The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked No. 2 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after earning a 22-19 overtime win over the Texas Longhorns in the 2024 SEC championship game.
Georgia has punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff as the No. 2 national seed. UGA has a first-round bye in the playoff and will have a chance to heal up.
The 13-0 Big Ten champion Oregon Ducks have all 53 first place votes and are ranked No. 1. Notre Dame is ranked No. 3. Texas fell to No. 4 after losing to Georgia and Penn State rounds out the top five at No. 5.
Georgia is the first two-loss team to be ranked No. 2 in the Coaches Poll after Championship Week since the 2007 LSU Tigers, who went on to defeat Ohio State in the BCS national championship game.
US LBM Coaches Poll after Championship Week
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon Ducks | 13-0 | 1,350 (54) |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 11-2 | 1,281 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 11-1 | 1,214 |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns | 11-2 | 1,178 |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11-2 | 1,080 |
| 6 | Tennessee Volunteers | 10-2 | 1,069 |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 10-2 | 1,037 |
| 8 | Boise State Broncos | 12-1 | 929 |
| 9 | Indiana Hoosiers | 11-1 | 925 |
| 10 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 11-2 | 856 |
| 11 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 9-3 | 749 |
| 12 | SMU Mustangs | 11-2 | 741 |
| 13 | Clemson Tigers | 10-3 | 707 |
| 14 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 9-3 | 668 |
| 15 | Ole Miss Rebels | 9-3 | 631 |
| 16 | Miami Hurricanes | 10-2 | 611 |
| 17 | BYU Cougars | 10-2 | 423 |
| 18 | Army Black Knights | 11-1 | 361 |
| 19 | Iowa State Cyclones | 10-3 | 355 |
| 20 | Missouri Tigers | 9-3 | 282 |
| 21 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 9-3 | 275 |
| 22 | Colorado Buffaloes | 9-3 | 228 |
| 23 | Memphis Tigers | 10-2 | 166 |
| 24 | UNLV Rebels | 10-3 | 140 |
| 25 | Syracuse Orange | 9-3 | 129 |
