Sometimes, it is good to play cupcake opponents in the “pre-season”, rather than, say, Houston and Ohio State. That’s right, your Baylor Bears are the Big 12’s highest-ranked team after three weeks. And, along with West Virginia, they are undefeated. Oklahoma, meanwhile has two losses and a looong way to go to get back in to the Playoff discussion. Oklahoma State and Texas Tech hung on to beat Pitt and Louisiana Tech, respectively, while TCU and Kansas State walloped Iowa State and Florida Atlantic. Oh, Texas lost.

A reminder that the Coaches Poll is entirely meaningless, mainly because Wisconsin and Georgia and Tennessee are 10 and 11 and 12 and Iowa is still ranked.

Coaches Poll

1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Ohio State Buckeyes
3. Clemson Tigers
4. Louisville Cardinals
5. Michigan Wolverines
6. Stanford Cardinal
7. Houston Cougars
8. Michigan State Spartans
9. Washington Huskies
10. Wisconsin Badgers
11. Georgia Bulldogs
12. Tennessee Volunteers
13. Texas A&M Aggies
14. Florida State Seminoles
15. Baylor Bears
16. Florida Gators
17. LSU Tigers
18. Arkansas Razorbacks
19. Miami Hurricane
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers
21. TCU Horned Frogs
22. Mississippi Rebels
23. Utah Utes
24. Texas Longhorns
25. Iowa Hawkeyes

Big 12 RV: Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, West Virginia Mountaineers, Kansas State Wildcats

AP Poll

1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Ohio State Buckeyes
3. Louisville Cardinals
4. Michigan Wolverines
5. Clemson Tigers
6. Houston Cougars
7. Stanford Cardinal
8. Michigan State Spartans
9. Washington Huskies
10. Texas A&M Aggies
11. Wisconsin Badgers
12. Georgia Bulldogs
13. Florida State Seminoles
14. Tennessee Volunteers
15. Miami Hurricane
16. Baylor Bears
17. Arkansas Razorbacks
18. LSU Tigers
19. Florida Gators
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers
21. Texas Longhorns
22. San Diego State Aztecs
23. Mississippi Rebels
24. Utah Utes
25. Oklahoma Sooners