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James Morgan

Georgia rises in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 8

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 a pair of first place votes after their dominant win. Georgia looked like one of the best teams, if not the best team, in the country in their overwhelming defensive performance against Texas.

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

Texas dropped to No. 6 after their loss to Georgia. The Longhorns still have a great chance to make the College Football Playoff.

Georgia is the only team in the country with a pair of top 10 wins. The Bulldogs have wins over No. 6 Texas and No. 9 Clemson. UGA’s lone loss of the season came to No. 15 Alabama, who just lost to Tennessee, who is now ranked No. 8. Alabama dropped significantly in the SEC standings.

Here’s a look at the full US 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 Navy 6-0 115
25 Vanderbilt 5-2 37

Schools Dropped Out

No. 22 Michigan; No. 25 Nebraska;

Others Receiving Votes

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

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