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Michelle R. Martinelli

From Georgia to Texas A&M, here are the top 25 teams in the 2023 preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

While there’s been plenty of madness throughout the college football offseason, the 2023 season is nearly here, and that means it’s time for preseason polls. Now, college football preseason anything doesn’t mean a whole lot by November, and we’re not going to pretend otherwise.

But it’s still not stopping us from seeing where teams landed in the 2023 preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, which was released Monday.

Unsurprisingly, defending national champion Georgia is comfortably at the top with 61 first-place votes, while Michigan, Alabama and Ohio State, respectively, rounded out the top-4 teams. Aside from Georgia, the only teams to receive first-place votes were Alabama (four) and Ohio State (one).

Some notable snubs from the preseason coaches poll include Kentucky, UCLA, Iowa and Pitt.

Wondering how this poll works? The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Board of Coaches consists of 63 FBS head coaches, and each one submits their top-25 teams through a points system with a first-place vote for 25 points, a second-place vote for 24 points, and so on. As USA TODAY Sports notes: “The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate.”

Here’s a look at the top-25 teams in the 2023 preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.

1
Georgia Bulldogs

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2
Michigan Wolverines

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3
Alabama Crimson Tide

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4
Ohio State Buckeyes

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

5
LSU Tigers

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

6
USC Trojans

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

7
Penn State Nittany Lions

Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports

8
Florida State

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9
Clemson Tigers

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10
Tennessee Volunteers

Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

11
Washington Huskies

James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

12
Texas Longhorns

John Gutierrez-USA TODAY Sports

13
Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

14
Utah

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

15
Oregon Ducks

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

16
TCU Horned Frogs

AP Photo/LM Otero

17
Kansas State Wildcats

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18
Oregon State Beavers

Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports

19
Oklahoma Sooners

Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

20
North Carolina Tar Heels

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

21
Wisconsin Badgers

Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

22
Ole Miss

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

23
Tulane Green Wave

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

24
Texas Tech Red Raiders

Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

25
Texas A&M Aggies

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