Georgia football ranks in AP Poll top 10 for nine consecutive seasons
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 9, 2026, 10:07 AM
Last updated Jul 9, 2026
The Georgia Bulldogs football team has consistently performed at a high level, finishing in the AP Poll top 10 for nine straight seasons under head coach Kirby Smart, who assumed the role in 2016. Georgia has concluded the season ranked in the AP Poll in 21 of the past 26 years, capturing national championships in 2021 and 2022. Before Smart's tenure, the Bulldogs experienced ups and downs under coach Mark Richt, who also had a strong start but saw a decline in final rankings in later years. The Bulldog's impressive run places them among the elite programs in college football.
- •Georgia has ended the season ranked 21 times since 2000.
- •The Bulldogs have won two national championships since 2000.
- •Kirby Smart has led Georgia to nine consecutive top-10 finishes.
- •Mark Richt's tenure included periods of unranked finishes.
- •Georgia's last unranked finish was in 2016.
- 10:07 AMYahoo Sports — Where Georgia football finished in the AP Poll every year since 2000
"Georgia football has dominated the AP Poll rankings since 2000 and are on a streak of nine straight top-10 finishes under Kirby Smart.
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