College Football Rankings 2014: Week 3 AP and Amway Standings Revealed

After yet another wild week of the 2014 college football season that featured several top seeds taking losses, the rankings have once again shifted drastically.

With Oregon beating Michigan State, Ohio State taking the loss against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame destroying Michigan, Week 2 exceeded expectations and made for one of the most entertaining Saturdays in a long time.

Here are the full Amway coaches', Associated Press and Bleacher Report Top 25 polls, followed by a breakdown of which programs are playing well and which are struggling heading into Week 3.

Rank	Associated Press Top 25	Amway Top 25	Bleacher Report Top 25
1	Florida State Seminoles	Florida State Seminoles	Florida State Seminoles
2	Oregon Ducks	Alabama Crimson Tide	Oregon Ducks
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	Oklahoma Sooners	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Oklahoma Sooners	Oregon Ducks	Alabama Crimson Tide
5	Auburn Tigers	Auburn Tigers	Auburn Tigers
6	Georgia Bulldogs	Georgia Bulldogs	Oklahoma Sooners
7	Texas A&M Aggies	Baylor Bears	USC Trojans
8	Baylor Bears	Texas A&M Aggies	Texas A&M Aggies
9	USC Trojans	LSU Tigers	LSU Tigers
10	LSU Tigers	USC Trojans	Baylor Bears
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12	UCLA Bruins	UCLA Bruins	Michigan State Spartans
13	Michigan State Spartans	Michigan State Spartans	UCLA Bruins
14	Mississippi Rebels	Arizona State Sun Devils	Mississippi Rebels
15	Stanford Cardinal	Mississippi Rebels	Stanford Cardinal
16	Arizona State Sun Devils	Stanford Cardinal	Arizona State Sun Devils
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	Wisconsin Badgers	Virginia Tech Hokies
18	Wisconsin Badgers	Ohio State Buckeyes	Kansas State Wildcats
19	Kansas State Wildcats	Virginia Tech Hokies	South Carolina Gamecocks
20	Missouri Tigers	Kansas State Wildcats	Ohio State Buckeyes
21	Louisville Cardinals	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Clemson Tigers
22	Ohio State Buckeyes	Missouri Tigers	Wisconsin Badgers
23	Clemson Tigers	South Carolina Gamecocks	Florida Gators
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	Clemson Tigers	Missouri Tigers
25	BYU Cougars	North Carolina Tar Heels	BYU Cougars

Breaking Down Week 2

College football fans were treated to an incredible show by the best teams in the nation this weekend, but there is plenty of turnover in the Top 25 polls.

Florida State maintained the No. 1 spot in the rankings by beating Citadel 37-12 and should hold on to the spot through next week as the program has a bye week. The Seminoles didn’t look perfect against a lackluster Citadel team, but Florida State pulled out the convincing win and proved the squad was worthy of the No. 1 overall spot. This was the program’s 18th straight win.

One team that made a serious case to overtake the Seminoles at No. 1 overall was the Oregon Ducks. Oregon had a huge meeting against Michigan State but managed a 46-27 win led by the elite play of quarterback Marcus Mariota. The Ducks square off with Wyoming next week.

Kevin Gemmell of ESPN.com spoke about what the win over the Spartans means for the program:

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Explosive offense? Check. Heisman candidate quarterback? Check. Underappreciated but potentially stout defense? Absolutely. The Ducks put together the full package in their 46-27 win over No. 7 Michigan State. They now have a signature win (so does Mark Helfrich, for that matter) to put on their playoff résumé.

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While Georgia didn’t hurt itself with a bye week before heading to South Carolina, SEC powerhouses like the Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Texas A&M Aggies, LSU Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels all earned big victories and further proved their dominance in the conference.

The SEC wasn’t the only conference that saw success this week. The Big 12 stepped up in spectacular fashion as Oklahoma, Baylor and Kansas State all earned victories. The Pac-12 also played well as USC and Arizona State remained unbeaten.

Notre Dame made its case to be a playoff team by shutting out the Wolverines, 31-0.

Unfortunately for college football fans in the Big Ten, several of the schools in this conference struggled Saturday and faltered. Michigan State lost a heartbreaker to Oregon, but it was the lackluster performances from Ohio State, Michigan and Nebraska that made the conference look so weak.

Week 2 added another unpredictable chapter to the 2014 college football regular season, but there are plenty of exciting matchups next week as well.

With Georgia taking on South Carolina, UCLA battling Texas at AT&T Stadium in Arlington and a schedule full of action, Week 3 could be just as exciting as what fans witnessed this weekend.

*Stats via ESPN.com.