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Final AP college football poll: Baylor, Oklahoma State, OU finish top 10; Texas A&M first one out

The 2021 college football season has officially come to an end.

INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, earning their second national title by beating Alabama on Monday night.

The Bulldogs received all 61 first-place votes to be a unanimous No. 1 for the ninth time this season. Georgia’s only other time finishing No. 1 was 1980.

The Tide finished No. 2, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the final rankings for the third time since 2011.

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Michigan was No. 3, the Wolverines best final ranking since winning the national championship in 1997 and their first top-10 finish since 2006.

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No. 4 Cincinnati, which became the first team from outside the Power Five conferences to reach the playoff, finished with its best final ranking.

As did No. 5 Baylor. The Bears previous best finish in the AP poll was No. 7 in 2014.

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Ohio State was No. 6 and Oklahoma State finished seventh. The Cowboys had their best finish in the poll since they were third in 2011.

Notre Dame was eighth, Michigan State was ninth and Oklahoma was 10th, giving the Big 12 three top 10 teams.

For Michigan State, its the Spartans first top-10 finish since a string of three straight from 2013-15. The two Big Ten schools from the state of Michigan last both finished the season ranked in the top 10 in 1999.

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Utah was No. 12, BYU was 19th and Utah State was No. 24, marking the first time the Beehive State has had all three of its major college football teams finish the season ranked.

Clemson finished 14th, snapping a string of six straight seasons in which the Tigers were no worse than fourth in the final Top 25.

AP Top 25

RANKTEAMPV RANKPOINTS
1Georgia (14-1)31,525 (61)
2Alabama (13-2)11,464
3Michigan (12-2)21,361
4Cincinnati (13-1)41,349
5Baylor (12-2)61,259
6Ohio State (11-2)71,247
7Oklahoma State (12-2)91,177
8Notre Dame (11-2)51,039
9Michigan State (11-2)111,026
10Oklahoma (11-2)14966
11Ole Miss (10-3)8926
12Utah (10-4)10851
13Pittsburgh (11-3)13741
14Clemson (10-3)19538
15Wake Forest (11-3)20533
16Louisiana-Lafayette (13-1)16517
17Houston (12-2)21513
18Kentucky (10-3)25446
19Brigham Young (10-3)12435
20North Carolina State (9-3)18382
21Arkansas (9-4)22371
22Oregon (10-4)15364
23Iowa (10-4)17171
24Utah State (11-3)NR163
25San Diego State (12-2)NR137

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 115, Wisconsin 97, Minnesota 47, Purdue 44, UTSA 9, Army 6, Fresno State 2, Coastal Carolina 2, Air Force 1, UAB 1.

Chuck Carlton’s Top 25 ballot

RankTeam
1Georgia
2Alabama
3Michigan
4Cincinnati
5Baylor
6Ohio State
7Oklahoma State
8Notre Dame
9Utah
10Oklahoma
11Michigan State
12Mississippi
13Louisiana-Lafayette
14NC State
15Pittsburgh
16Clemson
17Wake Forest
18BYU
19Arkansas
20Houston
21Kentucky
22Utah State
23San Diego State
24Oregon
25Iowa

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