Georgia jumped to No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll released on Sunday. The move comes after Georgia defeated Florida, 36-17, on Saturday.
Georgia entered the rivalry game ranked No. 7 and Florida was ranked No. 9.
Georgia moved into a tie for fifth with Michigan in the Coaches poll.
Alabama remained No. 1 after an off week with all 60 first-place votes.
Georgia will play No. 11 Kentucky at 3:30 p.m. Saturday with the SEC East title on the line.
The first College Football Playoff poll will be released on Tuesday, the first in the process of selecting the four playoff participants.
AP TOP 25 Poll
1. Alabama (8-0), 1,500 points
2. Clemson (8-0), 1,433
3. Notre Dame (8-0), 1,374
4. LSU (7-1), 1,317
5. Michigan (7-1), 1,240
6. Georgia (7-1), 1,202
7. Oklahoma (7-1), 1,132
8. Ohio State (7-1), 1,022
9. UCF (7-0), 1,014
10. Washington State (7-1), 938
11. Kentucky (7-1), 905
12. West Virginia (6-1), 891
13. Florida (6-2), 734
14. Penn State (6-2), 722
15. Texas (6-2), 719
16. Utah (6-2), 593
17. Houston (7-1), 403
18. Utah State (7-1), 340
19. Iowa (6-2), 323
20. Fresno State (7-1), 261
21. Mississippi State (5-3), 204
22. Syracuse (6-2), 192
23. Virginia (6-2), 175
24. Boston College (6-2), 169
25. Texas A&M (5-3), 132
First-place votes: Alabama 60
Others receiving votes: Washington 120, Northwestern 86, Georgia Southern 62, Michigan St. 51, Cincinnati 45, Iowa St. 42, South Florida 29, Stanford 26, Oklahoma St. 24, UAB 17, Oregon 13, Wisconsin 12, Auburn 7, San Diego St. 6, Army 6, NC State 5, California 2, Buffalo 1
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