2024 Week 3 12-team College Football Playoff rankings prediction

NCAA staff writer Ericka Brockish makes her predictions on how the College Football Playoff will shake out after Week 3.
2022 CFP National Championship - Georgia v Alabama
2022 CFP National Championship - Georgia v Alabama / Kevin C. Cox/GettyImages
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College football in Week 3 wasn't quite as exciting as it was in Week 2, but it brought its own storylines. The Georgia Bulldogs are not ranked No. 1 in the country in the AP Poll as they have been dethroned by the Texas Longhorns after the Bulldogs barely beat the Kentucky Wildcats.

There were only two ranked matchups in Week 3 which seemed like a setup for a few upsets for ranked teams, but every ranked team playing an unranked team was able to escape being like Notre Dame last week who lost to Northern Illinois.

One team that showed a lot was No. 14 Kansas State who took on No. 20 Arizona and didn't just beat them, but only allowed them to score one touchdown on their first offensive drive. In a battle of the Wildcats, K-State showed that the Big 12 is their conference and Arizona can't just come in and try and take it.

So with little drama in Week 3, here are my predictions of what the College Football Playoff will look like after a bit of a slower week of football.

Rank

Team

Why are they here

Previous ranking

1

Georgia

SEC Champion

1

2

Ohio State

Big Ten Champion

2

3

Kansas State

Big 12 Champion

4

4

Miami

ACC Champion

3

5

Texas

At-large

5

6

Ole Miss

At-large

7

7

Oregon

At-large

9

8

Missouri

At-large

6

9

Tennessee

At-large

8

10

Penn State

At-large

10

11

Notre Dame

At-large

11

12

Boise State

MW Champion

12

Just because the Texas Longhorns are ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll doesn't mean they just jump to the top of these rankings. Yes, Georgia didn't look great against Kentucky and they have some things they need to figure out but come on, Texas played UTSA, they should have won that game big, even without Quinn Ewers.

With no chances to the top four or the bottom three, there was only some shuffling around in the middle of the rankings. Kansas State deserved to move up one spot after the win over a ranked opponent. While Miami is looking good, they truly haven't played anyone, and that includes Florida to start the season.

Mirrousi didn't look amazing against Boston College which is why they tumbled a couple of spots. Oregon showed they could possibly be the team everyone thought they would be against Oregon State.

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