College Football Predictions: Top 10 Upsets for Week 3

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Upsets happen every week. They occur when most pundits favor one side, yet the other side comes up victorious. Those among the masses who made their picks on Yahoo Sportacular might be in for a surprise this Saturday as each of the following ten games could very well be upsets.

Here are the top 10 college football upset predictions for Week 3.

Florida State (43 percent) over Oklahoma (57 percent)

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There's really not much that one could say about Florida State and Oklahoma that wasn't already said in the mainstream media.

Both teams have great offenses and both have abused mid-majors and Division 1-AA teams entering this pivotal showdown.

Florida State has only given up 10 points in two games and will have home field advantage. Always go against the No. 1-ranked team who has proven nothing thus far in the season.

Utah (40 percent) over BYU (60 percent)

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The rivalry continues outside of the Mountain West Conference.

Not much is to be expected from either team this season. BYU has shown some good defense against Ole Miss and Texas, yet has only scored two offensive touchdowns so far this season. That will change only because after this game, their schedule gets really easy.

Utah has similar defensive numbers and a much better offensive output, giving them the edge.

Miami (33 percent) over Ohio State (67 percent)

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Ohio State has a new starting quarterback, new head coach and a reputation of abusing the other Ohio college football teams. They haven't lost to another Ohio team since the early twenties.

They almost lost to Toledo last week, which leads to the idea that the Buckeyes have proven nothing this season to warrant their current ranking.

Yet here is another team with no proven victory but a good rushing attack and home field advantage. Even if the Hurricanes can't sell out Sun Life Stadium, it's better than being in Columbus.

Clemson (27 percent) over Auburn (73 percent)

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The home tour continues with Auburn coming to town to take on Clemson.

Auburn almost lost to Utah State in Week 1 and won a close one against Mississippi State last week. My guess is that home-field advantage had a lot to do with it, and that magic won't follow them on the road.

New Mexico State (26 percent) over UTEP (74 percent)

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UTEP is a decent mid-major team. New Mexico State is a historically horrible mid-major team, yet their victory against Minnesota gives them street cred.

Maryland (23 percent) over West Virginia (77 percent)

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What will Maryland pull out next? That's the real question that everyone is asking these days. Their 32 uniform combinations that are now going to be picked by the team captains (consider it a fashion internship) should give them the same energy and excitement in Byrd Stadium that resulted in a win against Miami in Week 1.

Florida International (21 percent) over Central Florida (79 percent)

It's the battle of the golden Floridian giant-killers on ESPN 3! The Golden Knights of Central Florida dominated Boston College while the Golden Panthers of Florida International simply outplayed Louisville.

Yet for a team that could possibly run the table this season, FIU is not getting enough respect, and for that they take it out on UCF in Miami.

Syracuse (16 percent) over USC (84 percent)

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Both Syracuse and USC are very similar in the fact that they don't blow out their opponents yet have the passing offense to do so. USC gets the nod due to reputation and home field but that hasn't stopped the threat of an upset.

This time the Orange get it done.

Arizona (10 percent) over Stanford (90 percent)

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Stanford, despite blowing out San Jose State and Duke, are just not the same without Jim Harbaugh as coach. Arizona is always a good team at home with the Zona Zoo on their side and that became the difference in their last home battle in 2009.

Stanford has had a huge impact on Arizona quarterback Nick Foles' career. His come-from-behind victory against Stanford in 2009 was the beginning of the rise. His blowout loss to Stanford in 2010 was the beginning of the downfall. 2011 against Stanford will be the beginning of the rebound.

Upset of the Week—Temple (7 percent) over Penn State (93 percent)

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Temple is good again, and it wasn't because of their coach but because of their running back Bernard Pierce. He has 297 rushing yards and six touchdowns under his belt, and with home-field advantage on their side, they'll take down a Penn State team who had troubles with the run last week against Alabama.