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The 2023 college football season is just around the corner, and the Associated Press is giving us a look at how the competition stacks up. On Monday, August 14, the preseason AP Top 25 poll was officially announced.
As expected, the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 1 team in the country with 60 of a potential 63 first-place votes.
The top five is dominated by the SEC and Big Ten, with rivals Michigan and Ohio State sitting at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. The top five is rounded out by SEC West rivals Alabama and LSU.
Where does your favorite team stand entering the upcoming season in the eyes of the Associated Press voters?
The preseason AP Top 25 poll can be seen below.
BREAKING: The Bulldogs are back on top.
Georgia is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 for the first time in 15 years. Big Ten rivals Michigan and Ohio State are next. https://t.co/fvQjvb8g0I pic.twitter.com/EefTX0GMqR
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) August 14, 2023
- Georgia (60)
- Michigan (2)
- Ohio State (1)
- Alabama
- LSU
- USC
- Penn State
- Florida State
- Clemson
- Washington
- Texas
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- Utah
- Oregon
- Kansas State
- TCU
- Oregon State
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- North Carolina
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- Tulane
- Iowa
Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 101, South Carolina 73, UCLA 66, UTSA 64, Arkansas 22, Boise St. 17, Pittsburgh 16, Kentucky 14, Louisville 10, Troy 10, Kansas 10, Auburn 7, Minnesota 6, Toledo 4, Duke 4, Mississippi St. 4, Florida 4, Illinois 3, Baylor 3, Coastal Carolina 3, South Alabama 1, NC State 1, James Madison 1, Liberty 1.
The Associated Press rankings carry more weight than polls like the Coaches Poll and FWAA Poll, as they are part of the deciding factor on which teams reach the College Football Playoff. The Coaches Poll, which is not part of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s formula to determine the four teams that will compete for the College Football Playoff National Championship, is voted on by 65 FBS head coaches.
Longtime college football writers who vote in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll include Ben Jones, Bill Landis, Brett McMurphy, Brian Howell, Rece Davis, Rob Long, Robert Gagliardi, Steve Layman, Steve Virgen, Tom Murphy, and Tony Parks.
The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 62 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly.
