Sports in Brief: Georgia tops grid poll; Penn State 22d

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, August, 2008 | by Compiled By The Inquirer Staff

Georgia, seeking its first NCAA football championship in 28 years, is on top of the Associated Press preseason top 25 for the first time. Penn State is ranked 22d. The Bulldogs received 22 first-place votes and 1,528 points from a panel of 65 media members in the poll released yesterday. Ohio State, coming off a second consecutive loss in the national title game but returning 20 starters, is No.

2. The Buckeyes received 21 first-place votes and 1,506 points. No. 3 Southern California, which plays Ohio State in Los Angeles on Sept. 13, received 12 first-place votes. No. 4 Oklahoma had four first-place votes and No. 5 Florida received six first-place votes. Missouri was No. 6. Georgia finished last season 11-2 and No. 2 in the nation behind Southeastern Conference rival LSU....