Georgia remains first in AP, Coaches polls after Tennessee Tech win

The Georgia Bulldogs, who defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 48-3 on Saturday, have remained first in the AP and Coaches polls for Week 3.

Georgia received 1,566 points in the AP Poll, which is 21 more than it received in the Week 2 poll. The Bulldogs lost three first-place votes and now have 54.

Texas moved up to No. 2 in the AP Poll and has four first-place votes, while No. 3 Ohio State has the remaining five first-place votes. Alabama and Ole Miss round out the top five in the AP Poll.

In the Coaches Poll, the Bulldogs received 1,346 points, which is 25 points less than last week. Georgia also lost a first-place vote and now has 50, with the other votes going to Ohio State (3) and Texas (1).

Below are the complete AP and Coaches polls for Week 3 (first-place votes in parentheses):

AP Poll – Week 3

1. UGA (54)
2. Texas (4)
3. Ohio State (5)
4. Alabama
5. Ole Miss
6. Missouri
7. Tennessee
8. Penn State
9. Oregon
10. Miami FL
11. USC
12. Utah
13. Oklahoma State
14. Kansas State
15. Oklahoma
16. LSU
17. Michigan
18. Notre Dame
19. Louisville
20. Arizona
21. Iowa State
22. Clemson
23. Nebraska
24. Boston College
25. Northern Illinois

Others receiving votes: Illinois 101, Boise State 77, Texas A&M 68, Syracuse 63, Memphis 38, Washington 27, Iowa 24, Kansas 22, Vanderbilt 18, South Carolina 10, Liberty 9, Wisconsin 9, UNLV 7, North Carolina 7, California 3, BYU 2, TCU 1, UCF 1

Dropped from rankings: Kansas 19, Iowa 21, Georgia Tech 23, NC State 24

FBS COACHES POLL – WEEK 3

1. Georgia (48)
2. Ohio State (3)
3. Texas (1)
4. Alabama
5. Ole Miss
6. Oregon
7. Missouri
8. Penn State
9. Tennessee
10. Utah
11. USC
12. Miami FL
13. Oklahoma
14. Oklahoma State
15. Kansas State
16. Michigan
17. LSU
18. Arizona
19. Notre Dame
20. Clemson
21. Louisville
22. Washington
23. Iowa State
24. Nebraska
25. Memphis

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 68, Boston College 36, Illinois 33, Syracuse 33, Northern Illinois 30, Wisconsin 28, South Carolina 25, Boise State 20, UNLV 19, Iowa 17, Kansas 14, UCF 12, NC State 10, Texas State 8, TCU 6, North Carolina 5, California 5, Liberty 4, BYU 2, Pittsburgh 2, Michigan State 2, Arizona State 2, Tulane 1, James Madison 1, Indiana 1

Dropped from rankings: Kansas 20, Iowa 21, NC State 23

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The Bulldogs’ next game is their SEC-opener on Saturday, Sept. 14 on the road against the Kentucky Wildcats (1-1, 0-1 SEC) at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. The game will be televised by ABC and streamed via ESPN+ at 7:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).

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