UGA Football
Georgia remains first in AP Poll and Coaches Poll for Week 8
The Georgia Bulldogs, who defeated the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats 30-13 on Saturday, have remained ranked first in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll for Week 8.
Georgia received 1,575 points in the AP Poll, which is up 25 points from the Week 7 poll. In the Coaches Poll, UGA received 1,625 points, up one point from Week 7. Georgia also received all 62 first-place votes in the AP Poll and all 65 first-place votes in the Coaches Poll.
The Bulldogs’ next game is against the Florida Gators (4-2) on Saturday, Oct. 30 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. The game will be televised by CBS at 3:30pm ET.
Florida (4-3) fell out of both polls following their 49-42 loss at the LSU Tigers on Saturday.
Below are the complete AP and Coaches polls for Week 8 of the 2021 season (first-place votes in parentheses):
AP Poll – Week 8
1. Georgia (63)
2. Cincinnati
3. Oklahoma
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. Michigan
7. Penn State
8. Oklahoma State
9. Michigan State
10. Oregon
11. Iowa
12. Ole Miss
13. Notre Dame
14. Coastal Carolina
15. Kentucky
16. Wake Forest
17. Texas A&M
18. NC State
19. Auburn
20. Baylor
21. SMU
22. San Diego State
23. Pitt
24. UTSA
25. Purdue
Others receiving votes: Clemson 64, Utah 43, Arkansas 29, BYU 21, Air Force 19, Iowa State 14, Louisiana 13, Florida 7, Arizona State 7, Texas 5, UCLA 4, Houston 2, LSU 2, Virginia 1
Dropped from rankings: Arkansas 17, Arizona State 18, BYU 19, Florida 20, Texas 25
AFCA Coaches Poll – Week 8
1. Georgia (65)
2. Oklahoma
3. Cincinnati
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. Michigan
7. Michigan State
8. Penn State
9. Oklahoma State
10. Oregon
11. Iowa
12. Ole Miss
13. Notre Dame
14. Kentucky
15. Wake Forest
16. Coastal Carolina
17. Texas A&M
18. NC State
19. SMU
20. Baylor
21. San Diego State
22. Auburn
23. Pitt
24. Clemson
25. UTSA
Others receiving votes: Iowa State 38, Utah 35, Arkansas 31, BYU 23, Florida 23, Air Force 20, Louisiana 18, Arizona State 18, Purdue 16, Houston 11, Virginia 6, Texas 4, LSU 2, Fresno State 1
Dropped from rankings: Florida 17, Arkansas 19, BYU 20, Arizona State 22