College football rankings: Big 12 teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 3

The Big 12 Conference had a strong showing during Week 3 of the 2024 college football season , which should help its teams in the national polls this week.

The Week 3 schedule began on Thursday, with Arizona State outlasting Texas State 31-28 on the road. Following that, No. 15 Kansas State notched a commanding 31-7 win vs. No. 18 Arizona on Friday in an early-season Big 12 matchup.

No. 10 Utah knocked off rival Utah State 38-21 to keep itself positioned for a top-10 ranking, while No. 14 Oklahoma State dropped the hammer on Tulsa with a 45-10 road win.

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In other key games, Deion Sanders and Colorado knocked off rival Colorado State 28-9, while West Virginia dropped the Backyard Brawl vs. Pitt, 38-35, on a late comeback from the Panthers . UCF improved to 3-0 and could position itself to move into the top 25 with an impressive 21-point comeback to beat TCU 35-34.

Here's a look at how those Week 3 games and more impacted the Week 4 US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings:

College football rankings for Week 4

US LBM Coaches Poll

Big 12 teams bolded. First-place votes in parentheses.

• 1. Georgia (42)
• 2. Texas (10)
• 3. Ohio State (3)
• 4. Alabama
• 5. Ole Miss
• 6. Oregon
• 7. Tennessee
• T-8. Penn State
• T-8. Missouri
• 10. Utah
• 11. Miami
• 12. USC
• 13. Oklahoma
• 14. Kansas State
• 15. Oklahoma State
• 16. LSU
• 17. Michigan
• 18. Notre Dame
• 19. Clemson
• 20. Louisville
• 21. Iowa State
• 22. Nebraska
• 23. Memphis
• 24. Texas A&M
• 25. UNLV

Others receiving votes: Illinois 75; Washington State 38; Arizona 37 ; Northern Illinois 34; Syracuse 32; UCF 27; Pitt 17; Iowa 17; Boise State 17; Arizona State 15 ; North Carolina 14; North Carolina State 12; Cal 10; Indiana 7; Michigan State 6; Liberty 6; Boston College 6; BYU 3 ; Washington 2; Toledo 1; South Florida 1; San Jose State 1; James Madison 1

AP Top 25

Big 12 teams bolded. First-place votes in parentheses.

• 1. Texas (35)
• 2. Georgia (23)
• 3. Ohio State (5)
• 4. Alabama
• 5. Ole Miss
• 6. Tennessee
• 7. Missouri
• 8. Miami
• 9. Oregon
• 10. Penn State
• 11. USC
• 12. Utah
• 13. Kanas State
• 14. Oklahoma State
• 15. Oklahoma
• 16. LSU
• 17. Notre Dame
• 18. Michigan
• 19. Louisville
• 20. Iowa State
• 21. Clemson
• 22. Nebraska
• 23. Northern Illinois
• 24. Illinois
• 25. Texas A&M

Others receiving votes: Memphis 77, Boise State 62, Syracuse 62, UNLV 54, Boston College 47, Washington State 30, Arizona 15, Iowa 15 , Indiana 13, Cal 11, Liberty 10, Toledo 9, UCF 6, South Carolina 3, North Carolina 3, Arizona State 3, BYU 2, Pitt 1

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