As anticipated, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) is leading the charge in the AP top 25 rankings for the preseason. It boasts a total of six teams featured, while the Big Ten and Pac-12 follow closely with five each. The Big 12 is represented by four teams, and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has three teams included in the poll.

Georgia is entering the 2023 season as the clear frontrunner to achieve a remarkable three-peat, a feat not accomplished since the 1930s. However, before Kirby Smart's team sets out on a schedule considered one of the nation's most favorable, key defensive positions need filling, and a quarterback competition must be resolved.

Over the nine years of the College Football Playoff era, only two teams that started as the AP preseason No. 1 have failed to reach the semifinals: Ohio State in 2015 and Alabama in the previous year. Among them, only Alabama in 2017 managed to secure the national championship after commencing the season as the AP poll's top-ranked team.

Two teams that were absent from the preseason rankings managed to make their mark in the College Football Playoff during the CFP era: Michigan in 2021 and TCU in the last season.

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