Georgia Bulldogs ranked first in 2024 preseason Coaches Poll

The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked first in the 2024 preseason Coaches Poll Top 25. UGA, which finished 13-1 overall and 8-0 in the SEC in 2023, received 46 first-place votes and a total of 1,364 points.

Five of Georgia’s opponents in 2024 are ranked in the preseason poll. The Texas Longhorns are ranked fourth, Alabama Crimson Tide fifth, Ole Miss Rebels sixth, Clemson Tigers 14th, and Tennessee Volunteers 15th.

Rounding out the top five of the preseason Coaches Poll is Ohio State (2nd), and Oregon (3rd).

The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams in the Top 25 poll. The Big Ten and Big 12 follow with six and five ranked teams, respectively.

The complete 2024 preseason Coaches Poll is listed below (first place votes in parentheses):

1. Georgia (46)
2. Ohio State (7)
3. Oregon
4. Texas (1)
5. Alabama
6. Ole Miss
7. Notre Dame
8. Michigan (1)
9. Penn State
10. Florida State
11. Missouri
12. LSU
13. Utah
14. Clemson
15. Tennessee
16. Oklahoma
17. Kansas State
18. Oklahoma State
19. Miami
20. Texas A&M
21. Arizona
22. NC State
23. USC
24. Kansas
25. Iowa

Others receiving votes: Washington 123, Louisville 95, Virginia Tech 64, SMU 47, Memphis 44, Boise State 30, Auburn 25, West Virginia 22, Wisconsin 17, Liberty 15, Iowa State 15, Kentucky 12, Florida 11, South Carolina 10, North Carolina 6, UNLV 5, Maryland 5, UCF 4, Texas Tech 4, UTSA 3, Tulane 2, Texas State 2, Nebraska 2, Colorado 2, Appalachian State 2, Troy 1, Syracuse 1, Miami (OH) 1, James Madison 1, Air Force 1.

The Georgia Bulldogs are set to open the 2024 season against the Clemson Tigers in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Aug. 31. The game will be televised live by ABC at noon ET (Buy Tickets).

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