Georgia remains fifth in AP Poll after win over Mississippi State

The Georgia Bulldogs, who defeated Mississippi State on Saturday, 41-31, have remained fifth in the AP Poll for Week 8.

Georgia received 1,300 points in the AP Poll, which is one greater than it received in the Week 7 poll. The Texas Longhorns retained the top spot in the AP Poll following a 34-3 win over Oklahoma Saturday, followed by Oregon, Penn State, and Ohio State.

In the Coaches Poll, the Bulldogs garnered 1,189 points, up from the 1,174 points it received last week. That was enough to keep Georgia at No. 4, just ahead of Ohio State. The top three in the Coaches Poll is the same as the AP Poll — Texas, Oregon, and Penn State.

Below are the complete AP and Coaches polls for Week 8 (first-place votes in parentheses):

AP Poll – Week 8

1. Texas (56)
2. Oregon (6)
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. LSU
9. Iowa State
10. Clemson
11. Tennessee
12. Notre Dame
13. BYU
14. Texas A&M
15. Boise State
16. Indiana
17. Kansas State
18. Ole Miss
19. Missouri
20. Pitt
21. SMU
22. Illinois
23. Army
24. Michigan
25. Navy

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona St. 39, Oklahoma 36, Washington St. 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern Cal 5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1

Dropped from rankings: Utah 16, Oklahoma 18(t)

Dropped from rankings: Utah 16, Oklahoma 18(t)

FBS Coaches Poll – Week 8

1. Texas (53)
2. Oregon (2)
3. Penn State
4. Georgia
5. Ohio State
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. Tennessee
11. Notre Dame
12. Iowa State
13. BYU
14. Texas A&M
15. Ole Miss
16. Missouri
17. Kansas State
18. Indiana
19. Boise State
20. Pitt
21. Illinois
22. Michigan
23. SMU
24. Army
25. Nebraska

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 81, Arizona State 49, Navy 37, Utah 31, Vanderbilt 26, Syracuse 13, UNLV 12, Iowa 12, Texas Tech 9, Liberty 9, Washington State 8, Memphis 4, Louisville 4, James Madison 3, Tulane 2,

Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma 16, Utah 17

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The Georgia Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1 SEC) are next scheduled to visit the top-ranked Texas Longhorns (6-0, 3-0 SEC) on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The game will be televised by ABC at 7:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).

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