The first USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll of the 2023 season was released Monday with little surprise.
Defending national champion Georgia picked up 61 of a possible 66 first-place votes. Michigan, which was ranked No. 2, made that ranking despite not picking up any of those remaining first-place votes. Instead, four of them went to Alabama, which checked in at No. 3, and was Ohio State’s as the Buckeyes are ranked No. 4.
LSU rounded out the top five, giving the SEC three such teams. Overall, the SEC saw six teams ranked. Tennessee was No. 10, Ole Miss came in at No. 22 and Texas A&M was No. 25.
Arkansas was a de facto No. 35, picking up 20 points worth of votes. That placed the Razorbacks behind fellow SEC teams South Carolina (89), Florida (63) and Kentucky (34).
The coaches poll will be released each Monday of the regular season starting on opening weekend in early September.
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