The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked fifth in the preseason AP Poll ahead of the 2025 college football season. UGA, which finished 11-3 overall and won the SEC Championship last season, received three first-place votes and a total of 1,466 points.
Georgia sits fourth in the 2025 preseason Coaches Poll, which was released one week ago.
Five of Georgia’s opponents in 2025 are ranked in the preseason AP Poll. The Texas Longhorns are ranked first (25 first-place votes), Alabama Crimson Tide eighth, Florida Gators 15th, Ole Miss Rebels 21st, and Tennessee Volunteers 24th.
The complete Top 5 of the preseason AP Poll is Texas, Penn State, Ohio State, Clemson, and Georgia. Rounding out the Top 10 are Notre Dame, Oregon, Alabama, LSU, and Miami FL.
The SEC leads all conferences with ten teams in the AP Top 25 Poll. The Big Ten is second with six teams, followed by the Big 12 with four. Listed below is the full conference breakdown:
- SEC – 10
- Big Ten – 6
- Big 12 – 4
- ACC – 3
- MWC – 1
- IND – 1
The complete 2025 preseason AP Poll is listed below (first-place votes in parentheses):
1. Texas (25)
2. Penn State (23)
3. Ohio State (11)
4. Clemson (4)
5. Georgia (1)
6. Notre Dame
7. Oregon (1)
8. Alabama
9. LSU
10. Miami FL
11. Arizona State
12. Illinois
13. South Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Florida
16. SMU
17. Kansas State
18. Oklahoma
19. Texas A&M
20. Indiana
21. Ole Miss
22. Iowa State
23. Texas Tech
24. Tennessee
25. Boise State
Others receiving votes: BYU 156, Utah 144, Baylor 132, Louisville 90, Southern Cal 64, Georgia Tech 63, Missouri 33, Tulane 23, Nebraska 23, UNLV 21, Toledo 13, Auburn 10, James Madison 9, Memphis 9, Florida St. 8, Duke 6, Liberty 5, Navy 5, Iowa 5, TCU 4, Pittsburgh 3, Army 2, Colorado 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1.
The Georgia Bulldogs are set to open the 2025 season at home against the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday, Aug. 30. The game will be televised live by ESPN at 3:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).