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College football AP Top 25: Week 3 winners and losers

GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: Florida Gators quarterback Feleipe Franks (13) scrambles during the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Florida Gators on September 8, 2018, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: Florida Gators quarterback Feleipe Franks (13) scrambles during the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Florida Gators on September 8, 2018, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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TEMPE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans reacts during warm ups to the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Spartans 16-13. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The college football season is headed into Week 3 and the AP Top 25 has been released. Which teams come away as the biggest winners and losers?

It was an interesting week of college football and if Week 2 was any indication of what to expect from the 2018 season, it’ll be a wild and wacky year. And the latest AP Top 25 is reflective of that.

There were plenty of intriguing matchups, but maybe not many ranked contests like there were in the opening weekend.

First, TCU traveled to play in-state foe SMU on Friday night to kick off play for the weekend and the Horned Frogs struggled early on but surged late to a 30-point win. The Horned Frogs continue to be consistent and are a fringe top-15 team.

Clemson and Texas A&M battled in the contest of the week in College Station. The Aggies nearly pulled off the biggest upset of the season as Kellen Mond grew before out eyes, passing for over 400 yards in a two-point loss. The Aggies got some love from AP voters in Week 3.

Georgia hit the road in one of the only ranked battles of the week, taking down SEC opponent South Carolina which isn’t an easy win — but the Bulldogs made it look simple. The Bulldogs continue to show that 2017 was no fluke.

Oklahoma beat UCLA in dominant fashion, Notre Dame squeaked by Ball State in a near hangover game, Stanford got revenge on USC for two losses from last year and Arizona State pulled off a last-second upset of Michigan State.

Who are the biggest winners and losers in the Week 3 AP Top 25?

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