The defending champion Oklahoma walks away with the top spot and will start the season at No. 1 in the 2023 preseason coaches poll. Florida comes in second by a tiny margin, just one first place vote and three total votes behind at No. 2, followed by Utah and Michigan. Rounding out the top eight are Auburn, LSU, Alabama and California.
WCGA Preseason Poll
- Oklahoma (1727 points) (22 first-place votes)
- Florida (1724 points) (21 first-place votes)
- Utah (1648 points) (2 first-place votes)
- Michigan (1600 points) (4 first-place votes)
- Auburn (1509 points)
- LSU (1434 points)
- Alabama (1395 points)
- California (1325 points)
- Missouri (1262 points)
- UCLA (1242 points)
- Kentucky (1154 points)
- Michigan State (1129 points)
- Denver (1119 points)
- Oregon State (1066 points)
- Arkansas (1043 points)
- Minnesota (1042 points)
- Stanford (1007 points)
- Iowa (952 points)
- Ohio State (844 points)
- Georgia (794 points)
- Washington (768 points)
- BYU (674 points)
- Illinois (674 points)
- Arizona State (583 points)
- Arizona (548 points)
- Boise State (501 points)
- North Carolina (497 points)
- Southern Utah (455 points)
- Maryland (424 points)
- Iowa State (407 points)
- N.C. State (373 points)
- Nebraska (295 points)
- West Virginia (214 points)
- Utah State (212 points)
- Penn State (146 points)
- San Jose State (144 points)
Also receiving votes: Towson (142), George Washington (94), Central Michigan (93), Temple (69), Western Michigan (60), Kent State (55), New Hampshire (51), Rutgers (50), Pittsburgh (16), Bowling Green (15), Sacramento State (14), UC Davis (8), Illinois State (5), Texas Woman’s (4), LIU (4), Northern Illinois (3), Ball State (2), Lindenwood (2) and Fisk (1)
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Article by Emily Minehart
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