Georgia Takes the Reins: Week 7 Coaches Poll Puts Bulldogs on Top
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- October 12, 2026
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Coaches Poll Week 7: Georgia climbs to No. 1 while nine SEC squads break into the Top 25
After a dominant win over Alabama, the Georgia Bulldogs leap to the top of the Coaches Poll. Nine SEC teams now appear in the Top 25, reshaping the college‑football landscape.
When the final whistle blew at Bryant‑Denny Stadium, it wasn’t just the Bulldogs’ defense that got the applause – it was the whole program finally sitting at No. 1 in the Coaches Poll. A gritty win over Alabama, capped by a calm, collected performance from quarterback Gunner Stockton, vaulted Georgia back to the summit of college football.
Alabama, despite a hard‑fought battle, slipped to No. 7. The Crimson Tide’s loss to the new leaders was close enough to make you wonder if the margin could have gone either way, but the pollsters felt the Bulldogs deserved the edge.
Texas, meanwhile, edged Alabama at No. 6 after a painful, last‑second field‑goal loss to unranked Oklahoma – a game that snapped the Longhorns’ two‑game winning streak and left a sour taste in Dallas.
Ole Miss managed a respectable No. 10 after blasting Vanderbilt, keeping the Rebels safely in the top‑ten conversation.
What’s truly eye‑popping is the SEC’s representation: nine of the conference’s teams now sit inside the Top 25. Besides Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas and the others, the list includes Mizzou (13), Tennessee (14), Kentucky (17), Mississippi State (19) and LSU (21). Florida and Oklahoma were just shy of the cut, still receiving votes.
Here’s the full Week 7 Coaches Poll as it stands:
1. Georgia – Bulldogs
2. Notre Dame
3. Miami (FL)
4. Indiana
5. Ohio State
6. Texas
7. Alabama
8. BYU
9. Texas Tech
10. Ole Miss
11. Utah
12. UCLA
13. Mizzou
14. Tennessee
15. USC
16. Iowa
17. Kentucky
18. Houston
19. Mississippi State
20. Oklahoma State
21. LSU
22. SMU
23. Wake Forest
24. Boise State
25. Oregon
Beyond the Top 25, a handful of programs lingered just outside the rankings, collecting votes: Northwestern, Arizona, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Duke, James Madison, Florida, Pittsburgh, New Mexico, UTSA, Baylor, Memphis, Oregon State and North Carolina.
That’s the latest snapshot of the national picture – a reminder that in college football, fortunes can shift dramatically from one week to the next.
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