Georgia men’s basketball fell out of the Associated Press Top 25 this week, ending a meaningful ranked stretch as conference play continues to challenge the Bulldogs.
This exit from the poll comes after a difficult slate against SEC competition, where narrow margins and a recent 87-67 loss to unranked Texas proved costly. The Bulldogs struggled to gain momentum away from home and the team’s season-low scoring performance weighed heavily as voters adjusted rankings. While the Bulldogs demonstrated flashes of their offensive potential, ongoing inconsistencies and late-game mistakes left little margin for error in a competitive time of the season.
Georgia’s time in the poll marked a notable milestone for the program, as its No. 18 ranking in Week 9 served as its highest ranking in more than two decades and validated its early-season progress. The Bulldogs spent multiple weeks ranked, establishing themselves as one of the SEC’s more dangerous scoring teams before slipping from the poll. Georgia now ranks second in the country in points per game (93.5) and first in blocks per game (7.3).
Despite dropping from the rankings, Georgia has shown it can compete with quality opponents and respond after setbacks, traits that will be crucial as conference play continues into February. Around the SEC, movement in the poll reflects just how competitive the league has become, with teams cycling in and out of the rankings on a weekly basis as conference play intensifies.
Georgia now turns its focus back to home court as it prepares to face Tennessee on Wednesday night at Stegeman Coliseum, a team that has beaten the Bulldogs five straight times.