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Highlights of the first regular season Coaches' Poll for 2023 show no change among top 4 teams as Georgia remains No. 1, while Florida State rises from 8th to 5th.
Other major movements show LSU down from 5 to 14, and Clemson down from 9 to 21.
TCU and Texas Tech fall completely out of the poll. The Horned Frogs were 16th and the Red Raiders 24th in the preseason poll.
Duke and Colorado enter the rankings at Nos. 24 and 25 after scoring upsets of Clemson and TCU, respectively.
The poll is conducted by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (63) | 1,647 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Michigan (1) | 1,534 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Alabama (2) | 1,515 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1,422 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Florida State | 1,388 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 6 | USC | 1,283 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1,216 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Washington | 1,115 | 11 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1,099 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Texas | 957 | 12 | 1-0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 950 | 13 | 2-0 |
| 12 | Utah | 924 | 14 | 1-0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 904 | 15 | 1-0 |
| 14 | LSU | 738 | 5 | 0-1 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 630 | 17 | 1-0 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 546 | 20 | 1-0 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 543 | 19 | 1-0 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 499 | 18 | 1-0 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 445 | 21 | 1-0 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 411 | 22 | 1-0 |
| 21 | Clemson | 287 | 9 | 0-1 |
| 22 | Tulane | 255 | 23 | 1-0 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 236 | 25 | 1-0 |
| 24 | Duke | 222 | NR | 1-0 |
| 25 | Colorado | 161 | NR | 1-0 |
Dropped out: No. 16 TCU (0-1); No. 24 Texas Tech (0-1).
Others receiving Votes: Iowa (1-0) 111; Pittsburgh (1-0) 53; Kentucky (1-0) 50; UCLA (1-0) 44; TCU (0-1) 40; Fresno State (1-0) 30; Miami (Fla.) (1-0) 22; Auburn (1-0) 22; Arkansas (1-0) 18; Maryland (1-0) 14; Missouri (1-0) 13; Troy (1-0) 11; Oklahoma State (1-0) 11; North Carolina State (1-0) 10; Illinois (1-0) 9; Wyoming (1-0) 8; Washington State (1-0) 7; Wake Forest (1-0) 7; Air Force (1-0) 7; Minnesota (1-0) 6; Mississippi State (1-0) 5; South Carolina (0-1) 4; Kansas (1-0) 4; Texas Tech (0-1) 3; SMU (0-1) 3; Central Florida (1-0) 3; Houston (1-0) 2; Texas-San Antonio (0-1) 1; Michigan State (1-0) 1; Memphis (1-0) 1; Louisville (1-0) 1; James Madison (1-0) 1; Arizona (1-0) 1.
Voters: Tim Albin, Ohio; Blake Anderson, Utah State; Dino Babers, Syracuse; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Terry Bowden, Louisiana-Monroe; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Kenni Burns, Kent State; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Curt Cignetti, James Madison; Dave Clawson, Wake Forest; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Washington; Jake Dickert, Washington State; Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Stan Drayton, Temple; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Mike Elko, Duke; Shawn Elliott, Georgia Southern; Jedd Fisch, Arizona; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Auburn; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Danny Gonzales, New Mexico; Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State; Will Hall, Southern Mississippi; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Florida Atlantic; Brady Hoke, San Diego State; Dana Holgorsen; Houston; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Billy Napier, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Barry Odom, UNLV; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Troy; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Tedford, Fresno State; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Kyle Whittingham, Utah, Ken Wilson, Nevada; Kevin Wilson, Tulsa.