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USA TODAY Coaches Poll released: Where’s Georgia after beating Clemson?

USA TODAY Coaches Poll released: Where’s Georgia?

Week 1 of college football is in the books. We had some thrillers, some defensive battles and some offensive explosions over the Labor Day weekend. The best game of the weekend goes to Notre Dame and FSU, who met Sunday night in Tallahassee. The Irish escaped in overtime but this game had no shortage of incredible storylines.

Read: McKenzie Milton made his long-awaited return to college football, helps Florida State force OT vs. Notre Dame

Following the first week of action, USA TODAY Sports released its weekly Coaches Poll. Georgia, which was ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll, moved to No. 2 after beating Clemson 10-3 in Charlotte. Clemson dropped to No. 6.

See the full rankings below:

Full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll:

Rank Team Points Change
1 Alabama 1,624 –
2 Georgia 1,537 +3
3 Ohio State 1,491 +1
4 Oklahoma 1,397 -1
5 Texas A&M 1,334 +1
6 Clemson 1,239 -4
7 Notre Dame 1.197 –
8 Cincinnati 1.113 +2
9 Florida 1,058 +2
10 Iowa State 1,057 -2
11 Oregon 920 +1
12 Iowa 914 +6
13 Penn State 872 +7
14 USC 828 –
15 Texas 653 +4
16 UCLA 538 +26
17 Wisconsin 359 -2
18 Utah 294 +8
19 Coastal Carolina 289 +5
20 Ole Miss 285 +5
21 Virginia Tech 274 +19
22 North Carolina 252 -13
23 Oklahoma State 243 -1
24 Miami (Fl) 186 -8
25 Arizona State 181 +3

Dropped from the rankings:

No. 13 LSU, No. 17 Indiana, No. 21 Washington, No. 23 ULL

Others receiving votes:

Auburn 123; Michigan 99; Louisiana State 95; NC State 81; Liberty 78; Brigham Young 65; Indiana 58; Texas Christian 49; Central Florida 48; Florida State 34; Michigan State 33; Kentucky 28; Pittsburgh 20; UL Lafayette 19; Kansas State 19; Boston College 19; Appalachian State 15; Southern Methodist 14; Rutgers 11; Arkansas 11; Maryland 9; Tennessee 7; Nevada 7; Fresno State 7; Army 7; Tulane 6; Virginia 5; San Jose State 5; Missouri 5; Ball State 5; Marshall 3; UAB 2; Air Force 2; Charlotte 1.

Where is Georgia football, SEC in Sporting News preseason top 25?

The Georgia Bulldogs make the top 5 of this preseason college football top 25 poll. Seven SEC teams are in the top 25.

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have high expectations headed into the 2020 season. Georgia is projected to have one of the top defenses in the country.

The University of Georgia added a key transfer from Wake Forest in quarterback Jamie Newman. Georgia will face a tough schedule, including their SEC opener against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

So where is Georgia football in the Sporting News preseason college football top 25? Every top 25 team in the SEC is in bold. There’s seven SEC teams in their preseason top 25, the most of any conference.

25. Boise State

24. UCF

23. Kentucky

22. Louisville

21. Arizona State

20. Cincinnati

19. North Carolina

18. Utah

17. Texas A&M

16. Wisconsin

15. Michigan

14. Oklahoma State

13. Texas

12. Minnesota

11. Auburn

10. Florida

9. Penn State

8. Notre Dame

7. Oklahoma

6. Oregon

5. LSU

4. Georgia

Jake Fromm is gone, as well as the vast majority of Georgia’s offensive line. The Bulldogs did pick up graduate transfer quarterback Jamie Newman from Wake Forest, and he will work with new offensive coordinator Todd Monken. Georgia also hired Alabama strength coach Scott Cochran. Kirby Smart has built with a string of top-five recruiting classes. Zamir White and James Cook will keep the ground game going, and George Pickens could emerge as the best receiver in the FBS. Rising redshirt-sophomore linebacker Azeez Ojulari could make the jump to All-American. The road trip to Alabama on Sept. 19 is the next chance to win the big game.

3. Alabama

2. Ohio State

1. Clemson

What do you think of the Sporting News top 25? The poll was made before the unfortunate spinal injury of stud Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross. Should Ohio State be number one following that key injury?

The Big Ten has the second most preseason top 25 teams with five schools in the top fifteen. The Georgia Bulldogs will face four top 25 opponents according to this poll: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, and Kentucky.

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