We’re already through three weeks in the 2025 college football season, and we said we’d start seeing some separation between the contenders and the pretenders. That’s what happened as we had a lot of movement in this week's rankings because some teams underachieved, while others surprised.
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NC State and Wake Forest kicked the week off on Thursday night, with NC State keeping their unbeaten season alive, handing Wake Forest its first loss. FSU was on a bye, and Miami handled South Florida like most thought they would.