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Before we pack up the 2023 college football season and turn our attention to the offseason roster shuffling and preparations for 2024 spring practice, we must rank every FBS team one final time. With the bowl games and College Football Playoff in the books, the experts at CBS Sports and 247Sports submitted final ballots for the CBS Sports 133, our comprehensive ranking of every FBS team.
Most of the data that contributes to these rankings has been finalized for weeks, if not months. But when you consider the small margins between some of these similar teams across the country, the postseason performances did end up playing a role in final rankings adjustments.
The top of the rankings provide very little drama. Michigan and Washington finished in the Nos. 1 and 2 spots they respectively held going into the postseason. The Wolverines held firm after their first national title win since 1997, while the Huskies were able to do the same despite the 34-13 loss in the CFP National Championship. Texas, meanwhile, moved up to No. 3 in the final rankings, taking over a spot that was occupied by then-undefeated Florida State when votes were tallied after conference championship weekend. The Seminoles dropped from No. 3 to No. 6 after their historic Orange Bowl loss to Georgia, which moved up one spot to No. 5 finishing behind SEC Champion Alabama at No. 4.
There was some shuffling in the top 10 tied directly to a couple New Year’s Six bowl results. Missouri taking down Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl led to a two-spot drop to No. 9 for the Buckeyes, while Ole Miss beating Penn…
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Author : Chip Patterson
Publish date : 2024-01-10 16:05:03
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