Georgia rises in college football rankings following Florida victory

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Georgia strengthened its standing in the national rankings following a dominant 27-8 victory over Florida in Atlanta on Saturday, climbing one spot to No. 2 in both major polls for Week 10.

The Bulldogs moved up to No. 2 in the AP Poll after previously second-ranked Ohio State suffered a loss to USC. Georgia earned 1,648 points in the latest AP rankings, an increase of 137 points from the previous week.

Miami remained atop the poll with 62 first-place votes, while Georgia collected seven. Utah checked in at No. 3 with the remaining first-place vote, followed by Notre Dame and UCLA to round out the top five.

Georgia also rose one position in the Coaches Poll, moving to No. 2 behind top-ranked Miami as the Bulldogs continue to build momentum heading into the final stretch of the regular season.

Below are the complete AP and Coaches polls for Week 10 (first-place votes in parentheses):

AP Poll – Week 10

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

Others receiving votes: Northwestern 79, Oregon 55, UTSA 43, SMU 27, Virginia Tech 12, Duke 10, Minnesota 8, Liberty 4, Oklahoma State 3, Louisville 1

Dropped from rankings: SMU 19, Northwestern 20, Oklahoma State 24, Wisconsin 25

FBS Coaches Poll – Week 10

1. Miami FL (68)
2. Georgia (4)
3. Indiana
4. Utah
5. UCLA
6. Notre Dame
7. Kentucky (1)
8. BYU
9. Alabama
10. Ohio State
11. Texas
12. Ole Miss
13. Texas Tech
14. Wake Forest
15. LSU
16. Tennessee
17. USC
18. Houston
19. Missouri
20. Iowa
21. Boise State
22. Arizona
23. Northwestern
24. SMU
25. New Mexico

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 91, Florida 81, UTSA 76, Duke 76, Virginia Tech 53, Oregon 41, Minnesota 10, Oklahoma State 9, Liberty 6, North Texas 4, Wisconsin 3, Memphis 2, North Dakota State 1, Cincinnati 1, Nebraska 1

Dropped from rankings: Florida 20

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Georgia’s next game is on Saturday, November 7 on the road against the No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. The game will be televised by ABC at 7:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).

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