TCU Football Ranked 16th in 2023 Preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

The TCU football team is ranked 16th in the 2023 preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. 

Georgia, who defeated the Horned Frogs, 65-7, in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, is ranked first. 

Michigan, whom TCU defeated 51-45 in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Semifinal Game in the Fiesta Bowl, is ranked second.

Ranked 12th, the University of Texas is the highest-ranked Big 12 team. This is the Longhorns' final season in the Big 12. UT, along with the Big 12's University of Oklahoma, which is ranked 19th, joins the Southeastern Conference in 2024.

Kansas State, who defeated TCU, 31-28 (OT), in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game, is ranked 17th.

Texas Tech, ranked 24th, is the only other Big 12 team ranked in the top 25.

Texas A&M is at the bottom of the top 25 poll, ranked 25th.

Big 12 Conference members Baylor, Oklahoma State, Houston, BYU and Kansas are among a group of other schools receiving votes.

Here is the poll (first-place votes in parentheses, then overall points):

1) Georgia (61), 1643
2) Michigan, 1510
3) Alabama (4), 1489
4) Ohio State (1), 1485
5) LSU, 1294
6) USC, 1228
7) Penn State, 1181
8) Florida State, 1145
9) Clemson, 1078
10) Tennessee, 991
11) Washington, 941
12) Texas, 848
13) Notre Dame, 841
14) Utah, 839
15) Oregon, 820
16) TCU, 655
17) Kansas State, 440
18) Oregon State, 365
19) Oklahoma, 320
20) North Carolina, 315
21) Wisconsin, 309
22) Ole Miss, 303
23) Tulane, 225
24) Texas Tech, 200
25) Texas A&M, 196

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

The USA TODAY Sports AFCA football coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of 63 head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

Voters: The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Board of Coaches for the 2023 season: Tim Albin, Ohio; Blake Anderson, Utah State; Dino Babers, Syracuse; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Terry Bowden, Louisiana-Monroe; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Kenni Burns, Kent State; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Curt Cignetti, James Madison; Dave Clawson, Wake Forest; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Washington; Jake Dickert, Washington State; Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Stan Drayton, Temple; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Mike Elko, Duke; Shawn Elliott, Georgia Southern; Jedd Fisch, Arizona; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Auburn; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Danny Gonzales, New Mexico; Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State; Will Hall, Southern Mississippi; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Florida Atlantic; Brady Hoke, San Diego State; Dana Holgorsen; Houston; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Billy Napier, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Barry Odom, UNLV; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Troy; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Tedford, Fresno State; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Kyle Whittingham, Utah, Ken Wilson, Nevada; Kevin Wilson, Tulsa.