With the Big Ten now added, here are the CFN 2020 college football rankings from 1 to 90 after Week 3.
All done based on how good the teams appear to be right now, where do all the teams rank after Week 3?
These are going to change wildly over the weeks as we try to figure out what shape everyone is in. Here’s our try on ranking the 90 teams playing.
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CFN Rankings After Week 3
Top Ten | 11-25 | 26-40 | 41-60 | 61-90
90 UTEP Miners (2-1)
Week 3: UTEP 17, Abilene Christian 13
Last Week Ranking: 76
Week 4 Opponent: at ULM
89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-2)
Week 3: Troy 47, Middle Tennessee 14
Last Week Ranking: 73
Week 4 Opponent: UTSA
88 Rice Owls (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 74
Week 4 Opponent: Middle Tennessee (Oct. 24)
87 ULM Warhawks (0-1)
Week 3: Texas State 38, ULM 17
Last Week Ranking: 75
Week 4 Opponent: UTEP
86 Charlotte 49ers (0-1)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 65
Week 4 Opponent: Georgia State
85 Texas State Bobcats (1-2)
Week 3: Texas State 38, ULM 17
Last Week Ranking: 67
Week 4 Opponent: at Boston College
84 UTSA Roadrunners (2-0)
Week 3: UTSA 24, Stephen F. Austin 10
Last Week Ranking: 66
Week 4 Opponent: MIddle Tennessee
83 Georgia Southern Eagles (1-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 54
Week 4 Opponent: at Louisiana
82 Kansas Jayhawks (0-1)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 56
Week 4 Opponent: at Baylor
81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-2)
Week 3: Louisiana Tech 31, Southern Miss 30
Last Week Ranking: 72
Week 4 Opponent: Tulane
80 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2-0)
Week 3: Coastal Carolina 43, Campbell 21
Last Week Ranking: 53
Week 4 Opponent: Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
79 WKU Hilltoppers (0-2)
Week 3: Liberty 30, WKU 24
Last Week Ranking: 52
Week 4 Opponent: At Middle Tennessee (Oct. 3)
78 FIU Golden Panthers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 69
Week 4 Opponent: Liberty
77 North Texas Mean Green (1-1)
Week 3: SMU 65, North Texas 35
Last Week Ranking: 68
Week 4 Opponent: at Houston
76 USF Bulls (1-1)
Week 3: Notre Dame 52, USF 0
Last Week Ranking: 63
Week 4 Opponent: at Florida Atlantic
75 Liberty Flames (1-0)
Week 3: Liberty 30, WKU 24
Last Week Ranking: 71
Week 4 Opponent: FIU
74 East Carolina Pirates (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 60
Week 4 Opponent: UCF
73 South Alabama Jaguars (1-1)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 58
Week 4 Opponent: UAB
72 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: at Michigan State (Oct. 24)
71 Florida Atlantic Owls (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 55
Week 4 Opponent: USF
70 Georgia State Panthers (0-1)
Week 3: Louisiana 34, Georgia State 31 OT
Last Week Ranking: 70
Week 4 Opponent: at Charlotte
69 Maryland Terrapins (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: at Northwestern (Oct. 24)
68 Navy Midshipmen (1-1)
Week 3: Navy 27, Tulane 24
Last Week Ranking: 57
Week 4 Opponent: at Air Force (Oct. 3)
67 UAB Blazers (1-1)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 51
Week 4 Opponent: at South Alabama
66 Tulane Green Wave (1-1)
Week 3: Navy 27, Tulane 24
Last Week Ranking: 49
Week 4 Opponent: at Southern Miss
65 Troy Trojans (1-0)
Week 3: Troy 47, Middle Tennessee 14
Last Week Ranking: 64
Week 4 Opponent: at BYU
64 Syracuse Orange (0-2)
Week 3: Pitt 21, Syracuse 10
Last Week Ranking: 40
Week 4 Opponent: Georgia Tech
63 SMU Mustangs (2-0)
Week 3: SMU 65, North Texas 35
Last Week Ranking: 62
Week 4 Opponent: Stephen F. Austin
62 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-1)
Week 3: Oklahoma State 16, Tulsa 7
Last Week Ranking: 61
Week 4 Opponent: at Arkansas State
61 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-0)
Week 3: Louisiana Tech 31, Southern Miss 30
Last Week Ranking: 59
Week 4 Opponent: Houston Baptist
CFN Top 60, Week 3
60 Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: at Wisconsin (Oct. 24)
59 Duke Blue Devils (0-2)
Week 3: Boston College 26, Duke 6
Last Week Ranking: 37
Week 4 Opponent: at Virginia
58 Temple Owls (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 48
Week 4 Opponent: at Navy
57 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 46
Week 4 Opponent: Texas
56 Arkansas Razorbacks (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 45
Week 4 Opponent: Georgia
55 Appalachian State Mountaineers (1-1)
Week 3: Marshall 17, Appalachian State 7
Last Week Ranking: 32
Week 4 Opponent: Campbell
54 Kansas State Wildcats (0-1)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 44
Week 4 Opponent: at Oklahoma
53 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 43
Week 4 Opponent: at Texas A&M
52 Iowa State Cyclones (0-1)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 42
Week 4 Opponent: at TCU
51 Florida State Seminoles (0-1)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 41
Week 4 Opponent: at Miami
50 Northwestern Wildcats (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: Maryland (Oct. 24)
49 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (1-0)
Week 3: Louisiana 34, Georgia State 31 OT
Last Week Ranking: 39
Week 4 Opponent: Georgia Southern
48 Boston College Eagles (1-0)
Week 3: Boston College 26, Duke 6
Last Week Ranking: 47
Week 4 Opponent: Texas State
47 Army Black Knights (2-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 38
Week 4 Opponent: at Cincinnati
46 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-1)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 36
Week 4 Opponent: Tulsa
45 Purdue Boilermakers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: Iowa (Oct. 24)
44 Houston Cougars (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 35
Week 4 Opponent: North Texas
43 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-1)
Week 3: UCF 49, Georgia Tech 21
Last Week Ranking: 34
Week 4 Opponent: at Syracuse
42 Memphis Tigers (1-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 33
Week 4 Opponent: at SMU (Oct. 3)
41 West Virginia Mountaineers (1-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 31
Week 4 Opponent: at Oklahoma State
CFN Top 40, Week 3
40 Missouri Tigers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 24
Week 4 Opponent: Alabama
39 Marshall Thundering Herd (2-0)
Week 3: Marshall 17, Appalachian State 7
Last Week Ranking: 50
Week 4 Opponent: at WKU (Oct. 10)
38 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0-2)
Week 3: NC State 45, Wake Forest 42
Last Week Ranking: 27
Week 4 Opponent: Notre Dame
37 Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: at Ohio State (Oct. 24)
36 Baylor Bears (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 26
Week 4 Opponent: Kansas
35 Ole Miss Rebels (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 28
Week 4 Opponent: Florida
34 BYU Cougars (1-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 29
Week 4 Opponent: Troy
33 NC State Wolfpack (1-0)
Week 3: NC State 45, Wake Forest 42
Last Week Ranking: 25
Week 4 Opponent: at Virginia Tech
32 Indiana Hoosiers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: Penn State (Oct. 24)
31 TCU Horned Frogs (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 23
Week 4 Opponent: Iowa State
30 Virginia Cavaliers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 22
Week 4 Opponent: at Clemson (Oct. 3)
29 South Carolina Gamecocks (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 21
Week 4 Opponent: Tennessee
28 Louisville Cardinals (1-1)
Week 3: Miami 47, Louisville 34
Last Week Ranking: 15
Week 4 Opponent: at Pitt
27 Michigan State Spartans (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: Rutgers (Oct. 24)
26 Virginia Tech Hokies (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 16
Week 4 Opponent: NC State
CFN Top 25, Week 3
25 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0)
Week 3: Oklahoma State 16, Tulsa 7
Last Week Ranking: 11
Week 4 Opponent: West Virginia
24 Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0)
Week 3: Cincinnati 55, Austin Peay 0
Last Week Ranking: 30
Week 4 Opponent: Army
23 Kentucky Wildcats (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 18
Week 4 Opponent: at Auburn
22 Mississippi State Bulldogs (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 17
Week 4 Opponent: at LSU
21 Iowa Hawkeyes (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: at Purdue (Oct. 24)
20 Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 20
Week 4 Opponent: at South Carolina
19 Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: Michigan (Oct. 24)
18 North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 12
Week 4 Opponent: at Boston College
17 UCF Knights (1-0)
Week 3: UCF 49, Georgia Tech 21
Last Week Ranking: 19
Week 4 Opponent: at East Carolina
16 Pitt Panthers (2-0)
Week 3: Pitt 21, Syracuse 10
Last Week Ranking: 13
Week 4 Opponent: Louisville
15 Miami Hurricanes (1-0)
Week 3: Miami 47, Louisville 34
Last Week Ranking: 14
Week 4 Opponent: Florida State
14 Wisconsin Badgers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: Illinois (Oct. 24)
13 Texas A&M Aggies (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 10
Week 4 Opponent: Vanderbilt
12 Michigan Wolverines (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: at Minnesota (Oct. 24)
11 Auburn Tigers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 8
Week 4 Opponent: Kentucky
NEXT: CFN Top 10, Week 3
CFN Top 10, Week 3
10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0)
Week 3: Notre Dame 52, USF 0
Last Week Ranking: 9
Week 4 Opponent: at Wake Forest
9 Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: at Indiana (Oct. 24)
8 Texas Longhorns (1-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 7
Week 4 Opponent: at Texas Tech
7 Florida Gators (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 6
Week 4 Opponent: at Ole Miss
6 Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 5
Week 4 Opponent: Kansas State
5 LSU Tigers (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 4
Week 4 Opponent: Mississippi State
4 Georgia Bulldogs (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 3
Week 4 Opponent: at Arkansas
3 Alabama Crimson Tide (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 2
Week 4 Opponent: at Missouri
2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0)
Week 3: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: NR
Week 4 Opponent: Nebraska (Oct. 24)
1 Clemson Tigers (2-0)
Week 3: Clemson 49, Citadel 0
Last Week Ranking: 1
Week 4 Opponent: Virginia (Oct. 3)
