[1] The 2023 Christy Ring Cup was played on a round-robin basis with the top two counties qualifying for the final and the final winner being promoted to the 2nd tier 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup.
The bottom placed team, Mayo, was relegated to the 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup.
At the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams proceed to contest the Christy Ring Cup final.
There is no direct entry route to the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship for 2023 Christy Ring Cup teams.
The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were: Britain (1) Connacht (2) Leinster (1) Munster (0) Ulster (2) Meath are promoted to the 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup.