Georgia back at No. 1 in the Coaches Poll after 42-7 rout at Ole Miss

Georgia is No. 1 again. The Bulldogs moved up from second to first in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, Auburn Wire reported. They received 54 first-place votes and 1,796 points after a 42-7 win at Ole Miss, a top-10 opponent at the time. The Associated Press poll made the same change this week, Yahoo Sports reported, so Georgia now leads both major polls.

Georgia got help from elsewhere. Miami, last week's No. 1, lost 31-24 to Notre Dame and fell to sixth. Unbeaten Utah rose two places to No. 2 and took 14 first-place votes after beating BYU. Notre Dame moved up to third, unbeaten UCLA is fourth, and Indiana, which did not play, slipped to fifth. Georgia is 8-1 and is one of four one-loss teams in the top six.

The Southeastern Conference has eight teams in the poll. Alabama is seventh, Texas eighth, Tennessee ninth and Kentucky 13th. LSU dropped to No. 22 and South Carolina entered at No. 24. Ole Miss took the biggest fall of the group, losing five spots to No. 17 at 6-3. Missouri, Georgia's next opponent, fell out of the coaches' Top 25 after sitting at No. 19. It received 147 votes, the second-highest total among unranked teams.

Georgia's only loss came against Auburn, 27-24. Since then the Bulldogs have beaten Florida 27-8 and Ole Miss 42-7, giving up 15 points across the two games. For the season they have scored 370 points and allowed 126, about 41 points scored and 14 allowed per game. Their win at Alabama, 20-17, is the only one decided by fewer than 14 points.

What it means for Missouri and Ole Miss on Saturday

Georgia hosts Missouri on Saturday, November 14, on ABC. It is the Bulldogs' first game as No. 1 since the rankings changed. Prices on this site's board show the gap between the teams. Georgia is favored by 14.5 points at -117 on Novig. bet365 has the best Georgia price on that line at -105. On the moneyline, Novig lists Georgia at -641 and Missouri at +545. Kalshi has the longest Missouri price of the 12 venues at +574. Novig sets the total at 46.5, and FanDuel's under at 47.5 has the best price on that side. Sportsbook hold on the moneyline runs from 3.5% to 6.4%, so prices vary somewhat between venues.

Ole Miss plays at Oklahoma on the SEC Network the same day. Oklahoma lost to Georgia 41-13 earlier this season. The Rebels have alternated wins and losses over their last four games. They allowed 42 points to Georgia after scoring 45 against Auburn the week before. On the board, Ole Miss is a narrow road favorite at -122 on Novig, and DraftKings is slightly better at -120. Oklahoma is +117 on Novig. The spread is 2.5 points on Novig, and Fanatics offers Ole Miss at -1.5 for -105. The total is 49.5. Ole Miss has scored 304 points and allowed 234 this season. Its three losses came to Georgia, Texas and Florida.