College football rankings: Where Georgia ranks in preseason top 25
Georgia football sits atop the preseason Associated Press top 25 rankings as No. 1.
The Bulldogs also began last season No. 1 in the AP poll and held that spot through the regular season before falling to No. 6 after an SEC championship game loss to Alabama. The Bulldogs finished No. 4 in the final poll after drilling Florida State 63-3 in the Orange Bowl to finish at 13-1.
The Bulldogs have ranked in the preseason top 5 each of the last seven seasons.
Georgia received 46 of 62 first place votes with No. 2 Ohio State garnering 15 and No. 3 Oregon 1. The rest of the top five is No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Alabama.
Georgia will play five teams listed in the AP top 15, starting with No. 14 Clemson on Aug. 31 in Atlanta. The other ranked opponents are on the road against No. 4 Texas, No. 5 Alabama and No. 6 Ole Miss and at home vs. No. 15 Tennessee.
Where Georgia ranked in coaches poll
The No. 1 ranking matches the Bulldogs’ spot in the preseason US LMB Coaches Poll that was released last week.
The top five in that poll included No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Alabama.
AP Top 25 Poll
Ranking Team Points (First place votes)
1 Georgia 1532 (46)
2 Ohio State 1490 (15)
3 Oregon 1403 (1)
4 Texas 1386
5 Alabama 1260
6 Ole Miss 1189
7 Notre Dame 1122
8 Penn State 1060
9 Michigan 995
10 Florida State 971
11 Missouri 927
12 Utah 887
13 LSU 804
14 Clemson 689
15 Tennessee 629
16 Oklahoma 566
17 Oklahoma State 538
18 Kansas State 526
19 Miami 492
20 Texas A&M 292
21 Arizona 237
22 Kansas 231
24 USC 172
25 Iowa 140
Others receiving votes: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise State 47, SMU 33, Iowa State 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian State 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia football No. 1 in preseason top 25 rankings
