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James Morgan

Georgia falls to No. 2 in the AP Poll

The Georgia Bulldogs are now the No. 2 team in the AP Poll after their unimpressive 13-12 win at the Kentucky Wildcats. Georgia is 3-0 entering its bye week ahead of a Sept. 28 clash against the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide.

Georgia received 23 of 63 first place votes. The Texas Longhorns are the new No. 1 in the AP Poll. Texas, who is 3-0, received 35 of 63 first place votes. Georgia and Texas are scheduled to play each other on Oct. 19. The Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0) received the remaining five first place votes. Ohio State is the No. 3 team in the AP Poll. Alabama (No. 4) and Ole Miss (No. 5) round out the top five.

Georgia remains the top team US LBM Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs have remaining games with four of the top six teams in the country in Alabama, Ole Miss and Tennessee (No. 6).

Overall, the SEC has six of the top seven teams in the AP Poll. The Big Ten has four teams in the top 11.

The full AP top 25 rankings after Week 3

  1. Texas Longhorns
  2. Georgia Bulldogs
  3. Ohio State Buckeyes
  4. Alabama Crimson Tide
  5. Ole Miss Rebels
  6. Tennessee Volunteers
  7. Missouri Tigers
  8. Miami Hurricanes
  9. Oregon Ducks
  10. Penn State Nittany Lions
  11. USC Trojans
  12. Utah Utes
  13. Kansas State Wildcats
  14. Oklahoma State Cowboys
  15. Oklahoma Sooners
  16. LSU Tigers
  17. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  18. Michigan Wolverines
  19. Louisville Cardinals
  20. Iowa State Cyclones
  21. Clemson Tigers
  22. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  23. Northern Illinois Huskies
  24. Illinois Fighting Illini
  25. Texas A&M Aggies
Others receiving votes:

Memphis 77, Boise St. 62, Syracuse 62, UNLV 54, Boston College 47, Washington St. 30, Arizona 15, Iowa 15, Indiana 13, California 11, Liberty 10, Toledo 9, UCF 6, South Carolina 3, North Carolina 3, Arizona St. 3, BYU 2, Pittsburgh 1.

 

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