Georgia moves up one spot in AP, Coaches polls for Week 2

The Georgia Bulldogs, who crushed the No. 11 Oregon Ducks 49-3 on Saturday, have moved up to 2nd in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll for Week 2.

Georgia received 1,511 points in the AP Poll, which is up 56 points from the preseason poll. The Bulldogs also received 17 first-place votes, which is 14 more than they received before the season started.

In the Coaches Poll, UGA received the exact same points (1,542) and first-place votes (6), but still moved up a spot ahead of Ohio State.

The Bulldogs’ next game is at home at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium against the Samford Bulldogs on Saturday, Sept. 10. The game will be televised by the SEC Network at 4:00pm ET.

Samford is currently 1-0 following their season-opening 27-17 win at home over the Kennesaw State Owls on Thursday, Sept. 1.

Below are the complete AP and Coaches polls for Week 2 (first-place votes in parentheses):

AP Poll – Week 2

1. Alabama (44)
2. Georgia (17)
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Texas A&M
7. Oklahoma
8. Notre Dame
9. Baylor
10. USC
11. Oklahoma State
12. Florida
13. Utah
14. Michigan State
15. Miami FL
16. Arkansas
17. Pitt
18. NC State
19. Wisconsin
20. Kentucky
21. BYU
22. Ole Miss
23. Wake Forest
24. Tennessee
25. Houston

Others receiving votes: Oregon 131, Penn State 122, Texas 118, Cincinnati 63, Florida State 42, UCF 22, Fresno State 22, Minnesota 22, Kansas State 18, Auburn 15, Mississippi State 10, Air Force 8, Oregon State 5, North Carolina 3, South Carolina 2, Purdue 1, UCLA 1, Arizona 1

Dropped from rankings: Oregon 11, Cincinnati 23

FBS COACHES POLL – WEEK 2

1. Alabama (57)
2. Georgia (6)
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Clemson
5. Michigan
6. Texas A&M
7. Oklahoma
8. Baylor
9. Notre Dame
10. Oklahoma State
11. Michigan State
12. USC
13. NC State
14. Pitt
15. Utah
16. Miami FL
17. Arkansas
18. Wisconsin
19. Florida
20. Kentucky
21. Wake Forest
22. Texas
23. Ole Miss
24. Oregon
25. BYU

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 143, Penn State 138, Houston 137, Cincinnati 61, Iowa 44, Mississippi State 34, Florida State 33, UCF 23, Fresno State 21, Air Force 18, Auburn 15, TCU 7, South Carolina 6, UCLA 6, Utah State 5, Minnesota 5, Syracuse 4, Oregon State 3, Texas Tech 1, Louisiana 1, North Carolina 1, Northwestern 1

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 22, Houston 25