Georgia No. 1, UNC No. 20 in preseason coaches' football poll

Georgia, seeking a third consecutive national title, was the near-unanimous No. 1 pick among coaches in the preseason poll.

The Bulldogs received 61 of 66 first-place votes by coaches. Michigan is No. 2 with Alabama (four first-place vote) and Ohio State (one first-place vote) finishing third and fourth, respectively. LSU rounds out the top five.

Led by quarterback Drake Maye, the ACC's preseason player of the year, North Carolina was picked No. 20, the third of three ACC teams in the preseason poll. Florida State is No. 8 and Clemson is No. 9. Clemson was picked to win the ACC.

Notre Dame, which plays at NC State and at Duke in 2023, is No. 13.

South Carolina, which opens the season vs. North Carolina in Charlotte, just missed. The Gamecocks are second in the others receiving votes category.

NC State received 19 votes total. Wake Forest received six votes and Duke received two.

Duke's Mike Elko and Wake Forest's Dave Clawson are among the panel's 63 voters.

The Associated Press Top 25 poll will be released Monday, Aug. 14.

Top 25 poll

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Alabama
4. Ohio State
5. LSU
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. FSU
9. Clemson
10. Tennessee
11. Washington
12. Texas
13. Notre Dame
14. Utah
15. Oregon
16. TCU
17. Kansas State
18. Oregon State
19. Oklahoma
20. UNC
21. Wisconsin
22. Ole Miss
23. Tulane
24. Texas Tech
25. Texas A&M

Others receiving votes: Iowa 169; South Carolina 89; Florida 63; Texas-San Antonio 59; Pittsburgh 52; UCLA 42; Kentucky 34; Baylor 28; Troy 25; Arkansas 20; NC State 19; Fresno State 19; Boise State 18; Auburn 18; Minnesota 16; Miami 16; Mississippi State 13; Oklahoma State 12; Missouri 11; Maryland 10; Southern Methodist 8; South Alabama 8; Illinois 7; Wake Forest 6; Air Force 6; Toledo 5; Washington State 4; Houston 3; Duke 2; Brigham Young 2; Arizona 2; Memphis 1; Kansas 1; James Madison 1.