UGA is ranked 12th in AP preseason poll

See the whole poll below. You can also drill down by voter in the tabs on the left of their page.

SEC Teams:
2: Alabama
6: Auburn
9: South Carolina
12: UGA
13: LSU
18: Ole Miss
21: Texas A&M
24: Missouri

Of course, the AP could name their own national champion, but with the current playoff structure, it'd take a very weird set of circumstances for them to do so. That means this is really just a way for the AP to help their affiliate newspapers fill column inches.

Alabama is the only SEC team to get a first place vote:

(###) Number of first place votes

1		Florida State (57) ACC Record: 0-0	PV Rank - Points 1,496
2		Alabama (1) SEC Record: 0-0	- 1,361
3		Oregon (1) Pac-12 Record: 0-0	- 1,334
4		Oklahoma (1) Big 12 Record: 0-0	- 1,324
5		Ohio State Big Ten Record: 0-0	- 1,207
6		Auburn SEC Record: 0-0	- 1,198
7		UCLA Pac-12 Record: 0-0	- 1,106
8		Michigan State Big Ten Record: 0-0	- 1,080
9		South Carolina SEC Record: 0-0	- 1,015
10		Baylor Big 12 Record: 0-0	- 966
11		Stanford Pac-12 Record: 0-0	- 885
12		Georgia SEC Record: 0-0	- 843
13		LSU SEC Record: 0-0	- 776
14		Wisconsin Big Ten Record: 0-0	- 637
15		USC Pac-12 Record: 0-0	- 626
16		Clemson ACC Record: 0-0	- 536
17		Notre Dame Division I FBS Independents Record: 0-0	- 445
18		Mississippi SEC Record: 0-0	- 424
19		Arizona State Pac-12 Record: 0-0	- 357
20		Kansas State Big 12 Record: 0-0	- 242
21		Texas A&M SEC Record: 0-0	- 238
22		Nebraska Big Ten Record: 0-0	- 226
23		North Carolina ACC Record: 0-0	- 194
24		Missouri SEC Record: 0-0	- 134
25		Washington Pac-12 Record: 0-0	- 130

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