2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship at the FBS level. Instead, that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is usually released starting midway through the season. The CFP rankings determine who makes the four-team playoff that determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.

Ranking highlights

 * Preseason
 * Michigan (No. 2) received its highest preseason rank since No. 2 in 1991
 * LSU (No. 5) received its highest preseason rank since No. 5 in 2016.
 * USC (No. 6) received its highest preseason rank since No. 4 in 2017.
 * Florida State (No. 8) received its highest preseason rank since No. 3 in 2017.
 * Washington (No. 10) received its highest preseason rank since No. 6 in 2018.
 * Tennessee (No. 12) received its highest preseason rank since No. 9 in 2016.
 * Kansas State (No. 16) received its highest preseason rank since No. 13 in 2004.
 * Oregon State (No. 18) received its highest preseason rank since No. 11 in 2001.
 * Tulane (No. 24) received its first preseason rank in program history.


 * Week 1
 * Georgia (No. 1) received its 100th consecutive weekly rank in the AP poll.
 * Florida State (No. 4) received its highest regular season rank since No. 2 in the Week 2 poll in 2016.
 * Texas (No. 11) received its highest regular season rank since No. 9 in the Week 4 poll in 2020.
 * Duke (No. 21) received its first Week 1 rank since 1957.
 * Colorado (No. 22) received its first Week 1 rank since 2003.
 * Tulane (No. 24) received its first Week 1 rank since 1949.
 * First time North Carolina (No. 17) and Duke were both ranked in the same week since the Week 15 poll in 1994.


 * Week 2
 * Colorado (No. 18) received its highest regular season rank since No. 11 in the Week 14 poll in 2016.
 * First time Washington (No. 8) and Washington State (No. 23) were both ranked in the same week since the Week 3 poll in 2019.
 * First time Florida State (No. 3) and Miami (FL) (No. 22) were both ranked in the same week since the preseason poll in 2018.


 * Week 3
 * Duke (No. 18) received its highest rank since No. 18 in 1994.
 * Oregon State (No. 14) received its highest rank since No. 13 in the Week 10 poll in 2012.
 * Washington State (No. 21) received its highest rank since No. 19 in the Week 3 poll in 2019.
 * First time Florida State (No. 4), Miami (FL) (No. 20), and Florida (No. 25) were all ranked in the same week since the Week 3 poll in 2017.


 * Week 4
 * Penn State (No. 6) received its highest rank since No. 4 in the Week 5 poll in 2021.
 * Washington (No. 7) received its highest rank since No. 7 in the Week 6 poll in 2018.
 * Washington State (No. 16) received its highest regular season rank since No. 12 in the Week 14 poll in 2018.
 * Duke (No. 17) received its highest rank since No. 16 in the Week 9 poll in 1994.
 * First time Missouri (No. 23) and Kansas (No. 24) were both ranked in the same week since the Week 5 poll in 2009.
 * First time Kansas was ranked in back-to-back seasons since 2008-09.
 * First time the Pac-12 had four teams ranked in the Top 10: Washington (No. 7), USC (No. 8), Oregon (No. 9), and Utah (No. 10).


 * Week 5
 * Missouri (No. 21) received its highest rank since No. 21 in the Week 1 poll in 2015.
 * First time Kentucky (No. 20) and Louisville (No. 25) were both ranked in the same week since the Week 3 poll in 2020.


 * Week 6
 * Louisville (No. 14) received its highest rank since No. 14 in the Week 2 poll in 2017.
 * First time Kansas (No. 23) was ranked in multiple polls in consecutive seasons since 2008–09.


 * Week 7
 * Oregon State (No. 12) received its highest rank since No. 7 in the Week 8 poll in 2012.
 * Duke (No. 16) received its highest rank since No. 16 in the Week 9 poll in 1994.
 * Missouri (No. 20) received its highest rank since No. 14 in the final 2014 poll.
 * Air Force (No. 22) received its highest rank since No. 22 in the final 2019 poll.


 * Week 8
 * Air Force (No. 19) received its highest rank since No. 18 in the Week 8 poll in 2002.


 * Week 9
 * Missouri (No. 16) received its highest rank since No. 14 in the final 2014 poll.
 * Air Force (No. 17) received its highest rank since No. 13 in the final 1998 poll.


 * Week 10
 * Georgia (No. 1) tied 2001-02 Miami (FL) for the second most consecutive weeks at No. 1 with 21 weeks.
 * Louisville (No. 11) received its highest rank since No. 11 in the Week 12 poll in 2016.
 * First time two Virginia-based teams, James Madison (No. 21) and Liberty (No. 25), were ranked in the same week since the Week 12 poll in 2011.


 * Week 11
 * Oregon State (No. 10) makes its first appearance in the Top 10 for the first time since the Week 8 poll in 2012.
 * Missouri (No. 11) received its highest rank since No. 5 in the final 2013 poll.
 * Arizona (No. 19) received its highest rank since No. 16 in the Week 3 poll in 2015.


 * Week 12
 * Missouri (No. 10) makes its first appearance in the Top 10 for the first time since the final 2013 poll.
 * Toledo (No. 23) makes its first appearance in the Top 25 for the first time since the Week 12 poll in 2015.


 * Week 13
 * Arizona (No. 14) received its highest rank since No. 12 in the Week 15 poll in 2014.
 * First time the Pac-12 had two teams, Washington (No. 3) and Oregon (No. 5), in the Top 5 since the final 2016 poll.
 * First time the Top 8 consisted of the same teams in five straight weeks since Weeks 11–15 in 2008.


 * Week 14
 * Michigan (No. 1) makes its first appearance at No. 1 since the final 1997 poll.
 * Washington (No. 2) received its highest rank since No. 2 since the Week 4 poll in 1997.
 * Georgia's (No. 6) streak of being ranked No. 1 ends at 24 straight weeks, second most behind USC's 33 weeks from 2003 to 2005.


 * Final Poll
 * Michigan (No. 1) finished in the Top 5 for three straight seasons for the first time in program history.
 * Washington (No. 2) finished in the Top 10 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1990-91.
 * Texas (No. 3) received its highest final ranking since No. 2 in 2009.
 * Alabama (No. 5) was not ranked No. 1 at some point during the season for the first time since 2007.
 * Ole Miss (No. 9) received its highest final ranking since No. 8 in 1969.
 * SMU (No. 22) received its first final ranking since No. 8 in 1984.
 * First time Kansas State (No. 18) and Kansas (No. 23) were both ranked in the final week since 1995.
 * Third straight season the ACC finished with no teams ranked in the Top 5.
 * First time Conference USA finished with a team ranked, Liberty (No. 25), since Western Kentucky finished No. 24 in 2015.

Ranking highlights

 * Week 9
 * Texas (No. 7) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
 * Missouri (No. 12) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
 * Kansas (No. 21) was ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014.
 * Air Force (No. 25) was ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014.


 * Week 10
 * Oregon State (No. 12) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
 * Kansas (No. 16) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.


 * Week 11
 * Missouri (No. 9) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
 * Oregon State (No. 11) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.


 * Week 12
 * Liberty (No. 25) was ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014.


 * Week 13
 * Washington (No. 3) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
 * Liberty (No. 24) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.


 * Final Poll
 * Michigan (No. 1) received its highest CFP ranking in program history and became the eighth program to be ranked No. 1 in the CFP rankings.
 * Washington (No. 2) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
 * Texas (No. 3) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
 * Florida State (No. 5) became the first undefeated champion from a Power Five conference (ACC) to not make the playoffs.
 * Liberty (No. 23) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
 * SMU (No. 24) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.