August 30, 2023 3:22 pm ET
In college football a ton is made about playcalling and offensive and defensive schemes. As the saying goes though, “It’s not X’s and O’s, it’s Jimmy’s and Joe’s!”
That’s the purpose behind the annual 247Sports Team Composite Rankings. It bases its ranking on the entire rosters, including transfers, and eliminates those dismissed and other early exits.
The number takes the rostered players based off their high school recruiting rankings and compiles each team’s total score before the year.
As you’d expect, most of the key figures find their way towards to the top. However, it wasn’t Georgia in the top spot and the two-time reigning Big Ten champions barely squeaked in the top 15.
Notre Dame checked in 11th, one spot ahead of a rival that hasn’t performed like a top 12 team anytime recently.
Here are the entire 247Sports Team Composite Rankings for 2023 from No. 40-No. 1.
39
Texas Tech
Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
694.26 points
38
Pittsburgh
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic
700.42 points
37
NC State
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
700.85 points
36
Stanford
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
710.28 points
35
Georgia Tech
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
710.85 points
33
SMU
AP Photo/Brandon Wade
714.21 points
32
Utah
David Becker/Getty Images
722.55 points
31
Arkansas
Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
730.93 points
30
Kentucky
Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports
740.54 points
28
Louisville
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
744.16 points
27
Mississippi State
Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
746.29 points
25
Washington
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
751.12 points
24
UCLA
Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports
752.60 points
23
Missouri
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
755.40 points
22
Ole Miss
Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
756.04 points
21
South Carolina
Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
763.02 points
19
Florida State
USA TODAY SPORTS
765.33 points
18
TCU
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
768.25 points
11
Miami (FL)
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
860.27 points
