Georgia and Michigan hang on to the top two spots in the fourth regular season Coaches' Poll for 2023, while Ohio State and Florida State flip the 3 and 4 spots with the Buckeyes passing the 'Noles.
Georgia received 61 of the 63 first-place votes with Ohio State garnering the others.
Texas and USC trade places at 5 and 6 with the Longhorns now ahead of the Trojans.
Four more PAC-12 schools join USC in the Top 10 as Washington stays 8th, Oregon jumps from11th to 9th, and Utah remains 10th.
Colorado, ranked 19th a week ago, is one four teams that exited the poll after losses this past weekend. The Buffaloes were joined by Iowa (22); Clemson (23), and UCLA (25).
That exodus opened the door for Missouri, Florida, Kansas and Kansas State to take over Nos. 22 through 25, in that order.
(10) Utah at (21) Oregon State on Friday, 9/29
(24) Kansas at (5) Texas on Saturday, 9/30
(12) LSU at (20) Ole Miss on Saturday, 9/30
(13) Notre Dame at (16) Duke on Saturday, 9/30
(3) Ohio State, (4) Florida State, (15) North Carolina, (17) Washington State, (18) Miami, (25) Kansas State,
The poll is conducted by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Georgia (61) | 1,592 | 1 | 4-0 |
2 | Michigan | 1,495 | 2 | 4-0 |
3 | Ohio State (2) | 1,414 | 4 | 4-0 |
4 | Florida State | 1,390 | 3 | 4-0 |
5 | Texas | 1,336 | 6 | 4-0 |
6 | Southern California | 1,288 | 5 | 4-0 |
7 | Penn State | 1,225 | 7 | 4-0 |
8 | Washington | 1,194 | 8 | 4-0 |
9 | Oregon | 1,071 | 11 | 4-0 |
10 | Utah | 1,010 | 10 | 4-0 |
11 | Alabama | 930 | 12 | 3-1 |
12 | LSU | 844 | 13 | 3-1 |
13 | Notre Dame | 837 | 9 | 4-1 |
14 | Oklahoma | 784 | 14 | 4-0 |
15 | North Carolina | 698 | 17 | 4-0 |
16 | Duke | 605 | 18 | 4-0 |
17 | Washington State | 555 | 24 | 4-0 |
18 | Miami (Fla.) | 485 | 21 | 4-0 |
19 | Tennessee | 404 | 20 | 3-1 |
20 | Mississippi | 305 | 16 | 3-1 |
21 | Oregon State | 293 | 15 | 3-1 |
22 | Missouri | 140 | NR | 4-0 |
23 | Florida | 134 | NR | 3-1 |
24 | Kansas | 120 | NR | 4-0 |
25 | Kansas State | 109 | NR | 3-1 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Colorado (3-1); No. 22 Iowa (3-1); No. 23 Clemson (2-2); No. 25 UCLA (3-1).
Others receiving votes: Fresno State (4-0) 93; Kentucky (4-0) 87; TCU (3-1) 54; Maryland (4-0) 39; Louisville (4-0) 36; Texas A&M (3-1) 36; UCLA (3-1) 36; Clemson (2-2) 35; Syracuse (4-0) 32; Colorado (3-1) 29; Air Force (4-0) 24; Iowa (3-1) 16; Tulane (3-1) 11; Wyoming (3-1) 8; James Madison (4-0) 2; Marshall (3-0) 2; Georgia State (4-0) 1; Liberty (4-0) 1.