CFP top 25 poll: Georgia falls from No. 1 in College Football Playoff rankings
It's official: the College Football Playoff Selection Committee has announced its first top 25 rankings of the 2023 college football season and, unlike most other polls, the No. 1 team in the nation is not defending national champion Georgia.
- Big Ten teams challenging Georgia in top three
- CFP committee admires Buckeyes' resume, with two top-25 wins
- Seminoles make the first top four as undefeated ACC title favorites
- Oklahoma below Texas despite head-to-head win for Sooners
- Missouri over LSU despite loss earlier this year
- Jayhawks, Air Force among first-time CFP ranked teams
College Football Playoff top 25 rankings
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Florida State
- Washington
- Oregon
- Texas
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Ole Miss
- Penn State
- Missouri
- Louisville
- LSU
- Notre Dame
- Oregon State
- Tennessee
- Utah
- UCLA
- USC
- Kansas
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- Tulane
- Air Force
How did we do? Our predictions for the CFP top 25 rankings
What the playoff would look like today
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Florida State. The presumptive favorite in the ACC with its potent offense against the Buckeyes' No. 1 ranked scoring defense.
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 3 Michigan. The Bulldogs' suffocating front seven against the Wolverines' elite offensive protection and strong rushing attack.
And the New Year's bowl games
Fiesta Bowl: Washington vs. Texas
Peach Bowl: Tulane vs. Ole Miss
Orange Bowl: Louisville vs. Alabama
Cotton Bowl: Oregon vs. Oklahoma
College football playoff rankings criteria
College Football Playoff selectors create top 25 rankings based on their evaluation of teams’ performance on the field.
The committee employs several metrics to select the best teams.
- Strength of schedule
- Head-to-head game results
- Results vs. teams in top 25 rankings
- Results vs. common opponents
- Conference championships
College Football Playoff electors also use advanced analytics to gauge teams’ play, but those numbers don’t play a formal role in the committee creating its top 25 rankings.
More college football from SI: Top 25 Rankings | Schedule | Teams