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The 2023 college football season finally kicks into full swing over the next few days with the start of Week 1. While there were a handful of games last Saturday — in what is referred to as Week 0 — the full slate of Week 1 games begins on Thursday, August 31. Games will continue on Saturday, September 2, Sunday, September 3, and Monday, September 4.
On Thursday night, the No. 14 Utah Utes will play host to the Florida Gators, before a full slate of Saturday action takes place.
The week will conclude on Monday night on primetime when the Duke Blue Devils host the Clemson Tigers on ESPN.
But when it comes to the marquee matchup of the week, nothing will be bigger than an early-season top-10 showdown in Orlando when the No. 5 LSU Tigers travel to Camping World Stadium to face the No. 8 Florida State Seminoles.
When will the top teams in the country be taking the field?
A full look at the Week 1 college football schedule for the AP Top 25 teams can be seen below (all times ET, matchups with both teams ranked are in bold).
Week 1 AP Top 25 College Football Schedule
Thursday, August 31
- Florida vs. Utah (14), 8:00 PM — ESPN
Saturday, September 2
- East Carolina vs. Michigan (2), 12:00 PM — Peacock
- Virginia vs. Tennessee (12), 12:00 PM — ABC
- Colorado vs. TCU (17), 12:00 PM — FOX
- Arkansas State vs. Oklahoma (20), 12:00 PM — ESPN
- Utah State vs. Iowa (25), 12:00 PM — FOX Sports 1
- Mercer vs. Ole Miss (22), 2:00 PM — ESPN+/SEC+
- Portland State vs. Oregon (15), 3:00 — Pac-12 Network
- Rice vs. Texas (11), 3:30 PM — FOX
- Ohio State (3) vs. Indiana, 3:30 PM — CBS
- Boise State vs. Washington (10), 3:30 PM — ABC
- Tennessee State vs. Notre Dame (13), 3:30 PM — NBC
- Buffalo vs. Wisconsin (19), 3:30 PM — FOX Sports 1
- UT Martin vs. Georgia (1), 6:00 PM — ESPN+/SEC+
- Nevada vs. USC (6), 6:30 PM — Pac-12 Network
- Southeast Missouri State vs. Kansas State (16), 7:00 PM — ESPN+
- New Mexico vs. Texas A&M (23), 7:00 PM — ESPN
- Middle Tennessee vs. Alabama (4), 7:30 PM — SEC Network
- West Virginia vs. Penn State (7), 7:30 PM — NBC
- North Carolina (21) vs. South Carolina, 7:30 PM — ABC
- South Alabama vs. Tulane (24), 8:00 PM — ESPNU
Sunday, September 3
- Oregon State (18) vs. San Jose State, 3:30 PM — CBS
- LSU (5) vs. Florida State (8), 7:30 PM — ABC
Monday, September 4
- Clemson (9) vs. Duke, 8:00 PM – ESPN