Kirby Smart and Georgia football are ranked No. 9 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll , which was released on Sunday, Oct. 5.

The Bulldogs moved up one spot after their 35-14 win over Kentucky on Saturday.

Georgia (4-1, 2-1 SEC) plays Auburn (3-2, 0-2) at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC on Saturday. The Tigers had an open date after a 16-10 loss at Texas A&M.

Georgia had a convincing win over Kentucky after losing 24-21 to Alabama a week earlier at home.

"I wasn't shocked at all by the response of the team," coach Kirby Smart said. "I expected it. To be honest with you, I was proud of the way they played in the Alabama game. I told them that we've got a good football team. It didn't always go our way. We did a lot of good things in that game."

Georgia was ranked No. 12 last week in the Associa

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