Coaches' Poll: Georgia Is Near-Unanimous No. 1

September 25, 2023 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff

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.

4 Top 25 Matchups for Week 5

(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

6 Top 25 Teams Idle For Week 5

(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.