Week 9 results also impacted bowl games outside of the College Football Playoff. LSU falls in the SEC bowl pecking order after its loss to Texas A&M, while Auburn moves to the Texas Bowl after a victory at Arkansas. Cincinnati and Houston are also on the rise in Big 12 bowl projections after wins on Saturday.

The Georgia Bulldogs received a disappointing bowl protection after Week 8 when they took down No. 5 Ole Miss.

The most challenging playoff fight to figure out comes at the Group of Five level, where the Memphis Tigers replaced the South Florida Bulls in the Week 10 AP Top 25.

Just missing the bowl projections after Week 8: South Carolina, Penn State, Rutgers, Michigan State, Kennesaw State, Syracuse, UCF, Washington State, San Jose State, Bowling Green, Rice, Florida Atlantic, New Mexico, Arkansas State, Kansas State, Colorado, New Mexico State, Liberty, ULM, Wyoming, FIU, and Coastal Carolina.

Georgia Tech is 6-0 and bowl eligible already, heading into their big week eight matchup against Duke. The Yellow Jackets got a 35-20 win over Virginia Tech on

Georgia State has lost four straight games since its lone victory of the season, 37-21 over FCS opponent Murray State on Sept. 13. The Panthers had a particularly deflating defeat last week, getting outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter of a 41-24 loss at in-state rival Georgia Southern.

Georgia football is a fraternity that’s lifelong. One of the events that connects two of Georgia’s most successful eras of football took place on Wednesday. The annual Dawg Bowl brought former players together with current players for a bowling competition to fundraise for the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research,

The Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl 2025 in Athens raises money for the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research at the University of Georgia, supporting Parkinson’s and Crohn’s research. The event was founded by former UGA coach Mark Richt after his Parkinson’s diagnosis and his granddaughter’s Crohn’s disease.