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Georgia ranked No. 15 in first Associated Press top 25 football poll
Alabama starts season as No. 1 in the nation
Nick Chubb
Georgia running back Nick Chubb breaks through the Louisiana-Lafayette defense during the 2016 game in Athens - photo by Associated Press file photo
Following an 8-5 season under first-year coach Kirby Smart, the Georgia Bulldogs enter the 2017 season as No. 15 in the country in the Associated Press' first poll of the season Monday. For the second straight season, Alabama starts as No. 1. Defending national champion Clemson enters as the fifth-ranked team.
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