NEW ORLEANS (AP) LSU finished No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third time in school history, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3.
The Tigers (15-0) beat Clemson 42-25 in the national championship game Monday night and then received all 62 first-place votes from the media panel in the season's final Top 25 presented by Regions Bank.
LSU was No. 1 for the final eight weeks of the season and set a record by beating seven teams ranked in the top-10 at the time of the game. The Tigers also won AP titles in 2007 and 1958.
Georgia, LSU's Southeastern Conference rival, was fourth and Pac-12 champion Oregon was fifth. Florida was sixth and Oklahoma, which made the playoff, was seventh.
Alabama finished eighth, giving the SEC four of the top 10. No. 9 Penn State and No. 10 Minnesota gave the Big Ten three teams in the top 10.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 15-0 |
| 2 | Clemson | 3 | 14-1 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | 13-1 |
| 4 | Georgia | 5 | 12-2 |
| 5 | Oregon | 7 | 12-2 |
| 6 | Florida | 6 | 11-2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 4 | 12-2 |
| 8 | Alabama | 9 | 11-2 |
| 9 | Penn State | 13 | 11-2 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 16 | 11-2 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 11 | 10-4 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 14 | 11-2 |
| 13 | Baylor | 8 | 11-3 |
| 14 | Auburn | 9 | 9-4 |
| 15 | Iowa | 19 | 10-3 |
| 16 | Utah | 12 | 11-3 |
| 17 | Memphis | 15 | 12-2 |
| 18 | Michigan | 17 | 9-4 |
| 19 | Appalachian State | 20 | 13-1 |
| 20 | Navy | 21 | 11-2 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 23 | 11-3 |
| 22 | Air Force | 24 | 11-2 |
| 23 | Boise State | 18 | 12-2 |
| 24 | UCF | N/R | 10-3 |
| 25 | Texas | N/R | 8-5 |