Georgia Survives Top 15 Showdown
September 14, 2025
The SEC opener for Georgia and Tennessee was an exciting game. Both teams racked up nearly 1,000 yards of total offense as they traded the lead back and forth during the game. Knotted at 38 at the end of regulation, the Bulldog defense held Tennessee to a field goal in the first overtime, then Josh McCray scored on a one-yard touchdown run to claim the road victory for Georgia, 44-41. Both teams remain in their same spots in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll with Georgia at No. 3 and Tennessee at No. 15.
The top 5 remained unchanged with Ohio State, Penn State, Georgia, LSU and Oregon. Texas A&M enters the top 10 this week at No. 10 after beating Notre Dame 41-40 in South Bend. The loss dropped the Irish to No. 21.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Ohio State (62) 1,668 1 3-0
2 Penn State (3) 1,559 2 3-0
3 Georgia (1) 1,501 3 3-0
4 LSU (1) 1,468 4 3-0
5 Oregon 1,444 5 3-0
6 Miami (Fla.) 1,379 6 3-0
7 Texas 1.209 7 2-1
8 Illinois 1,150 9 3-0
9 Florida State 1,023 12 2-0
10 Texas A&M 1,003 17 3-0
11 Mississippi 951 13 3-0
12 Oklahoma 906 16 3-0
13 Iowa State 896 14 4-0
14 Alabama 630 18 2-1
15 Tennessee 625 15 2-1
16 Texas Tech 563 20 3-0
17 Indiana 550 19 3-0
18 Utah 510 21 3-0
19 Georgia Tech 333 NR 3-0
20 Michigan 316 22 2-1
21 Notre Dame 296 8 0-2
22 Missouri 252 NR 3-0
23 Vanderbilt 249 NR 3-0
24 South Carolina 198 10 2-1
25 Auburn 160 NR 3-0
Dropped out: No. 11 Clemson (1-2); No. 23 South Florida (2-1); No. 24 Arizona State (2-1); No. 25 Brigham Young (2-0).
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young (2-0) 158; Arizona State (2-1) 141; Southern California (3-0) 117; Clemson (1-2) 116; Tulane (3-0) 107; Louisville (2-0) 53; TCU (2-0) 49; South Florida (2-1) 48; Mississippi State (3-0) 27; Nebraska (3-0) 24; SMU (2-1) 24; Navy (3-0) 15; Memphis (3-0) 14; North Carolina State (3-0) 13; Washington (2-0) 13; Baylor (2-1) 8; Houston (3-0) 5; Kansas (2-1) 2; California (3-0) 1; UNLV (3-0) 1.
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The SEC opener for Georgia and Tennessee was an exciting game. Both teams racked up nearly 1,000 yards of total offense as they traded the lead back and forth during the game. Knotted at 38 at the end of regulation, the Bulldog defense held Tennessee to a field goal in the first overtime, then Josh McCray scored on a one-yard touchdown run to claim the road victory for Georgia, 44-41. Both teams remain in their same spots in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll with Georgia at No. 3 and Tennessee at No. 15.
The top 5 remained unchanged with Ohio State, Penn State, Georgia, LSU and Oregon. Texas A&M enters the top 10 this week at No. 10 after beating Notre Dame 41-40 in South Bend. The loss dropped the Irish to No. 21.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (62) | 1,668 | 1 | 3-0 | |
| 2 | Penn State (3) | 1,559 | 2 | 3-0 | |
| 3 | Georgia (1) | 1,501 | 3 | 3-0 | |
| 4 | LSU (1) | 1,468 | 4 | 3-0 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 1,444 | 5 | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Miami (Fla.) | 1,379 | 6 | 3-0 | |
| 7 | Texas | 1.209 | 7 | 2-1 | |
| 8 | Illinois | 1,150 | 9 | 3-0 | |
| 9 | Florida State | 1,023 | 12 | 2-0 | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 1,003 | 17 | 3-0 | |
| 11 | Mississippi | 951 | 13 | 3-0 | |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 906 | 16 | 3-0 | |
| 13 | Iowa State | 896 | 14 | 4-0 | |
| 14 | Alabama | 630 | 18 | 2-1 | |
| 15 | Tennessee | 625 | 15 | 2-1 | |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 563 | 20 | 3-0 | |
| 17 | Indiana | 550 | 19 | 3-0 | |
| 18 | Utah | 510 | 21 | 3-0 | |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 333 | NR | 3-0 | |
| 20 | Michigan | 316 | 22 | 2-1 | |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 296 | 8 | 0-2 | |
| 22 | Missouri | 252 | NR | 3-0 | |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 249 | NR | 3-0 | |
| 24 | South Carolina | 198 | 10 | 2-1 | |
| 25 | Auburn | 160 | NR | 3-0 |
Dropped out: No. 11 Clemson (1-2); No. 23 South Florida (2-1); No. 24 Arizona State (2-1); No. 25 Brigham Young (2-0).
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young (2-0) 158; Arizona State (2-1) 141; Southern California (3-0) 117; Clemson (1-2) 116; Tulane (3-0) 107; Louisville (2-0) 53; TCU (2-0) 49; South Florida (2-1) 48; Mississippi State (3-0) 27; Nebraska (3-0) 24; SMU (2-1) 24; Navy (3-0) 15; Memphis (3-0) 14; North Carolina State (3-0) 13; Washington (2-0) 13; Baylor (2-1) 8; Houston (3-0) 5; Kansas (2-1) 2; California (3-0) 1; UNLV (3-0) 1.
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