Breaking down where the FedEx Cup Standings are as we go into the first tournament of the playoffs at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

The start of the 2023 FedEx Cup Playoffs is here as we head to TPC Southwind in Memphis, TN for the famed FedEx St. Jude Classic. It's a big change for the trip to Memphis and the start of the playoffs this year, though, as only the Top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings made it in as opposed to the Top 125.

After this week and for the BMW Championship, the second playoff event, that will be trimmed to the Top 50. The good news for the PGA Tour pros is that there won't be a cut at the FedEx St. Jude or in any of the playoff tournaments. More importantly too, the FedEx Cup points on the line are quadrupled in the playoffs, which can mean big shakeups with each week leading up to the finale, the TOUR Championship.

But that all depends on where these guys are starting. So let's take a look at just that and the FedEx Cup standings coming into the playoffs.

FedEx Cup standings entering the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship

Here are the Top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings as the start of the playoffs gets underway in Memphis (all point totals are rounded to the nearest whole number).

1. Jon Rahm – 3,320
2. Scottie Scheffler – 3,146
3. Rory McIlroy – 2,304
4. Max Homa – 2,128
5. Wyndham Clark – 1,944
6. Brian Harman – 1,827
7. Viktor Hovland – 1,795
8. Keegan Bradley – 1,774
9. Rickie Fowler – 1,732
10. Tony Finau – 1,655
11. Jason Day – 1,506
12. Nick Taylor – 1,463
13. Patrick Cantlay – 1,443
14. Tom Kim – 1,422
15. Sepp Straka – 1,413
16. Xander Schauffele – 1,406
17. Tyrrell Hatton – 1,381
18. Si Woo Kim – 1,372
19. Sam Burns – 1,335
20. Russell Henley – 1,296
21. Emiliano Grillo – 1,275
22. Collin Morikawa – 1,246
23. Kurt Kitayama – 1,216
24. Adam Schenk – 1,213
25. Taylor Moore – 1,193
26. Tommy Fleetwood – 1,184
27. Denny McCarthy – 1,179
28. Chris Kirk – 1,161
29. Seamus Power – 1,133
30. Corey Conners – 1,103
31. Jordan Spieth – 1,099
32. Sungjae Im – 1,098
33. Justin Rose – 1,088
34. Sahith Theegala – 1,065
35. Lee Hodges – 1,052
36. Matt Fitzpatrick – 1,049
37. Byeon Hun An – 1,041
38. Adam Svensson – 1,014
39. Brendon Todd – 973
40. Eric Cole – 950
41. Andrew Putnam – 918
42. Harris English – 914
43. Patrick Rodgers – 914
44. Adam Hadwin – 908
45. J.T. Poston – 907
46. Tom Hoge – 897
47. Mackenzie Hughes – 890
48. Cameron Young – 889
49. Lucas Glover – 885
50. Nick Hardy – 868 (Cut line for BMW Championship, second week of playoffs)
51. Alex Smalley – 864
52. Thomas Detry – 851
53. Taylor Montgomery – 823
54. Davis Riley – 768
55. Brandon Wu – 763
56. Hayden Buckley – 754
57. Hideki Matsuyama – 742
58. Keith Mitchell – 698
59. Mark Hubbard – 697
60. Matt Kuchar – 695
61. Stephan Jaeger – 692
62. Cam Davis – 685
63. Sam Ryder – 675
64. Sam Stevens – 670
65. Aaron Rai – 670
66. Beau Hossler – 658
67. Matt NeSmith – 642
68. Vincent Norrman – 636
69. J.J. Spaun – 634
70. Ben Griffin – 617

As of right now, Alex Smalley and Thomas Detry are the first two out of the BMW Championship and the next leg of the PGA Tour's playoffs. That's why the aforementioned quadrupled points in the playoffs are so incredibly value. One good week and you're absolutely flying up the FedEx Cup standings.

There's plenty of drama in store for this week in Memphis for the FedEx St. Jude, but knowing where we're starting in terms of the standings can add a ton of context to what we're watching.