This Week’s Polls
AP Poll
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Iowa
4. Penn State
5. Cincinnati
6. Oklahoma
7. Ohio State
8. Oregon
9. Michigan
10. BYU
11. Michigan State
12. Oklahoma State
13. Arkansas
14. Notre Dame
15. Coastal Carolina
16. Kentucky
17. Ole Miss
18. Auburn
19. Wake Forest
20. Florida
21. Texas
22. Arizona State
23. NC State
24. SMU
25. San Diego State
Coaches Poll
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Iowa
4. Penn State
5. Oklahoma
6. Cincinnati
7. Ohio State
8. Michigan
9. Oregon
10. BYU
11. Michigan State
12. Oklahoma State
13. Notre Dame
14. Kentucky
15. Coastal Carolina
16. Arkansas
17. Ole Miss
18. Florida
19. Auburn
20. Wake Forest
21. Clemson
22. NC State
23. Texas
24. SMU
25. Arizona State
Georgia Overview
The second ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated the then-ranked #8 Arkansas Razorbacks 37-0 in a game that saw the Dawg run game get right. This was the second consecutive league shutout for the Dawgs, a feat last seen in 1980.
Georgia remained at #2 but now has nine first place votes. It’s clear that Alabama and Georgia are the top two teams in the nation at the moment, and I’m certainly fine with Bama remaining #1 right now.
Georgia travels to #18 Auburn in yet another ranked showdown.
Movers
Fell Out: #15 Texas A&M, #18 Fresno State, #20 UCLA, #21 Baylor, #25 Clemson
Newcomers: #16 Kentucky, #21 Texas, #22 Arizona State, #24 SMU, #25 San Diego State
Overrated
#8 Oregon. Outside of the upset at Ohio State, the Ducks have not looked the part of a top ten team. They have played several games that should not have been close if they were truly a contender, and the loss to Stanford should have seen them drop outside of the top ten.
Underrated
#21 Texas. This pains me to put the Longhorns here, because I am a firm believer that they are not back. However, Arkansas is a good team, and Texas is better than their ranking reflects. I will be cheering them on reluctantly this weekend against Oklahoma, as the Sooners are overdue for a loss, but I will continue to laugh at the Longhorns about not being back should they lose.
This Week’s Top 25 Matchups
#6 Oklahoma vs. #21 Texas
#13 Arkansas at #17 Ole Miss
#2 Georgia at #18 Auburn
#4 Penn State at #3 Iowa
Upset Alert
We are not going to talk about last week. Good game, Iowa.
This week, I’m taking Texas +3 ½ to knock off Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown.
GO DAWGS!!!
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