College Football Rankings 2023: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 5

Sep 23, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) celebrates a tackle against Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first quarter of their game at Notre Dame Stadium.
Sep 23, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) celebrates a tackle against Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first quarter of their game at Notre Dame Stadium.
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Georgia running back Daijun Edwards (30) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half of a NCAA college football game against UAB in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
Georgia running back Daijun Edwards (30) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half of a NCAA college football game against UAB in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.

While most of the rest of the top 10 faced ranked opponents or were on the road against conference foes in Week 4, Georgia hosted UAB in another easy non-conference matchup.

While the Blazers have been one of the better Group of Five teams over the years, they just didn’t stand a chance against the Bulldogs. They fell behind by a touchdown early and it just felt like the game was over at that point.

UAB put up a bit of a fight, but the Bulldogs asserted their dominance and showed just why they’re the No. 1 team in the nation.

Will this win over UAB impress AP voters enough to keep the Bulldogs in the top spot? At this point, I think it’s going to take a shocking loss from Georgia in order to be dropped.

The two-time defending champs are No. 1 until proven otherwise.