ATLANTA — The Associated Press has released its 2023 preseason Top 25 College Football Poll and it’s no surprise who is ranked No. 1 heading into the season.
The back-to-back national champion Georgia Bulldogs will enter the season as the team to beat. They earned 60 first-place votes in Monday’s poll.
Last year, the Bulldogs were ranked No. 3 in the preseason poll after they won the 2021 College Football Playoff. The Bulldogs have been selected as the preseason favorite by the AP poll only one other time in 2008.
Here are the top 25 rankings:
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- LSU
- USC
- Penn State
- Florida State
- Clemson
- Washington
- Texas
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- Utah
- Oregon
- Kansas State
- TCU
- Oregon State
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- North Carolina
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- Tulane
- Iowa
The AP poll media panel is made up of 63 members this year, including Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein. Klein is the only TV reporter in the local market with a vote.
Each week this season, Channel 2 will publish Klein’s ballot on WSBTV.com.
Zach Klein’s Top 25 ballot
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- USC
- LSU
- Florida State
- Clemson
- Penn State
- Texas
- Washington
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- Oregon
- Utah
- TCU
- Kansas State
- Oregon State
- Tulane
- Texas A&M
- Wisconsin
- Ole Miss
- North Carolina
- UTSA
- Oklahoma
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