Week 3 - 2010

Week 3 is in the books, so it's time for us to put out our first rankings of the season. Historically, the rankings are still pretty volatile until about week 5 or 6, since many teams have not had a chance to prove themselves, as witnessed by the fact that we have undefeated teams ranked as high as 46th. Week 3 is the first week when we first begin to see some separation among the teams, however, as there is a bit of history to judge (albeit in a very precursory fashion) how good that first week's win actually was by how well the team you beat continues to perform in weeks 2 and 3. Still, the teams that are ranked highest right now are teams that have won their easy games by a wide margin and have also played (and beaten) at least one team that is also somewhat highly ranked. This is not a measure of how good the teams are, but rather a measure of how much teams have proven themselves (relative to other teams) three weeks into the season. If your team has won all three of its games rather handily, but they have only played FCS teams and teams who haven't won any games, they aren't going to be in the top two or three this week. Come back when they've actually played someone or when the teams they have already beaten turn around and show that they really aren't that bad. That being said, this is where things stand after week three. At this point, things can change very quickly, so keep an on eye on these rankings as we head full steam on to week 4.

1. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) - 1.0
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) - 2.5
3. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) - 3.2
4. Florida Gators (3-0) - 3.4
5. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-0) - 5.7
6. LSU Tigers (3-0) - 6.5
7. Texas Longhorns (3-0) - 7.1
8. TCU Horned Frogs (3-0) - 8.1
9. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) - 9.3
10. Arizona Wildcats (3-0) - 10.0
11. Oregon Ducks (3-0) - 11.0
12. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0) - 11.1
13. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-0) - 12.7
14. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) - 14.3
15. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0) - 14.9
16. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-0) - 16.2
17. Kentucky Wildcats (3-0) - 16.7
18. Northwestern Wildcats (3-0) - 19.3
19. Auburn Tigers (3-0) - 19.7
20. Michigan State Spartans (3-0) - 21.9
21. NC State Wolfpack (3-0) - 22.2
22. Clemson Tigers (2-1) - 22.6
23. Michigan Wolverines (3-0) - 24.0
24. Utah Utes (3-0) - 24.5
25. Texas A&M Aggies (3-0) - 25.2
26. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1) - 25.5
27. Missouri Tigers (3-0) - 25.9
28. Air Force Falcons (2-1) - 28.2
29. Boise State Broncos (2-0) - 29.2
30. Indiana Hoosiers (2-0) - 30.0
31. Kansas State Wildcats (3-0) - 30.1
(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) - 30.1
33. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-1) - 32.7
34. USC Trojans (3-0) - 33.2
35. San Diego State Aztecs (2-1) - 34.7
36. California Golden Bears (2-1) - 35.4
37. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-1) - 37.2
38. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0) - 38.5
39. SMU Mustangs (2-1) - 39.3
40. Boston College Eagles (2-0) - 39.7
41. Pittsburgh Panthers (1-1) - 39.9
42. Temple Owls (3-0) - 40.9
43. Georgia Bulldogs (1-2) - 42.7
44. UCF Knights (2-1) - 43.6
45. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1) - 44.5
46. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-0) - 45.8
47. Penn State Nittany Lions (2-1) - 46.3
48. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-2) - 46.6
49. Navy Midshipmen (2-1) - 47.8
50. Houston Cougars (2-1) - 50.7
51. Maryland Terrapins (2-1) - 50.9
52. Baylor Bears (2-1) - 53.2
53. UCLA Bruins (1-2) - 53.3
54. Idaho Vandals (2-1) - 53.4
55. Virginia Cavaliers (1-1) - 54.8
56. Colorado Buffaloes (2-1) - 55.0
57. Florida State Seminoles (2-1) - 56.3
58. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-2) - 58.8
59. Army Black Knights (2-1) - 59.1
60. Oregon State Beavers (1-1) - 59.6
61. Toledo Rockets (2-1) - 61.9
62. Miami University RedHawks (2-1) - 62.8
63. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-1) - 63.5
64. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-2) - 65.1
65. Washington Huskies (1-2) - 65.3
66. Virginia Tech Hokies (1-2) - 65.8
67. Troy Trojans (1-2) - 68.8
68. Miami Hurricanes (1-1) - 68.9
69. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-2) - 69.0
70. Louisville Cardinals (1-2) - 70.0
71. UTEP Miners (2-1) - 70.1
72. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-1) - 70.9
73. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-1) - 72.6
74. Syracuse Orange (2-1) - 73.1
75. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-1) - 73.9
76. Iowa State Cyclones (1-2) - 74.3
77. FIU Golden Panthers (0-2) - 75.6
78. ECU Pirates (2-1) - 75.8
79. Cincinnati Bearcats (1-2) - 76.0
80. Purdue Boilermakers (2-1) - 77.2
81. South Florida Bulls (1-1) - 81.4
82. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-1) - 81.5
83. Hawaii Warriors (1-2) - 82.3
84. Bowling Green Falcons (1-2) - 82.9
85. Utah State Aggies (1-2) - 83.1
86. North Carolina Tar Heels (0-2) - 85.5
87. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-1) - 88.7
88. UAB Blazers (1-2) - 89.1
89. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-2) - 89.3
90. Connecticut Huskies (1-2) - 90.1
91. Tennessee Volunteers (1-2) - 91.2
92. Ohio Bobcats (1-2) - 91.8
93. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-2) - 91.9
94. Duke Blue Devils (1-2) - 92.2
95. Western Michigan Broncos (1-2) - 96.5
96. Marshall Thundering Herd (0-3) - 97.0
97. BYU Cougars (1-2) - 98.6
98. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-3) - 98.9
99. San Jose State Spartans (1-2) - 99.2
100. Rice Owls (1-2) - 99.3
101. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-2) - 100.1
102. Washington State Cougars (1-2) - 100.3
103. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-2) - 101.4
104. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-2) - 102.6
105. Buffalo Bulls (1-2) - 104.3
106. Memphis Tigers (1-2) - 105.3
107. Northern Illinois Huskies (1-2) - 105.4
108. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (0-2) - 106.1
109. Wyoming Cowboys (1-2) - 107.9
110. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-3) - 111.0
111. New Mexico Lobos (0-3) - 112.3
112. North Texas Mean Green (0-3) - 112.4
113. New Mexico State Aggies (0-2) - 112.5
114. Ball State Cardinals (1-2) - 113.0
115. Ole Miss Rebels (1-2) - 115.4
116. Tulane Green Wave (1-1) - 115.7
117. UNLV Rebels (0-3) - 116.1
118. Kansas Jayhawks (1-2) - 116.7
119. Colorado State Rams (0-3) - 117.4
120. Akron Zips (0-3) - 117.8