Georgia's US LBM Coaches Poll ranking ahead of clash with Alabama
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The Georgia Bulldogs are ready for a top-10 clash against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Following a 38-14 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores, Georgia stayed at the No. 2 spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll. Georgia is No. 2 behind the Texas Longhorns.
Georgia had the second-most first place votes behind Texas with 20. Alabama is ranked No. 7 entering the Georgia game. Alabama and Georgia have the top two scoring offenses in the country face in each other in what should be Week 6's best game on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Ten SEC teams are ranked in the top-25. Georgia has three remaining games against ranked opponents in No. 7 Alabama, No. 15 Florida and No. 16 Missouri. In Week 5, Missouri crushed Florida 45-17 just a week after Florida
"Next week in the SEC, guys," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said after the Vanderbilt game. "Guess what? Week after that one, there's another week. I mean, they're all big. Not one of them is not big. This one was big. It wasn't big to y'all. It was big to us because I have respect. That team never quits."
US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 5
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 4-0 | 1806 | 45 |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 5-0 | 1760 | 20 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 5-0 | 1630 | 1 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 5-0 | 1622 | 0 |
| 5 | Indiana Hoosiers | 5-0 | 1556 | 8 |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 4-1 | 1514 | 0 |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 5-0 | 1483 | 0 |
| 8 | BYU Cougars | 4-0 | 1214 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 5-0 | 1169 | 0 |
| 10 | LSU Tigers | 4-1 | 1136 | 0 |
| 11 | Ole Miss Rebels | 3-1 | 1059 | 0 |
| 12 | Utah Utes | 4-0 | 1015 | 0 |
| 13 | Oregon Ducks | 3-1 | 948 | 0 |
| 14 | Tennessee Volunteers | 4-1 | 768 | 0 |
| 15 | Florida Gators | 4-1 | 672 | 0 |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers | 4-1 | 646 | 0 |
| 17 | USC Trojans | 5-1 | 643 | 0 |
| 18 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 4-1 | 457 | 0 |
| 19 | Houston Cougars | 4-1 | 391 | 0 |
| 20 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 4-1 | 355 | 0 |
| 21 | SMU Mustangs | 4-1 | 354 | 0 |
| 22 | UCLA Bruins | 4-0 | 318 | 0 |
| 23 | Duke Blue Devils | 4-0 | 274 | 0 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 5-0 | 242 | 0 |
| 25 | Kentucky Wildcats | 4-1 | 210 | 0 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 22 Penn State; No. 24 Michigan;
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma State 187; Boise State 161; Nebraska 117; Wake Forest 87; Northwestern 70; Wisconsin 47; James Madison 42; Minnesota 40; North Dakota State 29; Arizona 15; New Mexico 7; Baylor 3; Virginia Tech 1; Texas A&M 1; Kansas State 1;
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