The Georgia Bulldogs basketball team is off to a 7-1 start to the 2024-2025 college basketball season. UGA has a pair of solid nonconference wins over St. John’s and Georgia Tech.
The Bulldogs’ lone loss of the season came to No. 4 Marquette. Georgia received three votes in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Georgia has a big home game coming up on Dec. 3 at 7:00 p.m. ET against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Georgia-Notre Dame game will be televised on ESPNU. Georgia, who is 5-0 at home, has a 78.6% chance to beat Notre Dame according to ESPN.
Georgia freshman standout Asa Newell, a projected NBA first-round draft pick, leads Georgia in scoring at 15.4 points per game. Notre Dame is Georgia’s final nonconference opponent from a major conference.
Georgia is rated as the No. 27 team in the country per the NCAA’s NET rankings.
USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll for Dec. 2
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 7-0 | 760 (19) |
| 2 | Auburn | 7-0 | 755 (12) |
| 3 | Tennessee | 7-0 | 694 |
| 4 | Marquette | 8-0 | 646 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 5-1 | 629 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 7-0 | 628 |
| 7 | Purdue | 7-1 | 535 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 7-1 | 517 |
| 9 | Duke | 5-2 | 472 |
| 10 | Oregon | 8-0 | 457 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 8-0 | 450 |
| 12 | Alabama | 6-2 | 441 |
| 13 | Florida | 8-0 | 427 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 376 |
| 15 | Memphis | 6-1 | 265 |
| 16 | Baylor | 5-2 | 262 |
| 17 | Illinois | 6-1 | 234 |
| 18 | Houston | 4-3 | 221 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 213 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 6-1 | 139 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 7-0 | 111 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 4-3 | 96 |
| 23 | Michigan | 6-1 | 90 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 86 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 73 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 2 UConn; No. 15 Indiana; No. 19 Creighton; No. 21 Arkansas; No. 22 Xavier; No. 23 Arizona;
Others Receiving Votes
UConn 63; San Diego State 56; Texas 54; Mississippi State 39; Arizona State 39; Drake 34; Texas Tech 32; Arkansas 28; UCLA 17; Xavier 16; BYU 16; Ohio State 15; Utah State 13; Saint Mary’s 12; Dayton 10; St. John’s 8; Nebraska 8; Indiana 8; Creighton 8; West Virginia 5; Maryland 5; Clemson 5; Georgia 3; Arizona 2; UC Irvine 1; Nevada 1;