Hammer & Rails Ballot - Week 3
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 2 | Ohio St. Buckeyes |
 2 |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns | -- |
| 4 | TCU Horned Frogs |
1 |
| 5 | Boise St. Broncos |
 -3 |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks |
2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners |
4 |
| 8 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
-2 |
| 9 | Florida Gators |
3 |
| 10 | Wisconsin Badgers | -- |
| 11 | Utah Utes |
7 |
| 12 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
-5 |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -- |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
5 |
| 15 | Miami Hurricanes |
-6 |
| 16 | Stanford Cardinal | -- |
| 17 | Auburn Tigers |
4 |
| 18 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
4 |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines | -- |
| 20 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -- |
| 21 | Houston Cougars |
3 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
-2 |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats | -- |
| 24 | Penn St. Nittany Lions |
-10 |
| 25 | Northwestern Wildcats | -- |
| Dropouts: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Virginia Tech Hokies, Florida St. Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, BYU Cougars, North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
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