Georgia football soars after win over Auburn

A week after dropping out of the top 25 rankings in the Coaches Poll, Georgia moved up to No. 4.

Part of that is due to Georgia's commanding 31-13 win over Auburn. It was the eighth straight win against Auburn in the rivalry.

“We beat a good team today,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. “A resilient, tough, hard-fought SEC win. They're hard to find and I think that's a really good football team we just played against. I've been saying all week that if they don't turn the ball over, they're hard to beat. They didn't turn the ball over, they got a physical back. They do a really good job defensively.”

But the fact that Georgia jumped from No. 5 to No. 4 can also be attributed to the fact that two teams ranked above Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, lost.

The Crimson Tide went on the road and lost 40-35 to unranked Vanderbilt. Alabama has a 13-point lead over Vanderbilt in the first quarter and starts in an immediate gap. In Nick Saban's entire tenure at Alabama, his teams have never given up more than 13 points combined against the Commodores.

In Tennessee, the Volunteers couldn't withstand a late surge from Sam Pittman and the Arkansas Razorbacks. The 19-14 win for Arkansas was a huge victory for Pittman, a former Georgia assistant.

Alabama and Tennessee weren't the only teams upset last weekend, Missouri, Michigan and USC all lost as well.

“I told y’all before we played them: If we win or lose this game, there’s going to be a tough physical game after,” Smart said. “And there is. Guess what's next week? One more thing: Humility is always a week away in our league. And that's the consistency I want. We won't always win all our games. That won’t happen.”

Texas is the No. 1 team, followed by Ohio State at No. 2. Oregon is No. 3 and Penn State comes in at No. 5. Georgia has a game scheduled against Texas on October 19, which will be played in Austin, Texas.

But before that, Georgia has a home game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. This game is scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m. ET with the SEC Network broadcasting the game.

The full Top 25 rankings in the Week 7 Coaches Poll can be found below.

Coaches Poll Top 25 Rankings for Week 7