Georgia moves up in college football rankings following Auburn win

The Georgia Bulldogs, who defeated the Auburn Tigers 20-10 on Saturday, have moved up in the college football rankings for Week 8.

Georgia moved up a spot to No. 9 in the AP Poll following the victory over the Tigers. The Bulldogs received 1,148 points in the AP Poll, which is 64 more than they received in last week’s poll.

The Top 5 of the AP Poll is now (1) Ohio State, (2) Miami, (3) Indiana, (4), Texas A&M, and (5) Ole Miss.

In the Coaches Poll, the Bulldogs moved up two spots to No. 7, one spot behind Alabama. The top five of the Coaches Poll is the same as the AP Poll.

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

AP POLL – Week 8

1. Ohio State (50)
2. Miami (13)
3. Indiana (3)
4. Texas A&M
5. Ole Miss
6. Alabama
7. Texas Tech
8. Oregon
9. Georgia
10. LSU
11. Tennessee
12. Georgia Tech
13. Notre Dame
14. Oklahoma
15. BYU
16. Missouri
17. Vanderbilt
18. Virginia
19. South Florida
20. USC
21. Texas
22. Memphis
23. Utah
24. Cincinnati
25. Nebraska

Others receiving votes: Illinois 113, Michigan 73, Washington 36, UNLV 30, Navy 11, Mississippi State 8, Tulane 2, San Diego State 2.

Dropped from rankings: Michigan 15, Illinois 17.

FBS COACHES POLL – Week 8

1. Ohio State (63)
2. Miami (2)
3. Indiana (1)
4. Texas A&M
5. Ole Miss
6. Alabama
7. Georgia
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
10. LSU
11. Tennessee
12. Georgia Tech
13. Oklahoma
14. BYU
15. Notre Dame
16. Missouri
17. Texas
18. Vanderbilt
19. Virginia
20. Memphis
21. USC
22. Utah
23. South Florida
24. Cincinnati
25. Illinois

Others receiving votes: Michigan 119, Nebraska 90, Washington 85, UNLV 43, Navy 43, Louisville 18, Tulane 17, Arizona State 17, Duke 11, Iowa 9, Iowa State 7, Clemson 6, Houston 4, TCU 1, San Diego State 1, Pittsburgh 1.

Dropped from rankings: Michigan 15, Iowa State 21, Penn State 22, Arizona State 23.

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Georgia’s next game is on Saturday, Oct. 18 against the No. 4 Ole Miss Rebels at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. The game will be televised by ABC at 3:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).

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