Georgia ascends to No. 1 after Ole Miss win

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Georgia moved up in the national rankings following a 42-7 victory over No. 10 Ole Miss in Oxford on Saturday, claiming the top spot in both major polls for Week 11.

The Bulldogs moved up to No. 1 in the AP Poll after Miami suffered its first loss of the season at Notre Dame. Georgia earned 1,729 points in the latest AP rankings, an increase of 81 points from the previous week.

Georgia collected 53 first-place votes in the AP rankings and 54 in the Coaches Poll. Utah checked in at No. 2 with 12 first-place votes, followed by Notre Dame, UCLA, and Miami to round out the top five.

Georgia also collected nearly 1800 points in the Coaches Poll as the Bulldogs pick up steam nearing the close of the SEC schedule and the start of the College Football Playoff.

Below are the complete AP and Coaches polls for Week 11 (first-place votes in parentheses):

AP Poll – Week 11

1. Georgia (53)
2. Utah (12)
3. Notre Dame (9)
4. UCLA
5. Miami FL
6. Indiana
7. Alabama
8. Texas
9. Tennessee
10. Texas Tech
11. Wake Forest
12. BYU
13. Kentucky
14. Houston
15. USC
16. Iowa
17. Boise State
18. Oregon
19. Ole Miss
20. South Carolina
21. Ohio State
22. Arizona
23. New Mexico
24. LSU
25. SMU

Others receiving votes: Missouri 50, Duke 49, Oklahoma State 21, Liberty 14, Louisville 10, North Texas 2

Dropped from rankings: Missouri 19

FBS Coaches Poll – Week 11

1. Georgia (54)
2. Utah (14)
3. Notre Dame (2)
4. UCLA (1)
5. Indiana (2)
6. Miami FL
7. Alabama
8. Texas
9. Tennessee
10. Texas Tech
11. Wake Forest
12. BYU
13. Kentucky
14. USC
15. Iowa
16. Houston
17. Ole Miss
18. Boise State
19. Oregon
20. Ohio State
21. Arizona
22. LSU
23. SMU
24. South Carolina
25. New Mexico

Others receiving votes: Duke 172, Missouri 147, Oklahoma State 27, Northwestern 17, Illinois 13, North Texas 7, Louisville 6, Liberty 6, Wisconsin 5, Oklahoma 2, Minnesota 2, Air Force 1

Dropped from rankings: Missouri 19, Northwestern 23

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Georgia’s next game is on Saturday, November 14 at home against the No. 18 Missouri Tigers at Sanford Stadium in Athens. The game will be televised by ABC at 3:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).

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