2026 College Football Season

Week 3

September 17–20, 2026

Season

Week

Thursday 1 Game Friday 3 Games Saturday 71 Games

Week 3

Featured Matchups

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9/19/2026 · 7:30 PM EDT

#25

LSU

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#11

Ole Miss

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Vaught-Hemingway Stadium · Oxford, Mississippi

3NG Win Probability LSU 56.5%

Projected Score LSU 30.8 – Ole Miss 26.8

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9/19/2026 · 3:30 PM EDT

#10

SMU

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#31

Louisville

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L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium · Louisville, Kentucky

3NG Win Probability Louisville 51.9%

Projected Score SMU 28.5 – Louisville 30.8

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National

3NG Team Power Rankings

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1 Ohio State —

2 Notre Dame —

3 Oregon —

4 Georgia —

5 Miami —

6 Texas Tech —

7 Texas —

8 Indiana —

9 Texas A&M —

10 SMU —

National

3NG Conference Rankings

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1 SEC 91.45

2 Big Ten 85.33

3 Big 12 80.22

4 ACC 79.78

5 Pac-12 74.09

6 American Athletic 70.83

7 Sun Belt 67.11

8 Mountain West 64.15

9 Mid-American 64.14

10 Conference USA 60.63

3NG Ratings

National Leaders

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Team Strength

Notre Dame 135.977
James Madison 133.834
Virginia 132.306
Miami 131.953
Texas A&M 131.381

Team Efficiency

Miami 133.419
Kansas State 130.770
Indiana 129.258
Georgia 128.099
Virginia 127.677

Strength of Record

Notre Dame 100.00
James Madison 99.27
Virginia Tech 98.54
Mississippi State 97.81
Texas A&M 97.08

Team Statistics

National Leaders

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Scoring Offense

Georgia 66.50 PPG
Miami 61.00 PPG
Florida 59.00 PPG
Virginia Tech 58.50 PPG
Houston 55.00 PPG

Scoring Defense

Penn State 4.50 PPG
South Carolina 4.50 PPG
Kansas State 5.00 PPG
Virginia 5.50 PPG
Iowa 6.50 PPG

Team Efficiency

Miami 133.42
Kansas State 130.77
Indiana 129.26
Georgia 128.10
Virginia 127.68