LSU will start the 2023 campaign in the top spot in the CBI Preseason Composite Poll.
The Tigers are first in all six national polls.
Tennessee is second in the composite poll. The Vols were second in five polls and fifth in the other.
Stanford stands in third. The Cardinal are third in five polls and fourth in the other.
Florida checks in at No. 4. The Gators are second in one poll, third in another,
Texas A&M comes in at No. 5. The Aggies are fourth in two polls, fifth in two polls, seventh in one and 10th in the other.
There are seven teams from the SEC in the CBI Composite Poll, all in the Top 10. There are six from the ACC, two from the Big 12 and Pac 12, and single entries from the American, Big Ten, and Sun Belt.
| Rnk | CBI 2023 Preseason Composite Poll | BA | CB | D1 | NCBWA | PG | USA | Composite | Last rank |
| 1 | LSU (40-22) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | NR |
| 2 | Tennessee (57-9) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | Stanford (47-18) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | Florida (42-24) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | NR |
| 5 | Texas A&M (44-20) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 4 |
| 6 | Arkansas (46-21) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 3 |
| 7 | Wake Forest (41-19-1) | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 48 | NR |
| 8 | Vanderbilt (39-23) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 54 | NR |
| 9 | Louisville (42-21-1) | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 12 |
| 10 | Ole Miss (42-23) | 10 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 1 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State (42-22) | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 73 | 19 |
| 12 | North Carolina (42-22) | 17 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 78 | 15 |
| 13 | Miami (Fla.) (40-20) | 8 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 82 | 18 |
| 14 | UCLA (40-24) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 83 | NR |
| 15 | TCU (38-22) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 91 | NR |
| 16 | Maryland (48-14) | 16 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 101 | 20 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech (45-14) | 13 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 104 | 11 |
| 18 | East Carolina (46-21) | 24 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 106 | 14 |
| 19 | Virginia (39-19) | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 112 | NR |
| 20 | Southern Miss (47-19) | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 121 | 13 |