After a mostly eventful 2022 season, which culminated in two of the most fantastically entertaining College Football Playoff semifinals before a lackluster blowout in the national championship game, all eyes are turning to 2023.
Different outlets have different methods when it comes to evaluating who will be the best of the best in the upcoming season, and ESPN revealed who it thinks will be the top 25 teams in its too-early ranking the day after the championship game. It continues to believe the best teams from this year will stay up top, but there are a few surprises sprinkled in. Here is how ESPN sees it.