College Football Standings: Georgia Reclaims Top Spot After Dominant Win
Notre Dame rises to second place while undefeated Utah and UCLA sit outside the top five in the latest rankings.
By Pedro Tanaka ·
Georgia moved to the No. 1 spot in the CBS Sports College Football Power Rankings on Monday after a decisive 42-7 victory over Ole Miss on Saturday.
The win snapped a 16-game home winning streak for the Rebels and capped a strong performance by the Bulldogs, who sacked Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss four times. Chambliss finished without a touchdown pass for the first time in 22 games, a performance that ended his team's realistic chances for a playoff appearance.
Georgia safety KJ Bolden returned an interception 26 yards and expressed confidence in the team's ceiling. "I feel like we could have put up 60," Bolden said. "We got a little relaxed. We could have pitched a shutout. I don't have regular standards like everybody else. Our standards are pretty high here."
The Bulldogs have rebounded from an unexplained loss to Auburn to post back-to-back dominant wins against Florida and Ole Miss. Their surge pushed Ole Miss down 10 spots, making the Rebels the biggest drop in the weekly rankings.
Notre Dame climbed to No. 2 following a 31-24 win over former No. 1 Miami. The Hurricanes struggled early as quarterback Darian Mensah adjusted to the absence of receiver Malachi Toney. Miami rallied twice in the second half to keep the game within a single score until the final minutes.
Tennessee and Wake Forest recorded the largest jumps in the rankings. Despite remaining undefeated, neither Utah nor UCLA cracked the top five. The rankings committee cited a lack of strong competition for both teams, keeping them out of the upper echelon despite their perfect records.
