Georgia takes No. 1 spot in AP top 25 college football poll to start 2024 season


The Related Press launched its first prime 25 college football poll of the season and the Georgia Bulldogs have been on prime to start out what’s poised to be an fascinating 2024.

Georgia wrapped the 2023 season with a 13-1 document, lacking out on the Faculty Soccer Playoff and an opportunity at a 3rd consecutive nationwide title after dropping the SEC Championship to Alabama.

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Carson Beck of the Georgia Bulldogs rolls out to cross in the course of the Capital One Orange Bowl recreation towards the Florida State Seminoles at Exhausting Rock Stadium on Dec. 30, 2023, in Miami Gardens. (Brandon Sloter/Picture Of Sport/Getty Pictures)

The Bulldogs return Heisman Trophy hopeful Carson Beck at quarterback and welcome working again Trevor Etienne to the fold after he transferred from Florida. Smael Mondon Jr. leads the linebackers and Malaki Starks is again within the secondary.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been ranked No. 2 within the nation.

Ohio State was 11-2 and missed the Playoff after dropping to Michigan within the last regular-season recreation of the season. Then, a depleted Buckeyes group misplaced to Missouri within the Cotton Bowl.

The group landed big-time transfers in quarterback Will Howard and heart Seth McLaughlin. TreVeyon Henderson and Emeka Egbuka are additionally big-time returnees to the offense.

Jalen Milroe vs Auburn

Quarterback Jalen Milroe of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the course of the Auburn Tigers recreation at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 25, 2023, in Auburn, Alabama. (Michael Chang/Getty Pictures)

Alabama will start the 2024 season at No. 5 within the nation because the Crimson Tide have had an offseason of change. Nick Saban retired and the group employed Kalen DeBoer from Washington to take over.

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Jalen Milroe may have the eyes of the nation on him as properly. He returns to the group after throwing for two,834 yards and 23 touchdowns. He saved the group’s season with a last-second landing cross to defeat Auburn within the Iron Bowl.

The defending nationwide champion Michigan Wolverines won’t have Jim Harbaugh on the helm as a part of their very own season of change. Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers and Sherrone Moore is in command of this system.

Michigan may have Alex Orji as its quarterback and Donovan Edwards will lead the working recreation.

Learn beneath for the total prime 25 rankings.

Lane Kiffin at Peach Bowl

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin greets Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin following the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 30, 2023, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)

  1. Georgia
  2. Ohio State
  3. Oregon
  4. Texas
  5. Alabama
  6. Ole Miss
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Penn State
  9. Michigan
  10. Florida State
  11. Missouri
  12. Utah
  13. LSU
  14. Clemson
  15. Tennessee
  16. Oklahoma
  17. Oklahoma State
  18. Kansas State
  19. Miami (FL)
  20. Texas A&M
  21. Arizona
  22. Kansas
  23. USC
  24. North Carolina State
  25. Iowa

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The Related Press contributed to this report.


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