AP top 25: Two-time defending champions UGA selected as preseason No. 1

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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:

  1. Georgia
  2. Michigan
  3. Ohio State
  4. Alabama
  5. LSU
  6. USC
  7. Penn State
  8. Florida State
  9. Clemson
  10. Washington
  11. Texas
  12. Tennessee
  13. Notre Dame
  14. Utah
  15. Oregon
  16. Kansas State
  17. TCU
  18. Oregon State
  19. Wisconsin
  20. Oklahoma
  21. North Carolina
  22. Ole Miss
  23. Texas A&M
  24. Tulane
  25. 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

  1. Georgia
  2. Michigan
  3. Alabama
  4. Ohio State
  5. USC
  6. LSU
  7. Florida State
  8. Clemson
  9. Penn State
  10. Texas
  11. Washington
  12. Tennessee
  13. Notre Dame
  14. Oregon
  15. Utah
  16. TCU
  17. Kansas State
  18. Oregon State
  19. Tulane
  20. Texas A&M
  21. Wisconsin
  22. Ole Miss
  23. North Carolina
  24. UTSA
  25. Oklahoma

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