--- title: "Kentucky vs Texas A&M Tops the Biggest College Football Upsets of Week 3" date: 2026-09-21 dateline: "Las Vegas, Nevada" organization: "CFB Vibes" canonical_url: https://cfbvibes.com/research/biggest-college-football-upsets-week-3-2026/ retrieved: 2026-09-23 --- # Kentucky vs Texas A&M Tops the Biggest College Football Upsets of Week 3 **Las Vegas, Nevada, 2026-09-21.** Kentucky's 31-21 win as a 16.5-point underdog ranks No. 1 among nine outright underdog victories identified in CFB Vibes' Week 3 analysis. ## Biggest College Football Upsets of Week 3 Kentucky vs Texas A&M topped the list of the biggest college football upsets of Week 3, according to a new analysis of pregame betting lines and final scores from CFB Vibes. Kentucky entered its road matchup against Texas A&M as a 16.5-point underdog in the final DraftKings line tracked before kickoff and went on to win 31-21, making Kentucky vs Texas A&M the largest outright Week 3 upset by pregame point spread in the CFB Vibes analysis. CFB Vibes identified nine teams that won outright after entering their Week 3 games as betting underdogs. | Rank | Upset | Pregame line | Final score | | ---: | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Kentucky vs Texas A&M | Kentucky +16.5 | Kentucky 31, Texas A&M 21 | | 2 | West Virginia vs Virginia | West Virginia +10.5 | West Virginia 38, Virginia 27 | | 3 | SE Louisiana vs UL Monroe | SE Louisiana +9.5 | SE Louisiana 38, UL Monroe 35 | | 4 | Middle Tennessee vs Nevada | Middle Tennessee +3.5 | Middle Tennessee 27, Nevada 20 | | 5 | Mississippi State vs South Carolina | Mississippi State +3 | Mississippi State 41, South Carolina 34 | | 6 | Ole Miss vs LSU | Ole Miss +3 | Ole Miss 32, LSU 24 | | 7 | East Carolina vs Old Dominion | East Carolina +2.5 | East Carolina 20, Old Dominion 17 | | 8 | James Madison vs San Diego State | James Madison +2.5 | James Madison 26, San Diego State 13 | | 9 | Central Michigan vs Wyoming | Central Michigan +1.5 | Central Michigan 24, Wyoming 10 | *"Pregame line" is the points the eventual winner was getting at DraftKings in the last line observed before kickoff. Ranked by that line. Finals are the winner first.* Kentucky's upset was considerably larger than any other outright underdog victory included in the analysis. West Virginia's win over Virginia ranked second at +10.5, followed by SE Louisiana's victory over UL Monroe at +9.5. Kentucky also did more than simply overcome the betting market's expectations. The team entered as a 16.5-point underdog and won by 10 points, a 26.5-point difference between the pregame spread and the final margin. ## Kentucky vs Texas A&M Leads Week 3's Upset Rankings The Kentucky vs Texas A&M result gives Kentucky the top spot in CFB Vibes' weekly ranking of the biggest college football upsets. The ranking is designed to identify the most significant outright underdog victories of each college football week using a consistent, data-based methodology. ## How CFB Vibes Ranks College Football Upsets CFB Vibes defines an upset as a game in which a team listed as the pregame betting underdog wins outright. - The rankings use the final verified DraftKings point spread recorded before kickoff, as recorded by CFBD. The observation time and its age at kickoff are kept for every game and are available on request. - A team that covers the point spread but loses does not qualify as an upset. - Pick'em games and games without a verified pregame betting line are excluded, and counted in the coverage figures below, never guessed. - Only games involving an FBS program are counted. The FBS side can be the favorite or the underdog. - The larger the pregame underdog spread, the higher the outright victory ranks. ## Coverage | | | | --- | --- | | **Games in the window** | 75, all final | | **Evaluated for an upset** | 74 of 75 finals, one without a verified pregame line | | **Computed** | 2026-09-20 19:06 UTC | ## Full Week 3 College Football Upset Data The complete analysis includes the Week 3 rankings, final scores, pregame spreads, methodology and the downloadable CFB Vibes chart. Line observation times, line ages and every excluded game are available to reporters on request through [the contact form](https://cfbvibes.com/contact/). Every week's lines are at [cfbvibes.com/odds/](https://cfbvibes.com/odds/). > These figures are pinned to the date above and will not change under this URL. The Markdown download carries the generation date in its front matter. ## About CFB Vibes CFB Vibes is a college football data platform covering schedules, scores, standings, rankings, rosters, statistics, betting odds, prediction markets and other college football data. CFB Vibes publishes original data studies and weekly rankings examining notable results and trends from across college football. --- Source: https://cfbvibes.com/research/biggest-college-football-upsets-week-3-2026/ Retrieved: 2026-09-23