"After beating Miami in the College Football Playoff title game to cap a 16-0 season that was unprecedented in the modern era, the Hoosiers on Tuesday became the third straight Big Ten team to finish on top of the rankings. Indiana's championship and No. 1 final ranking followed those of fellow Big Ten teams Ohio State in 2024 and Michigan in 2023. No. 2 Miami (13-3) moved up eight spots and ended with its highest ranking since the 2002 season, when it was second behind Ohio State."
"Mississippi (13-2), which lost to Miami in the CFP semifinals after it beat Tulane and Georgia following coach Lane Kiffin's departure for LSU, was No. 3, its highest final ranking since 1962. No. 4 Oregon (13-2) finished in the top 10 for a third straight year and No. 5 Ohio State was in the final top 10 for the 12th straight year. The Big Ten had three teams in the final top five for the second straight year."
"Georgia (12-2), Texas Tech (12-2), Texas A&M (11-2), Alabama (11-4) and Notre Dame (10-2) rounded out the top 10. The Bulldogs were No. 6 in the final poll for the second straight season and have ended in the top 10 every since since 2017. Texas Tech is a season-ending top-10 team for the first time. Texas A&M hadn't been ranked in a final poll season since Jimbo Fisher's 2020 team was No. 4. Alabama, which had ended every season between 2008-23 in the top 10, was back after slipping to No. 17 last year."
Indiana completed a 16-0 season, defeated Miami in the College Football Playoff title game, and is ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Hoosiers became the third straight Big Ten team to finish atop the rankings after Ohio State in 2024 and Michigan in 2023. Miami rose to No. 2, its highest finish since 2002. Mississippi finished No. 3, its best final ranking since 1962. Oregon and Ohio State closed at No. 4 and No. 5, keeping three Big Ten teams in the final top five. The top 10 also included Georgia, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Alabama and Notre Dame.
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