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Georgia rises in USA LBM Coaches Poll after Week 8

Georgia rises in USA LBM Coaches Poll after Week 8

AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

The Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 2 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll. after their 30-15 road win over the previous No. 1 Texas Longhorns. Georgia received two first place votes after its confident victory. Georgia looked to be one of the best, if not the best, teams in the country with its stunning defensive performance against Texas.

Only the No. 1 Oregon Ducks are ahead of Georgia. The undefeated Ducks received 51 of 53 total first-place votes. Georgia is followed by the Penn State Nittany Lions at No. 3 and the Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 4. No. 5 Miami rounds out the top five.

Texas fell to No. 6 after losing to Georgia. The Longhorns still have a great chance of making the College Football Playoff.

Georgia is the only team in the country with two top-10 wins. The Bulldogs have wins over No. 6 Texas and No. 9 Clemson. UGA’s only loss of the season came against No. 15 Alabama, which just lost to Tennessee, now ranked No. 8. Alabama fell significantly behind in the SEC standings.

Here’s a look at the complete USA LBM Coaches Poll after Week 8

rank

team

Record

Points

1

Oregon

7-0

1,323 (51)

2

Georgia

6-1

1,238 (2)

3

Penn State

6-0

1,197

4

Ohio State

5-1

1,107

5

Miami (FL)

7-0

1,087

6

Texas

6-1

1,082

7

LSU

6-1

946

8

Tennessee

6-1

916

9

Clemson

6-1

907

10

Iowa State

7-0

829

11

Notre Dame

6-1

809

12

BYU

7-0

740

13

Indiana

7-0

651

14

Texas A&M

6-1

641

15

Alabama

5-2

554

16

Kansas State

6-1

488

17

Missouri

6-1

486

18

Ole Miss

5-2

444

19

Boise State

5-1

379

20

Pittsburgh

6-0

359

21

Illinois

6-1

347

22

SMU

6-1

249

23

army

7-0

185

24

marine

6-0

115

25

Vanderbilt

5-2

37

Schools were canceled

No. 22 Michigan; No. 25 Nebraska;

Others receive votes

UNLV 28; Syracuse 27; Washington State 25; Duke 7; Memphis 6; Freedom 6; Wisconsin 3; Tulane 3; Cincinnati 2; Nebraska 1; Arizona State 1;

This article originally appeared on Bulldogs Wire: Georgia moves up in USA LBM Coaches Poll after Week 8