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The Associated Press released their updated college football rankings on Sunday afternoon, and unfortunately, there isn’t much to report from Illinois’ perspective. The Orange and Blue had a chance at sneaking into the ‘others receiving votes’ category, but their 48-23 loss to North Carolina essentially thwarted those hopes for the time being.
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The Fighting Illini also fell quite a bit in the new S&P+ rankings. The program dropped 6 spots to No. 64 overall, which is just ahead of Washington State (0-2). While advanced metrics only gave Illinois a 37% chance of victory against the Tar Heels, it seems their actual performance warranted a steeper decline.
Elsewhere, the Big Ten Conference still has five ranked teams, including No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan. Nebraska was the only other team to receive votes, though.
Week 3 College Football Rankings
| AP (prev, if diff) | Coaches (prev, if diff) | S&P+ | Massey | |
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2 | Florida State (3) | Florida State (3) | LSU | Ohio State |
| 3 | Ohio State (2) | Clemson (2) | Clemson | Clemson |
| 4 | Michigan (5) | Ohio State | Michigan | Florida State |
| 5 | Clemson (2) | Michigan (6) | Oklahoma | Michigan |
| 6 | Houston | Stanford (5) | Florida State | Stanford |
| 7 | Stanford | Houston | Ohio State | Houston |
| 8 | Washington | Michigan State | Ole Miss | Tennessee |
| 9 | Wisconsin (10) | Washington (11) | Washington | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Louisville (13) | Louisville (15) | Tennessee | Wisconsin |
| 11 | Texas | Iowa (10) | Oregon | Washington |
| 12 | Michigan State | Wisconsin (16) | USC | Louisville |
| 13 | Iowa (16) | Georgia (9) | Stanford | Michigan State (T-13) |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (13) | Baylor | LSU (T-13) |
| 15 | Tennessee (17) | Tennessee (14) | Louisville | Georgia |
| 16 | Georgia (9) | Texas (20) | Florida | Iowa |
| 17 | Texas A&M (20) | Ole Miss (18) | Georgia | Baylor |
| 18 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (21) | Notre Dame | Ole Miss |
| 19 | Ole Miss | Baylor | UCLA | Arkansas |
| 20 | LSU (21) | Texas A&M (24) | Mississippi State | Texas A&M |
| 21 | Baylor (23) | Oregon (23) | Oklahoma State | Notre Dame |
| 22 | Oregon (24) | LSU (22) | Texas A&M | Oregon |
| 23 | Florida (NR) | Florida (25) | Arkansas | TCU |
| 24 | Arkansas (NR) | Arkansas (32) | Auburn | North Carolina |
| 25 | Miami | Miami (26) | Michigan State | Utah |