The AP poll released October 12 ranked Georgia No. 1 with 66 of 70 first-place votes after its 20-17 win at Alabama, its first in Tuscaloosa since 2017. The top spot is settled; the discussion has moved to how the win was built, with Georgia rushing for over 200 yards at five yards per carry without Nate Frazier. Officials did not buzz down to review the helmet-to-helmet hit that concussed Ryan Williams for targeting, a call that remains contested. The rest of the top 12 is still unsettled, with Miami and Notre Dame at two and three and Ohio State ahead of undefeated Indiana.