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2023 College Football Polls

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2023 Way-Too-Early college football Top 25

CFP participants Ohio State, Georgia and Michigan were all ranked in the top five of last year's Way-Too-Early Top 25. TCU wasn't ranked at all.

Among the teams that were ranked too high: Texas A&M (No. 4!), NC State, Oklahoma State and Michigan State. In addition to TCU, teams ranked too low (or unranked) included Tennessee, Kansas State, Washington and Tulane.

1. Georgia Bulldogs

2. Ohio State Buckeyes
2022 record: 11-2, 8-1 Big Ten

Expected returning starters: 7 offense, 7 defense, 1 special teams

Expected key losses: QB C.J. Stroud, OT Paris Johnson Jr., OT Dawand Jones, G Matthew Jones, DT Taron Vincent, DE Zach Harrison, S Ronnie Hickman, K Noah Ruggles

Expected key additions: WR Brandon Inniss, DE Jason Moore, OT Luke Montgomery, WR Noah Rogers, TE Jelani Thurman, CB Calvin Simpson-Hunt, G Joshua Padilla

Outlook: It might have been a deflating end to the 2022 season, after the Buckeyes lost to rival Michigan for the second straight season and then fell to Georgia in a CFP semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Bowl. But to suggest that Ohio State isn't trending in the right direction under coach Ryan Day is laughable. The Buckeyes won 11 games this past season, despite playing without star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and tailback TreVeyon Henderson for much of the campaign. Henderson is expected back in 2023; Smith-Njigba has already declared for the NFL draft. Kyle McCord, who started against Akron in 2021, will battle Devin Brown for the starting quarterback job in the spring. Whoever wins the job will be surrounded by plenty of playmakers, including receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka. Replacing Johnson and Jones on the offensive line will be a priority in the spring. The Buckeyes play road games at Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Michigan in 2023.

3. Michigan Wolverines

4. Florida State Seminoles

5. Alabama Crimson Tide

6. Penn State Nittany Lions

7. USC Trojans

8. LSU Tigers

9. Oregon Ducks

10. Tennessee Volunteers

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35391913/2023-way-too-early-college-football-top-25

Kind of surprised ESPN has Ohio State #2 in their way-too-early 2023 poll. Kind of expected their top 3 teams to be all SEC teams....:roll2:
 

College Football Playoff National Championship odds update for 2023 season​

Intertersting:

GEORGIA BULLDOGS (+220)​

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (+500)​

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (+700)​

Value: Worth closer look

After consecutive losses to end the regular season against Michigan, we're surprised to see Ohio State as the frontrunner in the Big Ten per oddsmakers. That speaks to the vast talent this program has acquired in recent years. Ryan Day hasn't yet picked his starting quarterback to succeed C.J. Stroud, but this Ohio State offense should continue clicking on all cylinders with the nation's best collection of wide receivers back in the fold, led by Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka. Can Jim Knowles' defense take the next step? One could argue that's what kept the Buckeyes from winning it all a year ago.

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (+1000)​

USC TROJANS (+1600)​

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (+1800)​

LSU TIGERS (+1800)​

PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (+2000)​

CLEMSON TIGERS (+2000)​

TEXAS LONGHORNS (+3000)​

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (+3000)​

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (+3000)​

OREGON DUCKS (+3000)​

WASHINGTON HUSKIES (+3000)​

Strength of schedule: Both Ohio State (ND, Ped State, and scUM) and Notre Dame (OSU, USC, and Dabo U) play three of those other teams.
 
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Alabama slips among college football's 10 most popular teams entering 2023 season​

1. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES​

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College football's most popular team also happens to be the most winningest program of all-time. Shocker. In recent years, Urban Meyer went an incredible 82–9 in Columbus and only lost four times against Big Ten opponents in 58 tries, a jaw-dropping statistic that Ryan Day hopes to match — and surpass — during his tenure. Day is 45-6 in four seasons, highlighted by a 31-2 mark against the Big Ten. Back-to-back losses to Michigan, at least at the moment, have defined his tenure, however. Thanks to continued recruiting dominance and the product on the field matching the success off of it, Ohio State has showed no signs of slowing down as one of the nation's blue bloods at the top of this list and is one of the frontrunners to win the national title in 2023.
 
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