Georgia Starts 2023 at No. 1
August 7, 2023
Georgia will start the 2023 football season where they have finished each of the last two years, at No. 1. The Bulldogs received 61 of the 66 first-place votes as they begin the defense of their two straight national titles.
Michigan comes in at No. 2 after their semifinal appearance in 2022, followed by Alabama, who finished 11-2 with a victory in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Ohio State and LSU round out the Top 5.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Georgia (61) 1,643 1 0-0
2 Michigan 1,510 3 0-0
3 Alabama (4) 1,489 5 0-0
4 Ohio State (1) 1,485 4 0-0
5 LSU 1,294 15 0-0
6 USC 1,228 13 0-0
7 Penn State 1,181 7 0-0
8 Florida State 1,145 10 0-0
9 Clemson 1,078 12 0-0
10 Tennessee 991 6 0-0
11 Washington 941 8 0-0
12 Texas 848 25 0-0
13 Notre Dame 841 18 0-0
14 Utah 839 11 0-0
15 Oregon 820 16 0-0
16 TCU 655 2 0-0
17 Kansas State 440 14 0-0
18 Oregon State 365 17 0-0
19 Oklahoma 320 NR 0-0
20 North Carolina 315 NR 0-0
21 Wisconsin 309 NR 0-0
22 Mississippi 303 NR 0-0
23 Tulane 225 9 0-0
24 Texas Tech 200 NR 0-0
25 Texas A&M 196 NR 0-0
Others Receiving Votes: Iowa (8-5) 169; South Carolina (8-5) 89; Florida (6-7) 63; Texas-San Antonio (11-3) 59; Pittsburgh (9-4) 52; UCLA (9-4) 42; Kentucky (7-6) 34; Baylor (6-7) 28; Troy (12-2) 25; Arkansas (7-6) 20; Fresno State (10-4) 19; North Carolina State (8-5) 19; Auburn (5-7) 18; Boise State (10-4) 18; Miami (Fla.) (5-7) 16; Minnesota (9-4) 16; Mississippi State (9-4) 13; Oklahoma State (7-6) 12; Missouri (6-7) 11; Maryland (8-5) 10; SMU (7-6) 8; South Alabama (10-3) 8; Illinois (8-5) 7; Air Force (10-3) 6; Wake Forest (8-5) 6; Toledo (9-5) 5; Washington State (7-6) 4; Houston (8-5) 3; Arizona (5-7) 2; Brigham Young (8-5) 2; Duke (9-4) 2; James Madison (8-3) 1; Kansas (6-7) 1; Memphis (7-6) 1.
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Georgia will start the 2023 football season where they have finished each of the last two years, at No. 1. The Bulldogs received 61 of the 66 first-place votes as they begin the defense of their two straight national titles.
Michigan comes in at No. 2 after their semifinal appearance in 2022, followed by Alabama, who finished 11-2 with a victory in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Ohio State and LSU round out the Top 5.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (61) | 1,643 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 1,510 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Alabama (4) | 1,489 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Ohio State (1) | 1,485 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 5 | LSU | 1,294 | 15 | 0-0 |
| 6 | USC | 1,228 | 13 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1,181 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1,145 | 10 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Clemson | 1,078 | 12 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 991 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 11 | Washington | 941 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 12 | Texas | 848 | 25 | 0-0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 841 | 18 | 0-0 |
| 14 | Utah | 839 | 11 | 0-0 |
| 15 | Oregon | 820 | 16 | 0-0 |
| 16 | TCU | 655 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 440 | 14 | 0-0 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 365 | 17 | 0-0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 320 | NR | 0-0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 315 | NR | 0-0 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 309 | NR | 0-0 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 303 | NR | 0-0 |
| 23 | Tulane | 225 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 200 | NR | 0-0 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 196 | NR | 0-0 |
Others Receiving Votes: Iowa (8-5) 169; South Carolina (8-5) 89; Florida (6-7) 63; Texas-San Antonio (11-3) 59; Pittsburgh (9-4) 52; UCLA (9-4) 42; Kentucky (7-6) 34; Baylor (6-7) 28; Troy (12-2) 25; Arkansas (7-6) 20; Fresno State (10-4) 19; North Carolina State (8-5) 19; Auburn (5-7) 18; Boise State (10-4) 18; Miami (Fla.) (5-7) 16; Minnesota (9-4) 16; Mississippi State (9-4) 13; Oklahoma State (7-6) 12; Missouri (6-7) 11; Maryland (8-5) 10; SMU (7-6) 8; South Alabama (10-3) 8; Illinois (8-5) 7; Air Force (10-3) 6; Wake Forest (8-5) 6; Toledo (9-5) 5; Washington State (7-6) 4; Houston (8-5) 3; Arizona (5-7) 2; Brigham Young (8-5) 2; Duke (9-4) 2; James Madison (8-3) 1; Kansas (6-7) 1; Memphis (7-6) 1.
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