2023 AP Preseason Top 25
| Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Points |
| 1 | Georgia (60) | 1572 |
| 2 | Michigan (2) | 1490 |
| 3 | Ohio State (1) | 1400 |
| 4 | Alabama | 1398 |
| 5 | LSU | 1276 |
| 6 | USC | 1245 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1177 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1147 |
| 9 | Clemson | 1032 |
| 10 | Washington | 977 |
| 11 | Texas | 882 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 868 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 863 |
| 14 | Utah | 811 |
| 15 | Oregon | 732 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 501 |
| 17 | TCU | 416 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 406 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 386 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 296 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 292 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | 281 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 227 |
| 24 | Tulane | 224 |
| 25 | Iowa | 131 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Texas Tech 101, South Carolina 73, UCLA 66, UTSA 64, Arkansas 22, Boise St. 17, Pittsburgh 16, Kentucky 14, Louisville 10, Troy 10, Kansas 10, Auburn 7, Minnesota 6, Toledo 4, Duke 4, Mississippi St. 4, Florida 4, Illinois 3, Baylor 3, Coastal Carolina 3, South Alabama 1, NC State 1, James Madison 1, Liberty 1.
Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.