The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked as the second-best SEC team in the preseason coaches poll behind Texas
The Georgia Bulldogs are less than a month away from their season opener against the Marshall Thundering Herd on Aug. 30. Georgia opens the 2025 college football season as the No. 4 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Georgia is ranked behind the No. 1 Texas Longhorns, the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions. Georgia received three first-place votes, which is the fourth-most in the country. Texas (28), Ohio State (20) and Penn State (14) all received more first place votes. Clemson (two) is the only other team to receive first-place votes. Their is no consensus dominant No. 1 team in America entering the 2025 season, so this should be another fun year of college football.
The Bulldogs are scheduled to host a trio of top-15 opponents at home this season. Georgia is set to play No. 1 Texas, No. 8 Alabama and No. 15 Ole Miss in Athens. The Dawgs will also play No. 17 Florida (neutral) and No. 18 Tennessee (road) this fall. In-state rival Georgia Tech also received votes. Georgia is scheduled to play five total ranked opponents.
Georgia is coming off a 2024 season where they went 11-3 and won the SEC, but lost in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals to Notre Dame. Georgia is expected to start redshirt junior quarterback Gunner Stockton this season.
2025 preseason US LBM Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Points | Final Rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1,606 (28) | 3 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 1,565 (20) | 1 |
| 3 | Penn State | 1,525 (14) | 5 |
| 4 | Georgia | 1,466 (3) | 6 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 1,360 | 2 |
| 6 | Clemson | 1,324 (2) | 11 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1,307 | 4 |
| 8 | Alabama | 1,210 | 17 |
| 9 | LSU | 1,056 | NR |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 823 | 18 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 806 | 7 |
| 12 | Illinois | 734 | 16 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 665 | 19 |
| 14 | Michigan | 580 | NR |
| 15 | Mississippi | 573 | 13 |
| 16 | SMU | 555 | 11 |
| 17 | Florida | 498 | NR |
| 18 | Tennessee | 492 | 8 |
| 19 | Indiana | 460 | 10 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 438 | NR |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 392 | NR |
| 21 | Iowa State | 392 | 15 |
| 23 | BYU | 287 | 14 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 261 | NR |
| 25 | Boise State | 246 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 221; Missouri 142; Louisville 126; USC 116; Utah 86; Baylor 76; Auburn 50; Iowa 49; Memphis 34; Army West Point 33; Tulane 31; Georgia Tech 27; TCU 24; Nebraska 19; Syracuse 16; Washington 15; Navy 14; Arkansas 14; Duke 12; Colorado 12; Minnesota 11; UNLV 8; Florida State 8; Kansas 6; Vanderbilt 3; Buffalo 1;
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