As we continue looking ahead to the 2023 college football season, a major talking point is always the preseason top 25 rankings.
Do they mean a lot? No, not really but it gives you an idea of where national pundits view each team.
As we continue looking ahead to the 2023 college football season, a major talking point is always the preseason top 25 rankings.
Each of the top 10 teams listed will be in the conversation to make it to the College Football Playoffs.
Once the games begin, we will have a better idea of who the contenders and pretenders really are.
We kick it off at the top with the two-time defending champions. 1. Georgia Bulldogs Last Season: 15-0 (8-0 in the SEC) Last game: Georgia rolled TCU in the CFP Championship, 65-7.
2. Alabama Crimson Tide Last Season: 11-2 (6-2 in the SEC) Last game: Alabama defeated Kansas State in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, 45-20
3. Ohio State Buckeyes Last Season: 11-2 (8-1 in the Big Ten) Last Game: Ohio State fell to Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal), 42-41.
4. Michigan Wolverines Last Year: 13-1 (10-0 in the Big Ten) Last game: Michigan fell to TCU in the Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal), 51-45.
5. Penn State Nittany Lions Last Year: 11-2 (7-2 in the Big Ten) Last game: Penn State defeated Utah in the Rose Bowl, 35-21.
6. LSU Tigers Last Year: 10-4 (6-2 in the SEC) Last game: LSU defeated Purdue in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl, 63-7.
7. Florida State Seminoles Last Season: 10-3 (5-3 in the ACC) Last Game: FSU defeated Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl, 35-32.
8. Clemson Tigers Last Season: 11-3 (8-0 in the ACC) Last Game: Clemson fell to Tennessee in the Orange Bowl, 31-14.
9. Southern California Trojans Last Season: 11-3 (8-1 in the Pac-12) Last game: USC fell to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl, 46-45.
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Last Season: 9-4 Last game: Notre Dame defeated South Carolina in the Gator Bowl, 45-38.