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2023 Preseason Consensus


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National Top 25

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon Phil
Steele
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Autumn
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1Georgia350 111111 -3-151 --15
2Michigan339 223533 -6-212 --22
3Ohio State326 355224 -1-364 --38
4Alabama320 434392 -2-485 --44
5Louisiana State288 5697106 -4-5206 --51
6Clemson276 11122457 -8-71014 --79
7Southern Cal274 104712199 -7-6210 --93
8Penn State273 8861075 -10-10167 --66
9Florida State271 67811815 -14-833 --810
10Texas245 911118417 -5-25911 --107
11Tennessee223 13151915138 -12-15413 --1111
12Washington219 791492313 -21-979 --1517
13Utah208 151016141114 -15-12148 --1223
14Notre Dame203 121410162011 -9-112515 --1412
15Oregon199 18131561212 -13-13-12 --1315
16Wisconsin152 191713191423 -20-212220 --1814
17Oklahoma140 211620131521 -11---16 --1720
18Kansas State120 1418--616 ---171917 --21-
19Texas Christian117 162325172210 -17---18 --2025
20Mississippi115 2021---19 -16-201821 --1613
21Iowa99 22-17182420 ---182122 ---18
22Oregon State94 171918-1818 -24-16-- --24-
23North Carolina90 -252120-- -25-231123 --2219
24Texas A&M89 -20122316- -19---19 --19-
25Texas Tech63 -----25 -22--1225 --2316

Others receiving votes:

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26Tulane46 2522-24-- ---1424- ----
27Texas-San Antonio33 23-24--- ----13- ----
28Florida22 ---22-- -18---- ----
29tBaylor20 ------ -23-19-- ----
29tKentucky20 ----17- ------ --25-
29tSouth Alabama20 ----25- ----17- ----
32tBoise State16 ------ ----15- ----
32tMississippi State16 -----22 -----24 ----
32tSouth Carolina16 24----- ---22-- ----
32tToledo16 --22--- ---24-- ----
36tCentral Florida10 ------ ------ ---21
36tKansas10 ----21- ------ ----
36tMiami-Florida10 ---21-- ------ ----
39Maryland9 ------ ------ ---22
40tAir Force8 ------ ----23- ----
40tPittsburgh8 --23--- ------ ----
42tArkansas7 -----24 ------ ----
42tDuke7 ------ ------ ---24
42tUCLA7 -24---- ------ ----
45Minnesota6 ---25-- ------ ----
46unranked0 ------ ------ ----

Conference predictions

American Athletic

Rank Team Total
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1Tulane31 21311 12133 2413
2UTSA32½ 121233 24311 1122
3SMU37 33243 31222 3231
4Memphis64½ 444343 43484 4444
5Florida Atlantic93½ 56566 5655 9855
6East Carolina106½ 85610 65696 5966
7North Texas119½ 777911½ 78768 8477
8Navy137 129106 91297 712810
9UAB143 61110½1112 87101111 698
10Temple159 1189813½ 101381279 1210119
11Rice161½ 91210½5611½ 121112121010 101311
12Tulsa178½ 10101413129 1110111214 11111012
13South Florida198 131313121210 13913121313 14131213
14Charlotte218½ 141412141413½ 141414141412 13141414

Notes:

Atlantic Coast

Rank Team Total
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1Clemson21 221111 11122 111
2Florida State27½ 11222 22211 222
3North Carolina57 33447 33433 3334
4Miami-Florida89 74535 55375 5658
5Pittsburgh91½ 1066 4554 4968
6N.C. State97½ 58 46667 6675
7Duke110½ 455712½ 109548 9683
8Louisville113 677 88796 11648
9Syracuse142 91011911½ 107108 8698
10Wake Forest143 89107 9981010½ 7111012
11Virginia Tech184 1212111214 11121111½1213 1211128
12Boston College187½ 1113111411½10½ 13131211½10½11½ 10111311
13Georgia Tech203½ 131113½131412½ 121114131411½ 13141113
14Virginia213 141413½111310½ 141413141314 14131414

Notes:

Big Ten

Rank Team Total
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East
1Michigan21½ 11211 122211 1211
2Ohio State29½ 22122 211222 2223
3Penn State45 333333 333233 3232
4Maryland65 444444 454444 4444
5Michigan State79 555555 545555 5555
6Rutgers100 66666 676667 676
7Indiana108 77777 767776 767
West
1Wisconsin18½ 11121 111111 2111
2Iowa32 22212 22222 1422
3Minnesota50 33333 333434 333
4Illinois62 4445 44443 445
5Purdue86 6654 65656 654
6Nebraska88 555666 56565 566
7Northwestern111½ 77777 777777 7777

Big XII

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1Texas16½ 111111 11111 1111
2Oklahoma51½ 4222 322112 3423
3Kansas State54½ 2336 26333 2246
4Texas Christian70½ 34437 5344 5435
5Texas Tech78 5565 44525 452
6Baylor108½ 6769 65796 76612
7Central Florida118 898811 8764 974
8Oklahoma State122½ 7861184 78810 689
9Kansas135½ 96411 91410910 12497
10Brigham Young173 101111131214 11121110½510 812½1111
11Iowa State184 1110101411 101013141410 1112½1014
12Cincinnati185½ 131313½12128 139912½1312 101313
13tHouston191 121213½1411 12111412½614 1312½1410
13tWest Virginia191 14141271211 14131210½1213 1412½128

Notes:

Conference USA

Rank Team Total
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Autumn
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1Western Kentucky19½ 111111 11141 1111
2Liberty43½ 2222 22264 3323
3Middle Tennessee46 33343 34331 2332
4Texas-El Paso74 56284 65553 4654
5Louisiana Tech76 4555 434485 5545
6New Mexico State91½ 64666 576656 8366
7Jacksonville St.111½ 88977 7872 6887
8Florida Int'l126 777799 6897 9798
9Sam Houston132 998988 9977 7979

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Mid-American

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East
1Ohio19½ 221111 11111 1211
2Miami-Ohio30½ 1122 22222 3122
3Buffalo48 3333 333343 2433
4Bowling Green67 44445 45434 4544
5Akron79 55556 56555 5355
6Kent State92 666664 646666 6666
West
1Toledo16 111111 111111 1111
2Eastern Michigan40 3234 23222 222
3Northern Illinois53 234 35343 5243
4Central Michigan56 442 424435 335
5Ball State78½ 655 545654 4654
6Western Michigan92½ 56666 666566 6566

Mountain West

Rank Team Total
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1Boise State16½ 111111 11111 1111
2Air Force38 222 23322 3222
3Fresno State50½ 3353 32264 4333
4San Diego State64 444 45453 2444
5Wyoming81½ 5655 6455 556
6San Jose State93 75586 5668 665
7Nevada-Las Vegas124½ 11778 97789 7578
8Utah State133½ 98108 891067 8889
9Colorado State138½ 696810 711810½11 9997
10Nevada149½ 81198 1110988 11111010
11Hawaii170 101011½111212 1081210½1011 10101111
12New Mexico188½ 121211½121111 121211121212 12121212

Notes:

Pacific 12

Rank Team Total
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1Southern Cal23½ 2111 11113 1111
2Utah44 333413 3343 2324
3Washington49 1233 2522 5243
4Oregon56 54312 42344 4532
5Oregon State76 45563 54656 3556
6UCLA90 66655 66565 6567
7Washington State120 77777 79778 87711
8Arizona136½ 888119 881097 799
9California145 99999 978129 1010810
10Arizona State154½ 1011101099 101091010½ 911½108
11Colorado169 12101112912 121211101110½ 11125
12Stanford184½ 111212111211 111112111212 1211½1112

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Southeastern

Rank Team Total
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East
1Georgia17 111111 111121 1111
2Tennessee31 222222 222212 2222
3Kentucky60 5343 444633 3333
4South Carolina70½ 343663 373356 544
5Florida73 453 5356 455
6Missouri85½ 66656 6564 6466
7Vanderbilt111 777777 767777 7777
West
1Alabama18½ 111111 11111 1212
2Louisiana State31 22222 22232 2121
3Texas A&M56 5333 343443 3444
4Mississippi62½ 34465 434424 5533
5Arkansas84 4555 555676 4656
6Mississippi State96½ 76775 777465 6377
7Auburn99½ 67677 666757 7765

Sun Belt

Rank Team Total
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East
1Coastal Carolina36½ 111 333113 4133
2Appalachian State38 241223 224251 1241
3James Madison45½ 4331 17123 2424
4Marshall50 62255 41233 3312
5Georgia Southern77 3556 54545 565
6Georgia State90 566466 65666 656
7Old Dominion111 777777 767777 7777
West
1Troy24½ 12221 111222 1112
2South Alabama25½ 21111 232111 2221
3Louisiana-Lafay.49½ 3433 323343 433
4Southern Miss60½ 434444 444434 344
5Arkansas State87 555565 656655 7655
6Texas State95½ 76766 565676 5566
7Louisiana-Monroe105½ 67667 777667 6777

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