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AFCA Coaches' Poll: Georgia Leads Same Top 5 As James Madison Enters Top 25

October 22, 2023 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff and AFCA.com

Georgia remains No. 1 while keeping 58 of the 64 possible first-place votes. Michigan hangs on to 4 top-line votes while Ohio State takes the remaining 2 and Oklahoma loses its only No. 1 vote from a week ago.

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The Week Ahead

Top 25 Matchups (2)

(9) Oregon at (13) Utah
(18) Louisville vs. (21) Duke

Idle This Week (4)

(2) Michigan, (8) Alabama, (15) LSU, (16) Missouri.

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev.
1 Georgia (58) 7-0 1,586 1
2 Michigan (4) 8-0 1,522 2
3 Ohio State (2) 7-0 1,459 3
4 Florida State 7-0 1,426 4
5 Washington 7-0 1,333 5
6 Oklahoma 7-0 1,283 7
7 Texas 6-1 1,150 8
8 Alabama 7-1 1,141 8
9 Oregon 6-1 1,089 11
10 Penn State 6-1 1,056 6
11 Ole Miss 6-1 931 12
12 Oregon State 6-1 892 13
13 Utah 6-1 866 14
14 Notre Dame 6-2 688 18
15 LSU 6-2 677 19
16 Missouri 7-1 604 20
17 North Carolina 6-1 574 10
18 Louisville 6-1 451 21
19 Air Force 7-0 374 22
20 Tennessee 5-2 356 15
21 Duke 5-2 350 17
22 USC 6-2 269 16
23 Tulane 6-1 202 24
24 UCLA 5-2 195 25
25 James Madison 7-0 101 NR

Dropped out: No. 23 Iowa (6-2).

Others receiving votes: Florida 52; Miami (FL) 27; Kansas State 25; Iowa 24; Fresno State 23; Oklahoma State 13; Kentucky 10; Wyoming 9; SMU 8; Liberty 8; Arizona 7; UNLV 6; Maryland 4; Kansas 4; Wisconsin 2; Toledo 2; Clemson 1.