Dawgs’ hold on No
Georgia’s hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football survey loosened up Sunday as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place votes out of a possible 62 while extending their streak atop the rankings to 16 straight weeks.The Bulldogs needed a late goal to escape with a win at Auburn on Saturday, and that sent many in the media panel looking for a new No. 1 team. Georgia had 55 first-place votes and 1,562 points last week but was down to 1,501 points in this week’s AP Top 25.
No. 2 Michigan got 12 first-place votes and 1,436 points but almost was passed by No. 3 Texas, which got 10 first-place votes and 1,426 points. The Wolverines and Longhorns won big Saturday.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Ohio State kept
its spot at
No. 4 and received one first-place vote. No. 5 Florida State got the other four first-place votes. Neither the Buckeyes nor Seminoles played this weekend.No. 6 Penn State and No. 7 Washington also held their spots.
Oregon went up a location to No. 8, and USC dropped one to No. 9. No. 10 Notre Dame moved back into the top 10 after a significant success at Duke. The Blue Devils dropped two places to No. 19. Survey points Prior to stating Georgia vulnerable, it needs to be kept in mind that it was right around
this time in 2015 when the Bulldogs required a second-half return to escape Missouri with a victory.After that result, the Georgia slipped from No. 1 to No. 2 in the rankings behind Alabama.1. Georgia (35 )2. Michigan(12) 3.
Texas (10) 4. Ohio State (1)5. Florida State(4) 6. Penn State 7. Washington 8. Oregon 9.
| USC 10. Notre Dame 11. Alabama 12. Oklahoma 13. Washington State 14 | . North Carolina 15. Oregon State 16. Ole Miss 17. Miami 18. Utah 19. Duke 20 |
| . Kentucky 21 | |
| . Missouri 22 | |
| . Tennessee 23 | |
| . LSU | |
| 24. Fresno State 25. Louisville | A week later on, on Oct. |
| 9, 2022, the Bulldogs gained back | the top spot– and have |
| n’t relinquished it | |
| since– however it took a while to convince a great deal of voters.Georgia didn’t | |
| get more than 32 first-place votes once again up until it | |
| pounded Tennessee in | |
| a 1-vs. -2 matchup. On Nov. | |
| 6, Georgia received | |
| 62 of 63 first-place votes, | |
| and there was | |
| never ever a serious | |
| concern once again about who was |
No. 1. Relocating; leaving Florida and Kansas dropped out of the rankings after being routed this weekend.With its success over the Gators, Kentucky rose into the survey at No. 20 in addition to rival Louisville(No. 25), with both enhancements setting up ranked vs. ranked matchups Saturday.Kentucky’s test comes against Georgia. The Wildcats reached as high as No. 7 early last season prior to a second-half swoon that left them unranked at the end of the season.Louisville, on the other hand
, hosts Notre Dame on Saturday. The Cardinals are ranked for the first time considering that being in the AP Top 25 for two weeks at the start of the 2020 pandemic season, when some conferences were not playing and their groups were ineligible for the poll.The last time both Bluegrass State competitors were ranked when all of Division I
college football was up and running was Sept. 16, 2007. Conference call SEC: 7 (Nos. 1, 11, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23)Pac-12: 6 (Nos. 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 18)ACC: 5 (Nos. 5, 14, 17, 19, 25)Big
10: 3(Nos. 2, 4, 6)Big 12: 2 (Nos. 3, 12)Mountain West: 1(No. 24 )Independent: 1 (No. 10)Ranked vs. ranked No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas (in Dallas ): Both teams are ranked getting in the 43rd Red River Rivalry.No. 23 LSU at No. 21 Missouri: Only the fourth meeting between the 2 Tigers
teams and the very first with both ranked.No. 20 Kentucky at No. 1 Georgia: Third time in the previous 6 years the SEC East rivals have actually met as ranked teams and just the 5th time in 77 total games.No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 25 Louisville: Another novice ranked-vs.
-ranked matchup. The Irish and Cardinals have played just 3 times
previously.Coaches’poll The top 3– Georgia, Michigan and Ohio State– stayed the exact same in the AFCA Coaches Survey,
with Texas leapfrogging
Florida State to get to No. 4. Kentucky made its survey debut at No. 20, while Ole Miss and Oregon State leapt five areas to No. 15 and No. 16, respectively.The Associated Press contributed to this report.