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James Morgan

Georgia-Alabama set to be top-5 matchup in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 4

The Georgia Bulldogs continues to be ranked as the No. 1 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll. Georgia had a bye in Week 4 ahead of their Sept. 28 game at the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Alabama, who also had Week 4 off, is ranked No. 4 ahead of the Alabama-Georgia game. The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs have both been ranked in the top 10 in each of their last six meetings. The winner of three of the last meetings between Georgia and Alabama has gone on to win the national championship (with two of those meetings being in the national title game).

Week 4 featured the Tennessee Volunteers knocking off the Oklahoma Sooners 25-15, the BYU Cougars dominating Kansas State Wildcats 38-9, the Michigan Wolverines defeating the USC Trojans 27-24, and the Utah Utes picking up a 22-19 win at the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Georgia continues to receive the vast majority of first-place votes in the coaches poll (35 of the 55). The No. 2 Texas Longhorns received 18 first place votes after defeating the Louisiana Monroe 51-3. The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes received a pair of first-place votes following their easy 49-14 win over Marshall.

Here’s a look at the full US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 4

Ranking Team Record Points
1 Georgia Bulldogs 3-0 1,350 (35)
2 Texas Longhorns 4-0 1,324 (18)
3 Ohio State Buckeyes 3-0 1,279 (2)
4 Alabama Crimson Tide 3-0 1,185
5 Ole Miss Rebels 4-0 1,145
6 Tennessee Volunteers 4-0 1,094
7 Oregon Ducks 3-0 1,016
8 Penn State Nittany Lions 3-0 967
9 Miami Hurricanes 4-0 912
10 Utah Utes 4-0 904
11 Missouri Tigers 4-0 887
12 Michigan Wolverines 3-1 692
13 LSU Tigers 3-1 632
14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3-1 553
15 Clemson Tigers 2-1 542
16 USC Trojans 2-1 520
17 Louisville Cardinals 3-0 509
18 Oklahoma Sooners 3-1 404
19 Iowa State Cyclones 3-0 386
20 Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-1 326
21 Illinois Fighting Illini 4-0 307
22 BYU Cougars 4-0 167
23 UNLV Rebels 3-0 124
24 Texas A&M Aggies 3-1 119
25 Kansas State Wildcats 3-1 116

Dropped out

No. 22 Nebraska; No. 23 Memphis;

Others Receiving Votes

Washington State 94; Indiana 67; Pittsburgh 50; Boise State 42; UCF 35; Iowa 34; Arizona 16; Boston College 15; Duke 14; James Madison 13; Nebraska 7; Washington 6; Rutgers 5; Colorado 5; SMU 4; South Carolina 2; Navy 2; Liberty 2; Arkansas 2;

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