Georgia moves up to No. 6 in AP poll

The Georgia Bulldogs are 7-1 (5-1 in the SEC) heading into the Nov. 3 showdown against Kentucky for the SEC East title. (Video by Leo Willingham)

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