Georgia is No. 1 in the first USA Today Sports AFCA football coaches poll, which is not a surprise.
Michigan sticking at No. 2 despite a possible four-game suspension for Jim Harbaugh, remains interesting. The Wolverines have won back-to-back Big Ten championships. The Wolverines, however, did not get any first-place votes.
The Bulldogs, who have won back-to-back national championships under Kirby Smart and are the favorites to win the SEC, received 61 first-place votes.
No. 3 Alabama has three first-place votes, and No. 4 Ohio State has one first-place vote. LSU is No. 5. The Coaches Poll top five matches SN's Preseason Top 25.
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2023 Preseason USA Today Sports UFCA Coaches Poll
A full look at the 2023 Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released Monday:
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS |
| 1. | Georgia (61) | 1,643 |
| 2. | Michigan | 1,510 |
| 3. | Alabama (4) | 1,489 |
| 4. | Ohio State (1) | 1,481 |
| 5. | LSU | 1,294 |
| 6. | USC | 1,228 |
| 7. | Penn State | 1,181 |
| 8. | Florida State | 1,145 |
| 9. | Clemson | 1,078 |
| 10. | Tennessee | 991 |
| 11. | Washington | 941 |
| 12. | Texas | 848 |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 841 |
| 14. | Utah | 839 |
| 15. | Oregon | 820 |
| 16. | TCU | 655 |
| 17. | Kansas State | 440 |
| 18. | Oregon State | 365 |
| 19. | Oklahoma | 320 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 315 |
| 21. | Wisconsin | 309 |
| 22. | Ole Miss | 303 |
| 23. | Tulane | 225 |
| 24. | Texas Tech | 200 |
| 25. | Texas A&M | 196 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 169; South Carolina 89; Florida 63; UTSA 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; SMU 8; South Alabama 8; Illinois 7; Wake Forest 6; Air Force 6; Toledo 5; Washington State 4; Houston 3; Duke 2; BYU 2; Arizona 2; Memphis 1; Kansas 1; James Madison 1.