Week 3 poll ranking all 138 FBS teams by a transparent, formula-based model. The Top 25 is the 25 highest-rated teams — no human ballots, no conference bonuses, no reputation votes.
| 1 | – |  Ohio StateBuckeyes | Big Ten | |
| 2 |  GeorgiaBulldogs | SEC | ||
| 3 |  Notre DameFighting Irish | FBS Independents | ||
| 4 | – |  TexasLonghorns | SEC | |
| 5 |  MiamiHurricanes | ACC | ||
| 6 |  OregonDucks | Big Ten | ||
| 7 | – |  AlabamaCrimson Tide | SEC | |
| 8 |  UtahUtes | Big 12 | ||
| 9 |  Ole MissRebels | SEC | ||
| 10 |  IndianaHoosiers | Big Ten | ||
| 11 |  Texas A&MAggies | SEC | ||
| 12 |  LSUTigers | SEC | ||
| 13 |  TennesseeVolunteers | SEC | ||
| 14 |  FloridaGators | SEC | ||
| 15 |  USCTrojans | Big Ten | ||
| 16 |  OklahomaSooners | SEC | ||
| 17 |  MichiganWolverines | Big Ten | ||
| 18 |  Penn StateNittany Lions | Big Ten | ||
| 19 |  Kansas StateWildcats | Big 12 | ||
| 20 |  Texas TechRed Raiders | Big 12 | ||
| 21 |  BYUCougars | Big 12 | ||
| 22 |  Mississippi StateBulldogs | SEC | ||
| 23 |  IowaHawkeyes | Big Ten | ||
| 24 |  South CarolinaGamecocks | SEC | ||
| 25 |  AuburnTigers | SEC | ||
| 26 |  SMUMustangs | ACC | ||
| 27 |  LouisvilleCardinals | ACC | ||
| 28 |  WashingtonHuskies | Big Ten | ||
| 29 |  MissouriTigers | SEC | ||
| 30 |  NorthwesternWildcats | Big Ten | ||
| 31 |  NebraskaCornhuskers | Big Ten | ||
| 32 |  NC StateWolfpack | ACC | ||
| 33 |  PittsburghPanthers | ACC | ||
| 34 |  James MadisonDukes | Sun Belt | ||
| 35 |  HoustonCougars | Big 12 | ||
| 36 |  UCLABruins | Big Ten | ||
| 37 |  BaylorBears | Big 12 | ||
| 38 | – |  VanderbiltCommodores | SEC | |
| 39 |  ArizonaWildcats | Big 12 | ||
| 40 |  IllinoisFighting Illini | Big Ten | ||
| 41 |  Iowa StateCyclones | Big 12 | ||
| 42 |  Florida StateSeminoles | ACC | ||
| 43 |  MinnesotaGolden Gophers | Big Ten | ||
| 44 |  Virginia TechHokies | ACC | ||
| 45 |  Boise StateBroncos | Pac-12 | ||
| 46 |  DukeBlue Devils | ACC | ||
| 47 |  TCUHorned Frogs | Big 12 | ||
| 48 |  Arizona StateSun Devils | Big 12 | ||
| 49 |  KentuckyWildcats | SEC | ||
| 50 |  MarylandTerrapins | Big Ten | ||
| 51 |  VirginiaCavaliers | ACC | ||
| 52 |  New MexicoLobos | Mountain West | ||
| 53 |  South FloridaBulls | American Athletic | ||
| 54 |  ClemsonTigers | ACC | ||
| 55 |  Michigan StateSpartans | Big Ten | ||
| 56 |  WisconsinBadgers | Big Ten | ||
| 57 |  UTSARoadrunners | American Athletic | ||
| 58 |  Wake ForestDemon Deacons | ACC | ||
| 59 |  Georgia TechYellow Jackets | ACC | ||
| 60 |  UCFKnights | Big 12 | ||
| 61 |  Washington StateCougars | Pac-12 | ||
| 62 | – |  Western MichiganBroncos | Mid-American | |
| 63 |  CincinnatiBearcats | Big 12 | ||
| 64 |  North TexasMean Green | American Athletic | ||
| 65 |  Fresno StateBulldogs | Pac-12 | ||
| 66 |  West VirginiaMountaineers | Big 12 | ||
| 67 |  San Diego StateAztecs | Pac-12 | ||
| 68 |  UConnHuskies | FBS Independents | ||
| 69 |  North CarolinaTar Heels | ACC | ||
| 70 |  ToledoRockets | Mid-American | ||
| 71 |  North Dakota StateBison | Mountain West | ||
| 72 |  CaliforniaGolden Bears | ACC | ||
| 73 |  ArkansasRazorbacks | SEC | ||
| 74 |  KansasJayhawks | Big 12 | ||
| 75 |  ColoradoBuffaloes | Big 12 | ||
| 76 |  Oklahoma StateCowboys | Big 12 | ||
| 77 |  TulaneGreen Wave | American Athletic | ||
| 78 |  Texas StateBobcats | Pac-12 | ||
| 79 |  SyracuseOrange | ACC | ||
| 80 |  MemphisTigers | American Athletic | ||
| 81 |  PurdueBoilermakers | Big Ten | ||
| 82 |  Louisiana TechBulldogs | Sun Belt | ||
| 83 |  East CarolinaPirates | American Athletic | ||
| 84 |  App StateMountaineers | Sun Belt | ||
| 85 |  RutgersScarlet Knights | Big Ten | ||
| 86 |  Utah StateAggies | Pac-12 | ||
| 87 |  LouisianaRagin' Cajuns | Sun Belt | ||
| 88 |  OhioBobcats | Mid-American | ||
| 89 | – |  UNLVRebels | Mountain West | |
| 90 |  TulsaGolden Hurricane | American Athletic | ||
| 91 |  Oregon StateBeavers | Pac-12 | ||
| 92 |  Colorado StateRams | Pac-12 | ||
| 93 | – |  DelawareBlue Hens | Conference USA | |
| 94 |  Jacksonville StateGamecocks | Conference USA | ||
| 95 |  TempleOwls | American Athletic | ||
| 96 |  LibertyFlames | Conference USA | ||
| 97 |  TroyTrojans | Sun Belt | ||
| 98 |  South AlabamaJaguars | Sun Belt | ||
| 99 |  Hawai'iRainbow Warriors | Mountain West | ||
| 100 | – |  MarshallThundering Herd | Sun Belt | |
| 101 |  Old DominionMonarchs | Sun Belt | ||
| 102 |  Southern MissGolden Eagles | Sun Belt | ||
| 103 |  Miami (OH)RedHawks | Mid-American | ||
| 104 |  Arkansas StateRed Wolves | Sun Belt | ||
| 105 |  UABBlazers | American Athletic | ||
| 106 |  Georgia SouthernEagles | Sun Belt | ||
| 107 |  Florida InternationalPanthers | Conference USA | ||
| 108 |  NevadaWolf Pack | Mountain West | ||
| 109 |  StanfordCardinal | ACC | ||
| 110 |  Georgia StatePanthers | Sun Belt | ||
| 111 |  Sam HoustonBearkats | Conference USA | ||
| 112 |  Western KentuckyHilltoppers | Conference USA | ||
| 113 |  Florida AtlanticOwls | American Athletic | ||
| 114 |  Boston CollegeEagles | ACC | ||
| 115 | – |  ArmyBlack Knights | American Athletic | |
| 116 |  Coastal CarolinaChanticleers | Sun Belt | ||
| 117 |  Kennesaw StateOwls | Conference USA | ||
| 118 | – |  Air ForceFalcons | Mountain West | |
| 119 |  AkronZips | Mid-American | ||
| 120 |  Middle TennesseeBlue Raiders | Conference USA | ||
| 121 |  San José StateSpartans | Mountain West | ||
| 122 |  Missouri StateBears | Conference USA | ||
| 123 | – |  New Mexico StateAggies | Conference USA | |
| 124 |  Central MichiganChippewas | Mid-American | ||
| 125 |  RiceOwls | American Athletic | ||
| 126 |  Sacramento StateHornets | Mid-American | ||
| 127 |  NavyMidshipmen | American Athletic | ||
| 128 |  Northern IllinoisHuskies | Mountain West | ||
| 129 |  Charlotte49ers | American Athletic | ||
| 130 |  UTEPMiners | Mountain West | ||
| 131 |  Eastern MichiganEagles | Mid-American | ||
| 132 |  WyomingCowboys | Mountain West | ||
| 133 |  BuffaloBulls | Mid-American | ||
| 134 |  Kent StateGolden Flashes | Mid-American | ||
| 135 |  MassachusettsMinutemen | Mid-American | ||
| 136 |  UL MonroeWarhawks | Sun Belt | ||
| 137 |  Bowling GreenFalcons | Mid-American | ||
| 138 |  Ball StateCardinals | Mid-American |
Top 25 teams are highlighted. All 138 FBS teams are rated using the same formula — there is no separate voting process.