AP Week 3 poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team

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Sep 14, 2025, 02:26 PM ET

The latest AP canvass is out.

With a trio of ranked matchups astir the sport, determination was bound to beryllium immoderate question aft Week 3.

The Georgia Bulldogs and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets got the biggest wins of the weekend. UGA took down the rival Tennessee Volunteers successful a wild, back-and-forth game. The Jackets, meanwhile, got the week started with an upset of the then-No. 12 Clemson Tigers.

In 1 of the 3 ranked matchups Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes ended the South Florida Bulls' early-season run. USF had beaten ranked opponents (Boise State, Florida) successful each of the archetypal 2 weeks. The Canes, however, overpowered the Bulls to enactment undefeated.

What does it each mean for the AP Top 25? Let's interruption down the rankings.

Stats courtesy of ESPN Research.

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1. Ohio State Buckeyes

Previous ranking: 1

2025 record: 3-0

Week 3 result: Defeated Ohio 37-9

Stat to know: Ohio State has allowed conscionable 16 points this season, its fewest done 3 games since 1975.

What's next: Sept. 27 astatine Washington


2. Penn State Nittany Lions

Previous ranking: 2

2025 record: 3-0

Week 3 result: Defeated Villanova 52-6

Stat to know: Penn State allowed a passing touchdown connected the last play of the crippled to forestall consecutive shutout wins for the archetypal clip since 1996.

What's next: Sept. 27 astatine Oregon, 7:30 p.m., NBC


3. LSU Tigers

Previous ranking: 3

2025 record: 3-0

Week 3 result: Defeated Florida 20-10

Stat to know: LSU has held each of its archetypal 3 opponents to 10 oregon less points for the archetypal clip since 2007.

What's next: Saturday vs. SE Louisiana, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network


4. Miami Hurricanes

Previous ranking: 5

2025 record: 3-0

Week 3 result: Defeated USF 49-12

Stat to know: Miami won by 37 points, its largest triumph against an AP-ranked hostile since 2001, erstwhile the Canes bushed No. 12 Washington by 58 points.

What's next: Saturday vs. Florida, 7:30 p.m., ABC


5. Georgia Bulldogs

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