College Football Power Rankings: How did the Top 25 look in Week 3? - ESPN

With three full weeks of action in the books and conference play underway, the 2025 college football landscape is taking shape and so is the sport's new crop of breakout stars.

Big Ten powers Ohio State (Julian Sayin), Penn State (Trebor Pena) and Oregon (Dante Moore) all took care of business with help from their early standouts in Week 3. Georgia Tech toppled Clemson with help from Florida International transfer Eric Rivers. Georgia and Tennessee leaned on their new starting quarterbacks in an overtime classic at Neyland Stadium. And at Notre Dame, Texas A&M passer Marcel Reed and Mississippi State transfer receiver Mario Craver were the stars in the Aggies' last-minute victory over the Irish.

Elsewhere, from LSU (Davhon Keys) to Miami (Carson Beck) to Missouri (Ahmad Hardy), college football's breakout stars were on display this past weekend. Here's our take on the Top 25 after Week 3. — Eli Lederman

Previous ranking: 1

Out of the Buckeyes' running back by-committee approach, freshman Bo Jackson has emerged in a big way. The Cleveland native is averaging 12.1 yards per carry with 217 rushing yards, showing he has the potential to be Ohio State's next great running back. Jackson didn't get a carry in the season-opening win over Texas and figures to continue sharing carries with CJ Donaldson and James Peoples in the coming weeks. But if he keeps reeling off big plays — like his 64-yard scamper in Saturday's 37-9 victory over the Ohio Bobcats — he will warrant more opportunities. — Jake Trotter

Previous ranking: 4

It was another ho-hum performance for Dan Lanning's team as it traveled to Northwestern and didn't let the Wildcats score until the fourth quarter in the 34-14 win that took them to 3-0. Though the Ducks remain