Alabama Voted No. 1 in Preseason Coaches' Poll, USC Left Out of Top 10
To pretty much nobody's surprise, the Alabama Crimson Tide have been voted No. 1 in the presseason USA Today coaches' poll released on Monday.
The Tide are favorites to win the 2023 College Football Playoff Championship at just shy of 2-1.
Ohio State (3-1) came in second and defending national champion Georgia (4-1) came in third.
The Crimson Tide received 54 first-place votes from a panel of 66 major college football coaches. Alabama is coming off a loss in the College Football Playoff title game to Georgia.
The Buckeyes received five first-place votes and the Bulldogs got six. No. 18 Texas also received a first-place vote.
Clemson was No. 4 and Notre Dame was No. 5. Michigan, coming off its first CFP appearance, was sixth, followed by Texas A&M, Utah, Oklahoma and Baylor.
USC, which has the 5th shortest odds to win the College Football Playoff Championship, did not register among the top 10 selections.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
