USA TODAY SPORTS ACFA COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL
USA TODAY SPORTS AFCA COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL, Sept. 17, 2023.
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25 with first-place votes received, team’s records, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th and ranking in last weeks poll.
| Record | Pts | Pvs |
The Amway Top 25 football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 17, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Georgia (62) | 3-0 | 1598 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan (1) | 3-0 | 1514 | 2 |
| 3. Florida State | 3-0 | 1396 | 3 |
| 4. Ohio State (1) | 3-0 | 1394 | 4 |
| 5. Southern California | 3-0 | 1325 | 5 |
| 6. Texas | 3-0 | 1312 | 6 |
| 7. Penn State | 3-0 | 1224 | 7 |
| 8. Washington | 3-0 | 1164 | 8 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1044 | 11 |
| 10. Utah | 3-0 | 967 | 12 |
| 11. Oregon | 3-0 | 946 | 13 |
| 12. Alabama | 2-1 | 886 | 10 |
| 13. LSU | 2-1 | 808 | 14 |
| 14. Oklahoma | 3-0 | 683 | 16 |
| 15. Oregon State | 3-0 | 660 | 17 |
| 16. Mississippi | 3-0 | 602 | 19 |
| 17. North Carolina | 3-0 | 592 | 18 |
| 18. Duke | 3-0 | 469 | 20 |
| 19. Colorado | 3-0 | 435 | 21 |
| 20. Tennessee | 2-1 | 362 | 9 |
| 21. Miami (Fla.) | 3-0 | 298 | 23 |
| 22. Iowa | 3-0 | 206 | 24 |
| 23. Clemson | 2-1 | 193 | 22 |
| 24. Washington State | 3-0 | 160 | NR |
| 25. UCLA | 3-0 | 156 | 25 |
Dropped out: No. 15 Kansas State (2-1).
Others Receiving Votes: Kansas State (2-1) 114; Missouri (3-0) 44; Fresno State (3-0) 43; Florida (2-1) 41; TCU (2-1) 26; Kentucky (3-0) 28; Maryland (3-0) 19; Kansas (3-0) 17; Auburn (3-0) 16; Texas A&M (2-1) 11; Syracuse (3-0) 10; Air Force (3-0) 9; Tulane (2-1) 7; Central Florida (3-0) 5; James Madison (3-0) 3; Ohio (3-1) 3; Wyoming (2-1) 3; Louisville (3-0) 2; Wake Forest (3-0) 2; Arkansas (2-1) 1, Brigham Young (3-0) 1; Memphis (3-0) 1.
Dropped Out: No. 19 Wisconsin (1-1); No. 22 Tulane (1-1); No. 23 Texas A&M (1-1).
Others Receiving Votes: Washington State (2-0) 80; Kentucky (2-0) 38; TCU (1-1) 26; Auburn (2-0) 23; Texas A&M (1-1) 21; Fresno State (2-0) 21; Kansas (2-0) 17; Tulane (1-1) 16; Missouri (2-0) 14; Maryland (2-0) 14; Wake Forest (2-0) 13; Oklahoma State (2-0) 12; Central Florida (2-0) 11; Arkansas (2-0) 10; Syracuse (2-0) 9; Cincinnati (2-0) 8; Wisconsin (1-1) 7; Mississippi State (2-0) 7; Wyoming (2-0) 6; Minnesota (2-0) 6; Air Force (2-0) 5; Louisville (2-0) 3; South Carolina (1-1) 3; Memphis (2-0) 3; James Madison (2-0) 2; Michigan State (2-0) 1.
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