Holy smokes, Week 3 of the 2026 college football season just dropped some absolute bombs, and we’re not even talking about the incredible **nine** undefeated teams still standing in the SEC! Ole Miss pulled off a massive upset, knocking off No. 7 LSU, 32-24, right there in Oxford at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in a top 10 showdown. If you blinked, you missed some wild finishes, too.
Wild Finishes and Unexpected Upsets Rock the Conference
That Ole Miss vs. LSU game was just the beginning of the chaos. We had No. 9 Ole Miss at 2-0 and No. 7 LSU also at 2-0 going into that one, and the Rebels came out on top. But wait, there’s more! Kentucky took down No. 8 Texas A&M, 31-21, at Kyle Field. Texas A&M is sitting at 2-1 now, and that’s gotta sting. No. 2 Georgia did what No. 2 Georgia does, beating Arkansas 45-17. Arkansas is now 1-2 and looking for answers.
And seriously, did anyone see Vanderbilt coming? They were trailing North Carolina State *the entire game* and then pulled out a 35-31 win with just one second left on the clock at FirstBank Stadium. What a finish! Mississippi State also duked it out with South Carolina, winning 41-34. Florida edged out Auburn, 44-39, on the road in Auburn, showing they mean business. Even No. 14 Tennessee handled business against Kennesaw State, taking a 42-9 nonconference win.
Nine Teams Still Undefeated: Is This Real Life?
After all that, the power rankings are looking wild, and the sheer number of undefeated teams is nuts. We’re talking **nine** teams at 3-0: Texas, Ole Miss, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi State, Florida, Missouri, and Vanderbilt. Seriously, *Vanderbilt* is 3-0! That’s just wild for Week 3. Ole Miss jumped up to second in the power rankings after that LSU win, and LSU fell to ninth with their 2-1 record. Texas A&M is down at 11th, also 2-1. This conference is going to be an absolute dogfight all year, I can feel it.
Looking ahead, get ready for some more fireworks. Next week, 3-0 Alabama, who just beat Florida State 50-36, faces off against South Carolina. You know South Carolina, coming off a loss to Mississippi State, will be fired up to try and knock off the undefeated Crimson Tide. This early season is already heating up, and we’re just getting started!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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