College football: UGA drops in both national polls after blowout loss to LSU

ATLANTA–As expected, the UGA football team took a considerable tumble in the nation's two biggest polls on Sunday.

The lone upside to that: One fall had a cushier landing than the other.

For the USATODAY/Amway Coaches Poll, the Bulldogs hold a respectable No. 6 ranking in the country–trailing only top-ranked Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame and LSU, which roughed up UGA in Baton Rouge on Saturday.

The Associated Press folks, however, weren't as kind, pushing Georgia down the No. 8 spot, slightly above Oklahoma and still-undefeated UCF ... but below Michigan (No. 6) and Texas (No. 7)–the same Longhorns who lost to lightly regarded Maryland last month.

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There are two ways to view UGA's ranking, regardless of which poll subjectively holds greater meaning:

a) If Georgia runs the table from this point forward, knocking off the likes of Florida (No. 11 in AP), Kentucky (No. 14 in AP), Auburn (no longer ranked) and Alabama/LSU in the SEC championship game, then Sunday's status will represent the absolute low point of the season–even though 180-plus schools would kill to be in a similar funk.

b) If UGA loses once more, the AP or Coaches Poll rankings would be moot–in terms of garnering a spot in the four-team College Football Playoff. After that, it's all about finding a good bowl game around the New Year's holiday.

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