Georgia No. 3 in Preseason Coaches Poll

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The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked No. 3 in the American Football Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 poll, which was released on Tuesday.

Georgia, who is predicted to win the SEC by the media, is the highest ranked SEC team in the preseason poll and is one of nine SEC teams overall in the ranking. Besides the Bulldogs, the SEC also has Texas at No. 4, followed by Texas A&M at No. 8, Oklahoma at No. 9 and Ole Miss at No. 10.

Alabama comes in at No. 11, followed by LSU (No. 13), Tennessee (No. 18) and Missouri (No. 25).

The ACC has three teams ranked in the Coaches Poll, starting with preseason favorite Miami at No. 7. SMU comes in at No. 20, while Clemson is ranked No. 23.

Ohio State is the preseason’s top-ranked team, followed by Oregon, Georgia, Texas and Notre Dame to round out the top five. Last year’s National Champion, Indiana, is ranked No. 6, followed by the Hurricanes, Aggies, Sooners and Rebels to close the top 10.

The SEC led all conferences with nine teams ranked, followed by eight from the Big Ten, four by the Big 12 and three by the ACC, excluding Notre Dame.

Coaches Preseason College Football Poll

  1. Ohio State
  2. Oregon
  3. Georgia
  4. Texas
  5. Notre Dame
  6. Indiana
  7. Miami
  8. Texas A&M
  9. Oklahoma
  10. Ole Miss
  11. Alabama
  12. Texas Tech
  13. LSU
  14. USC
  15. BYU
  16. Michigan
  17. Penn State
  18. Tennessee
  19. Washington
  20. SMU
  21. Utah
  22. Iowa
  23. Clemson
  24. Houston
  25. Missouri

Other receiving votes: Louisville 153; Florida 147; TCU 63; Illinois 62; South Carolina 50; Arizona 50; Virginia 40; Vanderbilt 37; Auburn 29; Georgia Tech 26; Boise State 24; Oklahoma State 22; UNLV 17; North Carolina State 13; Florida State 13; Virginia Tech 12; Nebraska 12

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