Georgia ranked 3rd in 2022 preseason Coaches Poll

The national champion Georgia Bulldogs are ranked 3rd in the 2022 preseason Coaches Poll Top 25. UGA, which finished 14-1 overall and 8-0 in the SEC in 2021, received six first-place votes and a total of 1,542 points.

Two of Georgia’s opponents in 2022 are ranked in the preseason poll. The Oregon Ducks are ranked 12th and the Kentucky Wildcats are ranked 21st.

The Alabama Crimson Tide top the preseason Top 25 rankings with 54 of the 65 first-place votes and 1,634 points overall. SEC teams ranked in the Top 25 include Alabama (1st), Georgia, (3rd), Texas A&M (7th), Kentucky (21st), Arkansas (23rd), and Ole Miss (24th).

The SEC leads all conferences with six teams in the Top 25 poll. The ACC follows with five ranked teams.

The complete 2022 Preseason Coaches Poll is listed below (first place votes in parentheses):

1. Alabama (54)
2. Ohio State (5)
3. Georgia (6)
4. Clemson
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan
7. Texas A&M
8. Utah
9. Oklahoma
10. Baylor
11. Oklahoma State
12. Oregon
13. NC State
14. Michigan State
15. USC
16. Pitt
17. Miami
18. Texas
19. Wake Forest
20. Wisconsin
21. Kentucky
22. Cincinnati
23. Arkansas
24. Ole Miss
25. Houston

Others receiving votes: Iowa 248, Penn State 246, Tennessee 163, BYU 152, LSU 143, Auburn 98, UCF 55, North Carolina 34, San Diego State 25, Fresno State 21, Mississippi State 19, Florida 17, Air Force 12, Utah State 12, Appalachian State 10, Boise State 10, UCLA 10, Minnesota 6, South Carolina 5, Kansas State 4, Army 3, Iowa State 3, SMU 2, Purdue 2, Coastal Carolina 2, Louisiana 2, Oregon State 2, UTSA 1, Louisville 1, Florida State 1

The Georgia Bulldogs are scheduled to open the 2022 season on Saturday, Sept. 3 against the Oregon Ducks in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.

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