BREAKING: No. 1 UGA Football Remains No. 1 in College Football Playoff Rankings
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ATHENS - Kirby Smart and UGA Football were ranked No. 1 in the third College Football Playoff Committee rankings of the year Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 in both the Coaches’ and AP Poll as well. Kirby Smart’s undefeated Bulldogs have used an explosive offense and a stout defense to get to a 11-0 start to the season. The Bulldogs take on Georgia Tech Saturday night at Mark Richt Field in Atlanta. The Yellow Jackets beat Syracuse last Saturday. The game between the Jackets and Dawgs is the final game before Georgia takes on Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2023 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta.
The Bulldogs have wins over No. 21 Tennessee, No. 12 Ole Miss and No. 9 Missouri, meaning the Dawgs have three Top 25 wins right now.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF 2023 WEEK FOUR TOP SIX
1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Washington
5. Florida State
6. Oregon
No. 1 Teams in First CFP Rankings
2023 - Ohio State
2022 - Tennessee
2021 - Georgia ***
2020 - Alabama ***
2019 - Ohio State
2018 - Clemson ***
2017 - Georgia
2016 - Alabama
2015 - Clemson
2014 - Mississippi State
*** - Won the national title
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WIN: What’s Important Now
Top-ranked Georgia takes aim at a perfect regular season Saturday for the third year in a row under Kirby Smart. The other undefeated regular seasons in Georgia history have been in 1896 (4-0); 1946 (11-0); 1980 (11-0) and 1982 (11-0). With a win over Georgia Tech, the Bulldogs would claim the Gov- ernor’s Cup Trophy for the sixth straight year. Also, the 2023 Bulldog senior class would tie the school mark for career wins with their 49th as the 2022 group went 49-5. The 2023 class is 48-3. Georgia leads the all-time series 70-39-5 and owns a current five-game winning streak in the series dating to 2017. The teams did not play each other during the 2020 campaign when each played a conference-only schedule. The Bulldogs have won 11 straight in Atlanta as the streak began in 2001.
2022 Flashback: Bulldogs Cap Perfect Regular Season
Georgia defeated Tech 37-14 to cap its second straight perfect 12-0 regular season last year in Athens. Tech led 7-0, and the Bulldogs responded with 37 unanswered points before one last score late in the fourth quarter provided the final. At the time, the Bulldog seniors set a record with their 46th win to become the winningest class in program history. Georgia would add three more victories including an SEC crown and second straight CFP title as the Class of 2022 finished 49-5.
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About The Yellow Jackets
The Yellow Jackets (6-5, 5-3 ACC), coached by Brent Key, defeated Syracuse 31-22 in its ACC finale Saturday night to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2018. They have won three of their last four games. Up next, it is the top-ranked Bulldogs at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (ABC). The last primetime kickoff for this matchup was 2010 in Athens (42-34 Bulldog win), and this will be the first one in Atlanta since 2009 (30-24 Georgia victory). Tech is averaging 31.9 points per game while allowing 30.5 ppg. They rank third in the ACC in rushing at 196.4 ypg and fourth in total offense at 435.1 ypg with redshirt sophomore QB Haynes King at the controls. King has thrown 26 TD passes and 15 INTs with a 62.3 completion percentage. He has rushed for seven TDs too. Jamal Haynes leads the team in rushing with 850 yards on 141 attempts with seven TDs. Tech has wins over No. 17 North Carolina in Atlanta and No. 17 Miami on the road this year while it fell to No. 17 Ole Miss in Oxford back in September.
Balance Signals Success
The Bulldogs are one of only two teams in the country who are ranked in the top 10 in both Scoring Offense and Scoring Defense. The Bulldogs rank fifth in Scoring Defense at 15.1 ppg and in Scoring Offense at 40.4 ppg. The other two team is Oregon, who ranks ninth in Scoring Defense (16.7) and second in Scoring Offense (46.5).
One of the keys to Georgia’s success is its third down defense. The Bulldogs are ranked fourth nationally with opponents converting just 27 percent of the time. In SEC action, Georgia opponents are a combined 28-for-95 on third downs (29 percent). The Bulldogs lead the country in converting third downs (57 percent). Georgia has converted 56 of 99 third downs (57 percent) against league opponents.
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