As expected, Georgia will open the 2024 college football season as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll . The Bulldogs received 46 first-place votes to sit comfortably ahead of Ohio State, which received 15 votes.
Preseason AP Top 25 Poll 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3.
Oregon 4. Texas 5. Alabama 6.
Ole Miss 7. Notre Dame 8. Penn State 9.
Michigan 10. Florida State 11. Missouri 12.
Utah 13. LSU 14. Clemson 15.
Tennessee 16. Oklahoma 17. Oklahoma State 18.
Kansas State 19. Miami 20. Texas A&M 21.
Arizona 22. Kansas 23. USC 24.
North Carolina State 25. Iowa 10 questions, one life. Tap in to play Streaks , B/R's daily sports trivia game.
Coaches around the country already had their say, collectively ranking Georgia No. 1 overall by a similarly sizable margin. The Bulldogs lost some key players from a team that finished 13-1 and blew out Florida State in the Orange Bowl.
Their top two leading rushers, Daijun Edwards and Kendall Milton, are gone, as are steady receiving targets Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey. On defense, safety Javon Bullard and cornerback Kamari Lassiter were second-round picks in the 2024 NFL draft. However, Kirby Smart returns star quarterback Carson Beck along with linebacker Smael Mondon Jr.
, a second-team All-SEC honoree, and safety Malaki Starks, a consensus All-American. This is a year when the hard work of Smart and his staff on the recruiting trail will pay off as well. Over the last three years, Georgia was third , second and first in 247Sport.