Georgia jumped three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 released Tuesday, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 30th time in the 85-year history of the college football poll.
It is the second time in the last three seasons and the third in the last five that the SEC is sitting 1-2 in the AP Top 25, which is presented by Regions Bank. Alabama and LSU had a four-week run as Nos. 1 and 2 in the 2019 season before they played each other.
The Crimson Tide strengthened its hold on No. 1 after it throttled Miami in the first full week of the regular season. Alabama received 59 first-place votes, up from the 47 it had in the preseason poll.
1. Alabama (59) 1,571
2. Georgia (4) 1,507
3. Ohio State 1,437
4. Oklahoma 1,374
5. Texas A&M 1,288
6. Clemson 1,231
7. Cincinnati 1,136
8. Notre Dame 1,070
9. Iowa State 1,045
10. Iowa 942
11. Penn State 908
12. Oregon 883
13. Florida 842
14. USC 789
15. Texas 683
16. UCLA 668
17. Coastal Carolina 384
18. Wisconsin 376
19. Virginia Tech 359
20. Ole Miss 335
21. Utah 334
22. Miami (Fla.) 229
23. Arizona State 222
24. North Carolina 198
25. Auburn 83