (Thur)

33 Arkansas (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 40
Week 2: Oklahoma State 39, Arkansas 31 (2OT)
Up Next: UAB

32 Kansas (1-1)

Last Week Rank: 27
Week 2: Illinois 23, Kansas 17
Up Next: UNLV (Fri)

31 South Carolina (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 69
Week 2: South Carolina 31, Kentucky 6
Up Next: at Southern Miss

30 UCF (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 30
Week 2: UCF 45, Sam Houston 14
Up Next: at TCU

29 North Carolina (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 29
Week 2: North Carolina 38, Charlotte 20
Up Next: NC Central

28 Nebraska (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 33
Week 2: Nebraska 28, Colorado 10
Up Next: Northern Iowa

27 Michigan State (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 43
Week 2: Michigan State 27, Maryland 24
Up Next: Prairie View A&M

26 Illinois (2-0)

Last Week Rank: 47
Week 2: Illinois 23, Kansas 17
Up Next: Central Michigan

2024 CFN Week 3 Rankings
101-134 | 76-100 | 51-75
11-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNews