Georgia’s overtime win against Tennessee propelled them to the No. 1 spot in the NCAA Re-Rank.
Miami jumped three spots to No. 2 after a decisive victory over South Florida.
Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, and Georgia Tech made significant leaps into the top 20.
Georgia’s overtime win at Tennessee moves the Bulldogs to No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136, while Miami takes a three-spot leap to take over at No. 2 after rolling over South Florida.
Former No. 1 Penn State is down to No. 3. At this point, the Nittany Lions’ wins against Nevada, Florida International and Villanova aren’t enough to keep them in the top spot. But that equation will change after Penn State meets Oregon to end September. The Ducks are up to No. 5 after opening Big Ten play with a win against Northwestern.
There are three big movers in the top 20. The first is No. 8 Texas A&M, which moves up 10 spots after a 41-40 win at Notre Dame. The Irish are down six to No. 14 after dropping their first two games by a combined four points.
Two other teams rising up the re-rank are No. 17 Vanderbilt, up 18 after dominating South Carolina, and No. 18 Georgia Tech, up 11 after beating Clemson 24-21.
The Tigers take the most noteworthy tumble in this week’s 1-136. Clemson is down to No. 48 after falling to 1-2, with a sloppy win against Troy sandwiched by even uglier losses to No. 6 LSU and A&M.
But Clemson has competition for the title of nation’s most disappointing team through Week 3. One is No. 80 Kansas State, which is 1-3 after losing to No. 53 Arizona. Another is No. 49 Florida, which slots in one spot behind the Tigers after tossing five interceptions in a loss to LSU. A third is No. 95 Virginia Tech, now 0-3 after getting embarrassed at home by Old Dominion.