Georgia moves up in AP, Coaches polls after win over Marshall

The Georgia Bulldogs, who defeated the Marshall Thundering Herd 45-7 on Saturday, have moved up in the AP and Coaches polls for Week 2.

Georgia moved up one spot in the AP Poll to No. 4. The Bulldogs received 1,410 points in the AP Poll, which is 69 more votes than they received in the preseason poll. Georgia also held onto its lone first-place vote.

The Ohio State Buckeyes took over the top spot in the AP Poll. Rounding out the top five are (2) Penn State, (3) LSU, (4) Georgia, and (5) Miami FL.

In the Coaches Poll, the Bulldogs also moved up a spot to No. 4. Georgia received 1,518 points, which is 52 points more than last week. However, the Bulldogs lost two first-place votes and now have just one.

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

AP POLL – Week 2

1. Ohio State (55)
2. Penn State (7)
3. LSU (3)
4. Georgia
5. Miami FL
6. Oregon (1)
7. Texas
8. Clemson
9. Notre Dame
10. South Carolina
11. Illinois
12. Arizona State
13. Florida
14. Florida State
15. Michigan
16. Iowa State
17. SMU
18. Oklahoma
19. Texas A&M
20. Ole Miss
21. Alabama
22. Tennessee
23. Indiana
24. Texas Tech
25. Utah

Others receiving votes: BYU 102, Auburn 94, Georgia Tech 67, Southern Cal 64, Louisville 59, TCU 49, Missouri 42, South Florida 25, Tulane 18, Nebraska 13, Kansas St. 7, James Madison 4, Liberty 4, UNLV 4, Duke 4, Navy 2, Pittsburgh 2, Baylor 2, Virginia 2, Memphis 2

Dropped from rankings: Kansas State 17, Boise State 25

COACHES POLL – WEEK 2

1. Ohio State (59)
2. Penn State (6)
3. Georgia (1)
4. LSU (1)
5. Oregon
6. Texas
7. Miami FL
8. Clemson
9. Notre Dame
10. Arizona State
11. South Carolina
12. Illinois
13. Michigan
14. Ole Miss
15. Florida
16. SMU
17. Tennessee
18. Iowa State
19. Florida State
20. Alabama
21. Indiana
22. Texas A&M
23. Texas Tech
24. Oklahoma
25. BYU

Others receiving votes: Utah 117, Louisville 95, Missouri 88, Kansas State 79, Tulane 45, USC 41, Auburn 41, TCU 33, Iowa 23, Navy 17, Georgia Tech 17, Nebraska 13, Memphis 11, South Florida 9, Duke 5, Kansas 4, Washington 3, Vanderbilt 2, FIU 1

Dropped from rankings: Kansas State 20, Boise State 25

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The Bulldogs’ next game is on Saturday, Sept. 6 against the Austin Peay Governors at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. The game will be streaming only via SEC Network+ and ESPN+ at 3:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).

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