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Week 3 of the 2026 college football season has concluded for Southeastern Conference schools.
A top 10 matchup was contested between No. 7 LSU (2-0) and No. 9 Ole Miss (2-0). The Rebels won, 32-24, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Rankings reflect the Week 3 US LBM Coaches Poll.
No. 2 Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) defeated Arkansas (1-2, 0-1 SEC), 45-17, in Week 3 at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
No. 8 Texas A&M (2-1, 0-1 SEC) lost to Kentucky (2-1, 1-1 SEC), 31-21, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
Mississippi State (3-0, 1-0 SEC) defeated South Carolina (2-0), 41-34, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
Florida (3-0, 1-0 SEC) won at Auburn (2-1, 0-1 SEC), 44-39, on Saturday
at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama (7 p.m. EDT, ESPN).
Vanderbilt (3-0, 1-0 SEC) trailed the entire game Saturday against North Carolina State (1-2) and won, 35-31, with one second remaining at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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From down 17 to one of the most unbelievable plays you'll ever see 😳
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No. 14 Tennessee (3-0) defeated Kennesaw State (1-2), 42-9, in a nonconference matchup at Neyland Stadium.
Following Week 3, SEC football power rankings and each team's schedule are listed below.
2026 SEC football power rankings after Week 3
SEC football scores Week 3
2026 SEC football schedules for every team
Alabama Crimson Tide
- September 5: versus East Carolina (W, 48-10)
- September 12: at Kentucky (W, 45-17)
- September 19: versus Florida State (W, 50-36)
- September 26: versus South Carolina
- October 3: at Mississippi State
- October 10: versus Georgia
- October 17: at Tennessee
- October 24: versus Texas A&M
- November 7: at LSU
- November 14: at Vanderbilt
- November 21: versus Chattanooga
- November 28: versus Auburn
Arkansas Razorbacks
- September 5: versus North Alabama (W, 31-14)
- September 12: at Utah (L, 43-10)
- September 19: versus Georgia (L, 45-17)
- September 26: versus Tulsa
- October 3: at Texas A&M
- October 10: versus Tennessee
- October 17: at Vanderbilt
- October 31: versus Missouri
- November 7: at Auburn
- November 14: versus South Carolina
- November 21: at Texas
- November 28: versus LSU
Auburn Tigers
- September 5: versus Baylor (W, 17-16 - Atlanta, Georgia)
- September 12: versus Southern Miss (W, 43-8)
- September 19: versus Florida (L, 44-39)
- September 26: versus Vanderbilt
- October 3: at Tennessee
- October 17: at Georgia
- October 24: versus LSU
- October 31: at Ole Miss
- November 7: versus Arkansas
- November 14: at Mississippi State
- November 21: versus Samford
- November 28: at Alabama
Florida Gators
- September 5: versus Florida Atlantic (W, 66-21)
- September 12: versus Campbell (W, 52-3)
- September 19: at Auburn (W, 44-39)
- September 26: versus Ole Miss
- October 3: at Missouri
- October 10: versus South Carolina
- October 17: at Texas
- October 31: versus Georgia (Atlanta, Georgia)
- November 7: versus Oklahoma
- November 14: at Kentucky
- November 21: versus Vanderbilt
- November 28: at Florida State
Georgia Bulldogs
- September 5: versus Tennessee State (W, 63-3)
- September 12: versus Western Kentucky (W, 70-20)
- September 19: at Arkansas (W, 45-17)
- September 26: versus Oklahoma
- October 3: versus Vanderbilt
- October 10: at Alabama
- October 17: versus Auburn
- October 31: versus Florida (Atlanta, Georgia)
- November 7: at Ole Miss
- November 14: versus Missouri
- November 21: at South Carolina
- November 28: versus Georgia Tech
Kentucky Wildcats
- September 5: versus Youngstown State (W, 45-13)
- September 12: versus Alabama (L, 45-17)
- September 19: at Texas A&M (W, 31-21)
- September 26: versus South Alabama
- October 3: at South Carolina
- October 10: versus LSU
- October 17: at Oklahoma
- October 24: versus Vanderbilt
- November 7: at Tennessee
- November 14: versus Florida
- November 21: at Missouri
- November 28: versus Louisville
LSU Tigers
- September 5: versus Clemson (W, 51-10)
- September 12: versus Louisiana Tech (W, 45-14)
- September 19: at Ole Miss (L, 32-24)
- September 26: versus Texas A&M
- October 3: versus McNeese State
- October 10: at Kentucky
- October 17: versus Mississippi State
- October 24: at Auburn
- November 7: versus Alabama
- November 14: versus Texas
- November 21: at Tennessee
- November 28: at Arkansas
Mississippi State Bulldogs
- September 5: versus ULM (W, 62-13)
- September 12: at Minnesota (W, 38-13)
- September 19: at South Carolina (W, 41-34)
- September 26: versus Missouri
- October 3: versus Alabama
- October 17: at LSU
- October 24: versus Oklahoma
- October 31: at Texas
- November 7: versus Vanderbilt
- November 14: versus Auburn
- November 21: versus Tennessee Tech
- November 27: at Ole Miss
Missouri Tigers
- September 5: versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W, 54-14)
- September 12: at Kansas (W, 38-21)
- September 19: versus Troy (W, 27-17)
- September 26: at Mississippi State
- October 3: versus Florida
- October 10: versus Texas A&M
- October 17: at Ole Miss
- October 31: at Arkansas
- November 7: versus Texas
- November 14: at Georgia
- November 21: versus Kentucky
- November 28: versus Oklahoma
Ole Miss Rebels
- September 5: versus Louisville (W, 41-38 - Nashville, Tennessee)
- September 12: versus Charlotte (W, 41-9)
- September 19: versus LSU (W, 32-24)
- September 26: at Florida
- October 10: at Vanderbilt
- October 17: versus Missouri
- October 24: at Texas
- October 31: versus Auburn
- November 7: versus Georgia
- November 14: at Oklahoma
- November 21: versus Wofford
- November 27: versus Mississippi State
Oklahoma Sooners
- September 5: versus UTEP (W, 51-0)
- September 12: at Michigan (L, 17-10)
- September 19: versus New Mexico (W, 14-6)
- September 26: at Georgia
- October 10: versus Texas (Dallas, Texas)
- October 17: versus Kentucky
- October 24: at Mississippi State
- October 31: versus South Carolina
- November 7: at Florida
- November 14: versus Ole Miss
- November 21: versus Texas A&M
- November 28: at Missouri
South Carolina Gamecocks
- September 5: versus Kent State (W, 57-0)
- September 12: versus Towson (W, 45-9)
- September 19: versus Mississippi State (L, 41-34)
- September 26: at Alabama
- October 3: versus Kentucky
- October 10: at Florida
- October 24: versus Tennessee
- October 31: at Oklahoma
- November 7: versus Texas A&M
- November 14: at Arkansas
- November 21: versus Georgia
- November 28: at Clemson
Tennessee Volunteers
- September 5: versus Furman (W, 56-9)
- September 12: at Georgia Tech (W, 45-24)
- September 19: versus Kennesaw State (W, 42-9)
- September 26: versus Texas
- October 3: versus Auburn
- October 10: at Arkansas
- October 17: versus Alabama
- October 24: at South Carolina
- November 7: versus Kentucky
- November 14: at Texas A&M
- November 21: versus LSU
- November 28: at Vanderbilt
Texas Longhorns
- September 5: versus Texas State (W, 59-7)
- September 12: versus Ohio State (W, 24-23)
- September 19: versus UTSA (W, 30-6)
- September 26: at Tennessee
- October 10: versus Oklahoma (Dallas, Texas)
- October 17: versus Florida
- October 24: versus Ole Miss
- October 31: versus Mississippi State
- November 7: at Missouri
- November 14: at LSU
- November 21: versus Arkansas
- November 27: at Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies
- September 5: versus Missouri State (W, 50-0)
- September 12: versus Arizona State (W, 48-20)
- September 19: versus Kentucky (L, 31-21)
- September 26: at LSU
- October 3: versus Arkansas
- October 10: at Missouri
- October 17: versus The Citadel
- October 24: at Alabama
- November 7: at South Carolina
- November 14: versus Tennessee
- November 21: at Oklahoma
- November 27: versus Texas
Vanderbilt Commodores
- September 5: versus Austin Peay (W, 28-9)
- September 12: versus Delaware (W, 35-26)
- September 19: versus North Carolina State (W, 35-31)
- September 26: at Auburn
- October 3: at Georgia
- October 10: versus Ole Miss
- October 17: versus Arkansas
- October 24: at Kentucky
- November 7: at Mississippi State
- November 14: versus Alabama
- November 21: at Florida
- November 28: versus Tennessee
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