ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Both Georgia and Georgia Tech made an appearance in the first College Football Playoff poll of the 2025 season.

Georgia was ranked No. 5 and Georgia Tech was ranked No. 17.

This marked the first of six weekly rankings the 12-person playoff committee will release this season, ending Dec. 6 when the final list will set the bracket for college football’s 12-team playoff.

That tournament begins Dec. 19-20 with four games on the campuses of seeds No. 5-8. The top four seeds play winners of those games over the New Year holiday and the title game is set for Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium outside Miami.

The five highest-ranked conference champions are guaranteed spots, followed by seven at-large teams. The teams would be seeded according to their ranking in t

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