Georgia Bulldogs ranked first in 2023 preseason AP Poll

The back-to-back national champion Georgia Bulldogs are ranked first in the 2023 preseason AP Poll. UGA, which finished 15-0 overall and 8-0 in the SEC in 2022, received 60 first-place votes and a total of 1,572 points.

Georgia also sits atop the 2023 preseason Coaches Poll, which was released one week ago.

Two of Georgia’s opponents in 2023 are ranked in the preseason AP Poll. The Tennessee Volunteers are ranked 12th, while the Ole Miss Rebels come in at 22nd.

Rounding out the top five of the preseason AP Poll is Michigan (2nd; two first-place votes), Ohio State (3rd; one first-place vote), Alabama (4th), and LSU (5th).

The SEC leads all conferences with six teams in the AP Top 25 Poll. The Big Ten and Pac-12 are second with five teams each, followed by the Big 12 with four teams. Listed below is the full conference breakdown:

• SEC – 6
• Big Ten – 5
• Pac-12 – 5
• Big 12 – 4
• ACC – 3
• AAC – 1
• IND – 1

The complete 2023 preseason AP Poll is listed below (first-place votes in parentheses):

1. Georgia (60)
2. Michigan (2)
3. Ohio State (1)
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

Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 101, South Carolina 73, UCLA 66, UTSA 64, Arkansas 22, Boise St. 17, Pittsburgh 16, Kentucky 14, Louisville 10, Troy 10, Kansas 10, Auburn 7, Minnesota 6, Toledo 4, Duke 4, Mississippi St. 4, Florida 4, Illinois 3, Baylor 3, Coastal Carolina 3, South Alabama 1, NC State 1, James Madison 1, Liberty 1.

The back-to-back national champion Georgia Bulldogs are scheduled to open the 2023 season on Saturday, Sept. 2 against the UT Martin Skyhawks at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. (Buy Tickets).

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