USA TODAY SPORTS ACFA COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL
USA TODAY SPORTS AFCA COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL, Oct. 15, 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 | |
| 1. Georgia (58) | (7-0) | 1590 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan (4) | (7-0) | 1516 | 2 |
| 3. Ohio State (1) | (6-0) | 1429 | 3 |
| 4. Florida State | (6-0) | 1390 | 4 |
| 5. Washington | (6-0) | 1325 | 6 |
| 6. Penn State | (6-0) | 1302 | 5 |
| 7. Oklahoma (1) | (6-0) | 1260 | 7 |
| 8. Texas | (5-1) | 1078 | 11 |
| 8. Alabama | (6-1) | 1078 | 10 |
| 10. North Carolina | (6-0) | 1038 | 12 |
| 11. Oregon | (5-1) | 989 | 8 |
| 12. Mississippi | (5-1) | 849 | 13 |
| 13. Oregon State | (6-1) | 809 | 14 |
| 14. Utah | (5-1) | 704 | 16 |
| 15. Tennessee | (5-1) | 663 | 17 |
| 16. Southern California | (6-1) | 606 | 9 |
| 17. Duke | (5-1) | 590 | 18 |
| 18. Notre Dame | (6-2) | 572 | 21 |
| 19. LSU | (5-2) | 482 | 20 |
| 20. Missouri | (6-1) | 368 | 25 |
| 21. Louisville | (6-1) | 309 | 15 |
| 22. Air Force | (6-0) | 196 | NR |
| 23. Iowa | (6-1) | 192 | NR |
| 24. Tulane | (5-1) | 112 | NR |
| 25. UCLA | (4-2) | 70 | 22 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Washington State (4-2); No. 23 Kentucky (5-2); No. 24 Kansas (5-2).
Others Receiving Votes: James Madison (6-0) 67; Clemson (4-2) 54; Florida (5-2) 29; Fresno State (6-1) 21; Washington State (4-2) 20; Arizona (4-3) 13; Wyoming (5-2) 12; Oklahoma State (4-2) 12; Miami (Fla.) (4-2) 12; Maryland (5-2) 11; Kentucky (5-2) 9; Liberty (6-0) 5; Kansas State (4-2) 5; UNLV (5-1) 4; Texas A&M (4-3) 4; West Virginia (4-2) 3; Memphis (4-2) 1; Kansas (5-2) 1.