Georgia Bulldogs ranked first in 2023 preseason Coaches Poll

The back-to-back national champion Georgia Bulldogs are ranked first in the 2023 preseason Coaches Poll Top 25. UGA, which finished 15-0 overall and 8-0 in the SEC in 2022, received 61 first-place votes and a total of 1,643 points.

Two of Georgia’s opponents in 2023 are ranked in the preseason poll. The Tennessee Volunteers are ranked 10th, while the Ole Miss Rebels come in at 22nd.

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

The SEC leads all conferences with six teams in the Top 25 poll. The Big 12 and Pac-12 follow with five ranked teams each.

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

1. Georgia (61)
2. Michigan
3. Alabama (4)
4. Ohio State (1)
5. LSU
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. FSU
9. Clemson
10. Tennessee
11. Washington
12. Texas
13. Notre Dame
14. Utah
15. Oregon
16. TCU
17. Kansas State
18. Oregon State
19. Oklahoma
20. UNC
21. Wisconsin
22. Ole Miss
23. Tulane
24. Texas Tech
25. Texas A&M

Others receiving votes: Iowa 169, South Carolina 89, Florida 63, Texas-San Antonio 59, Pittsburgh 52, UCLA 42, Kentucky 34, Baylor 28, Troy 25, Arkansas 20, NC State 19, Fresno State 19, Boise State 18, Auburn 18, Minnesota 16, Miami 16, Mississippi State 13, Oklahoma State 12, Missouri 11, Maryland 10, Southern Methodist 8, South Alabama 8, Illinois 7, Wake Forest 6, Air Force 6, Toledo 5, Washington State 4, Houston 3, Duke 2, Brigham Young 2, Arizona 2, Memphis 1, Kansas 1, James Madison 1

The 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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