So far, the 2021 college football season has been defined by upsets. FCS teams added two more FBS notches to their belt in Week 3, including their third win over a Power 5 team with Arizona joining Washington and Vanderbilt as victims. Thanks in part to a schedule laden with top-tier matchups, ranked teams have fallen thick and fast, providing top-25 spots for upstarts such as No. 16 Arkansas and No. 22 Fresno State.
But perhaps most notably, no team has risen above the fray. College football always provides turmoil and upheaval, but in recent years, a select few teams have consistently ridden out the chaos to cruise into the College Football Playoff.