Georgia still at No. 5 in Coaches Poll after Auburn win
For the third week in a row, Georgia picked up a double-digit win over an SEC foe, as the Bulldogs cruised past Auburn, 27-10 on Saturday night. But due to every team in the top 10 of the Coaches Poll also winning, the Bulldogs will remain at No. 5 for a third straight week.
The Bulldogs got a dominant performance out of sophomore running back D’Andre Swift on Saturday, as he rushed for a career best 186 rushing yards in the win over the Tigers. The Georgia defense also did a great job limiting Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham, as he didn’t have a touchdown pass on the night. For the fourth consecutive Georgia-Auburn game in Sanford Stadium, the Tigers failed to score a touchdown after the first quarter.
The top four remains unchanged, as it is still Alabama at No. 1, Clemson at No. 2, Notre Dame at No. 3 and Michigan at No. 4. The Bulldogs are still the second-highest ranked one-loss team, behind only Michigan.
There are a total of six SEC teams ranked this week. LSU comes in at No. 10 after pulling out a 24-17 win over Arkansas. Florida moves up to No. 16 after beating South Carolina, while Kentucky falls to No. 21 after a surprising loss to Tennessee. Mississippi State fell after its 24-0 loss to Alabama, dropping to No. 23
The Auburn game was Georgia’s final SEC game of the regular season, as the Bulldogs went 7-1 against conference foes this year. Georgia will play Alabama on Dec. 1 in the SEC Championship game with a spot in the College Football Playoff likely on the line. That game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. kickoff.
UGA goes out of conference next Saturday, as the Bulldogs host the Massachusetts Minutemen. The game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. ET kickoff and will be broadcast on the SEC Network. The game can also be heard on WSB Radio 95.5 FM/750 AM.
Coaches Poll Top 25 Week 12
| 1 | Alabama | 10-0 | 1624 | 64 | 1 | – | 1/1 |
| 2 | Clemson | 10-0 | 1561 | 1 | 2 | – | 2/4 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 10-0 | 1490 | 0 | 3 | – | 3/11 |
| 4 | Michigan | 9-1 | 1415 | 0 | 4 | – | 4/22 |
| 5 | Georgia | 9-1 | 1369 | 0 | 5 | – | 2/6 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 9-1 | 1273 | 0 | 6 | – | 5/11 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 8-1 | 1173 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6/20 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 9-1 | 1135 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2/9 |
| 9 | Washington State | 9-1 | 1119 | 0 | 9 | – | 9/NR |
| 10 | Louisiana State | 8-2 | 1078 | 0 | 10 | – | 4/24 |
| 11 | Central Florida | 9-0 | 1042 | 0 | 11 | – | 9/23 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 8-2 | 849 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12/NR |
| 13 | Utah State | 9-1 | 698 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13/NR |
| 14 | Texas | 7-3 | 662 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7/NR |
| 15 | Penn State | 7-3 | 646 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8/20 |
| 16 | Florida | 7-3 | 604 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11/NR |
| 17 | Washington | 7-3 | 591 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6/19 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 6-3 | 403 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Utah | 7-3 | 387 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 16/NR |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 9-1 | 383 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Kentucky | 7-3 | 318 | 0 | 12 | -9 | 12/NR |
| 22 | Boston College | 7-3 | 309 | 0 | 14 | -8 | 14/NR |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 6-4 | 219 | 0 | 15 | -8 | 14/NR |
| 24 | Boise State | 8-2 | 129 | 0 | NR | 14 | 17/NR |
| 25 | UAB | 9-1 | 102 | 0 | NR | 4 | 25/NR |
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