{"id":871169,"date":"2026-10-05T03:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871169\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T03:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:50:14","slug":"ap-poll-top-25-rankings-for-week-6-have-georgia-football-at-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871169\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Poll Top 25 rankings for Week 6 have Georgia football at No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATHENS \u2014 Based on the AP Poll Top 25 rankings for Week 6, the upcoming game against Alabama will be Georgia\u2019s biggest of the season. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first time all year the Bulldogs face a ranked team. Georgia comes in at No. 2 in this week\u2019s AP Poll, while the Crimson Tide are No. 6. Georgia is also No. 2 in this week\u2019s Coaches Poll.<\/a><\/p>\n

Alabama looked very impressive in its win over now No. 17 Mississippi State. Quarterback Keelon Russell threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns while running for another. <\/p>\n

There will be plenty of hype<\/a> around the game between the two SEC rivals, as College GameDay will be on hand to preview the game. <\/p>\n

But Georgia coach Kirby Smart is doing his best to not make too much of a meal of Saturday\u2019s game. <\/p>\n

Win or lose, Smart knows the Bulldogs have a long season in front of them. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the next week in the SEC, guys.\u00a0Guess what?\u00a0Week after that one, there\u2019s another week,\u201d Smart said.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI mean, they\u2019re all big.\u00a0There\u2019s not one that\u2019s not big.\u00a0This one\u2019s big. Wasn\u2019t big to\u00a0y\u2019all.\u00a0It\u2019s big to us because I have respect.\u00a0That team never quits.\u00a0I mean, there\u2019s teams that were up on them.\u00a0They came back.\u00a0I mean, I\u2019m enjoying this victory,\u00a0and then we\u2019re going to turn the page tomorrow.\u00a0Come Sunday, we\u2019re going to turn the page on that one.\u00a0Like, that\u2019s what we do.\u00a0We\u2019re really consistent in our approach to things. Let y\u2019all deal with the highs and lows.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Georgia did handle business against Vanderbilt this past week, though it wasn\u2019t always pretty. For the first time all season, Georgia did not run for over 200 yards or win by at least 28 points. <\/p>\n

Georgia hasn\u2019t had much success against Alabama in the last two decades but the Bulldogs did win the last two times these two met. Georgia came away with a 28-7 win in the SEC championship game. <\/p>\n

The story of that game was the Georgia defense, which held Alabama to – 3 rushing yards. <\/p>\n

This group knows it is going to have its hands full on Saturday. <\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, in a fight, you ain\u2019t never really tested until you get punched in the mouth,\u201d Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Hall said<\/a>. \u201cWe got punched in the mouth. We responded in the second half, and we just got to keep moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Georgia\u2019s game against Alabama is set for a 7:30 p.m. ET start on ABC. Both teams enter the game unbeaten. <\/p>\n

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