The Associated Press preseason top 25 was released on Monday afternoon.
Leading the charge in the first poll of the season is the Georgia Bulldogs. Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs are coming off back-to-back national championships and will look to be the first college football program to win three straight this fall. Despite losing an immense amount of talent this offseason, the Bulldogs earned 60 of 63 first-place votes.
It is the second time in program history that Georgia is ranked first to start the season, joining the 2008 Georgia Bulldogs, who put together a strong 10-3 season but still fell short of expectations. It also marks the sixth consecutive season that the Bulldogs will start in the top five in the country. They have finished in the top 10 in the five previous seasons, finishing no lower than seventh.
Also in the top five of the poll include the Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Alabama Crimson Tide, and LSU Tigers. Penn State, Florida State, Clemson, and Washington filled out the top 10.
The SEC has the most programs in the top 25, with six, including three top-five programs. The Big Ten and Pac-12 are right behind the SEC, with five programs each, while the Big 12 and ACC have four and three teams, respectively, ranked inside the top 25.
The 2023 college football season begins on August 26 at 2:30 p.m. ET as the No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Navy Midshipmen in Dublin, Ireland.