The Georgia Bulldogs will get their first chance to validate their lofty rankings in both the Coaches and AP Polls this coming Saturday when the Bulldogs play Arkansas.
The second week of polls came out on Sunday. The Coaches Poll had the Bulldogs tied with Oklahoma in third, while the AP Poll put the Bulldogs at No. 4.
Clemson is still the top team in both polls, with Alabama following them in both. The Coaches Poll reinserted Big Ten teams into the poll this week after the conference announced games would return on Oct. 24. The AP Poll will do the same starting next Sunday. Ohio State is the highest rated Big Ten team, coming in at No. 10.
Georgia is one of seven teams ranked in the Coaches Poll, joining Alabama, LSU at No. 5, Florida at No. 6, Auburn at No. 8, Texas A&M at No. 11 and Tennessee at No. 21. In the AP Poll, eight teams are ranked, with Kentucky coming in at No. 23.
The Bulldogs play the Tigers on Oct. 3. Should both teams win it would set-up the first top-10 matchup of the season. Auburn plays Kentucky to open the season.
Georgia will be seeing a couple of familiar faces in Fayetville, Ark., as the Razorbacks are led by former Georgia offensive line coach Sam Pittman. Arkansas also has former Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks as a likely starter.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart though is expecting a different look
“As for what he will do in this offense it’s really an unknown,” Smart said on the Arkansas offense. “It’s completely different. He’s playing for a different coordinator so I don’t think there’s a lot of advantage in terms of that.”
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Georgia and Arkansas kickoff at 4 p.m. ET on the SEC Network. To see the entire Week 2 Top 25 AP Poll and Week 2 Top 25 AP Poll, see below.
Week 3 Top 25 Coaches Poll 2020
1. Clemson 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma 3. Georgia 5. LSU 6. Florida 7. Notre Dame 8. Auburn 9. Texas 10. Ohio State 11. Texas A&M 12. North Carolina 13. Penn State 14. Miami 15. Central Florida 16. Cincinnati 17. Wisconsin 18. Oklahoma State 19. Michigan 20. Memphis 21. Tennessee 22. Minnesota 23. BYU 24. Virginia Tech 25. Louisiana
Week 3 Top 25 AP Poll 2020
1. Clemson 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma 4. Georgia 5. Florida 6. LSU 7. Notre Dame 8. Texas 9. Auburn 10. Texas A&M 11. North Carolina 12. Miami 13. UCF 14. Cincinnati 15. Oklahoma State 16. Tennessee 17. Memphis 18. BYU 19. Louisiana 20. Virginia Tech 21. Pitt 22. Army 23. Kentucky 24. Louisville 25. Marshall
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