The ESPN Staff released their Week 3 college football power rankings earlier this week, and they disagree with the Coaches Poll on who the nation’s No. 2 team is.
The No. 3 Florida State Seminoles sit second on the staff’s list after two games.
FSU has dominated early on, notably dismantling No. 14 LSU 45-22 in Week 1 before ripping Southern Miss apart to the tune of 66-13. It’s the first time the Seminoles scored at least 45 points in both their first two games since 2016.
“The Seminoles were not perfect against Southern Miss, but you would not know it from the final score,” Andrea Adelson wrote in the team blurb, emphasizing the performances of running back Trey Benson and wide receiver Keon Coleman.
Florida State sits behind No. 2 Michigan in the Coaches Poll, but they’ve closed within 100 points of the second position. The Seminoles did leap over Ohio State and Alabama into the third spot after Week 2. They’re 5th in ESPN’s FPI rankings, with a 17.5% chance to finish with a perfect regular season.
Florida State plays Boston College on Saturday at 12:00 p.m.