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AFCA Coaches' Poll: Michigan, Washington, Florida State, Texas Are Top 4

December 3, 2023 by AFCA.com

After Georgia scored first in the Southeastern Conference title game, Alabama rolled off 17 unanswered points and never looked back, winning their 30th SEC championship 27-24. It was Coach Nick Saban’s ninth SEC title with the Crimson Tide.

The win vaulted Alabama to a tie at No. 4 with Texas in the US LBM Coaches’ Poll, while the loss dropped Georgia to No. 6. Saban is now 4-0 against Georgia in SEC Championship games.

The poll is sponsored by US LBM, which is the largest privately owned, full-line distributor of specialty building materials in the United States.

Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. W-L
1 Michigan (51) 1,535 2 13-0
2 Washington (8) 1,482 3 13-0
3 Florida State 1,358 4 13-0
4 Texas 1,351 7 12-1
4 Alabama (3) 1,351 8 12-1
6 Georgia 1,275 1 12-1
7 Ohio State 1,187 6 11-1
8 Oregon 1,092 5 11-2
9 Missouri 1,023 9 10-2
10 Penn State 952 10 10-2
11 Mississippi 932 11 10-2
12 Oklahoma 898 12 10-2
13 LSU 796 13 9-3
14 Arizona 707 15 9-3
15 Louisville 642 14 10-3
16 Notre Dame 633 16 9-3
17 Iowa 426 17 10-3
18 NC State 423 20 9-3
19 SMU 375 24 11-2
20 Liberty 315 22 13-0
21 Oklahoma State 299 19 9-4
22 Oregon State 295 21 8-4
23 Tennessee 226 23 8-4
24 Tulane 139 18 11-2
25 James Madison 114 25 11-1

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Clemson (8-4) 107; Troy (11-2) 66; Kansas State (8-4) 64; Utah (8-4) 36; Kansas (8-4) 17; West Virginia (8-4) 8; Miami (Ohio) (11-2) 8; Toledo (11-2) 7; Boise State (8-5) 7; San Jose State (7-5) 3; New Mexico State (10-4) 1.