Georgia’s win over Alabama combined with Texas’ loss to Oklahoma has officially moved Georgia up to No. 1 in the latest AP Poll rankings. This decision from the voters was not surprising, but what is surprising is that Georgia didn’t receive every first place vote.
70 media members vote on the AP Poll this year, and Georgia only earned 66 first place votes which means there are four voters out there who don’t have Georgia at No. 1. In fact, one of these four voters actually had Georgia at No. 3 in their AP Poll.
Georgia still has to win a handful of AP voters over
The only thing that matters when it comes to the AP Poll is what Georgia’s overall ranking is. The AP Poll has Georgia as the overwhelming No. 1 team in the country, but they are missing four first place votes from being a unanimous No. 1 team.
Notre Dame came in at No. 2 in this week’s AP Poll and they earned one first place vote. Miami at No. 3 earned two first place votes with No. 5 Indiana earning the final first place vote…