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UC Bearcats football finishes No. 4 in final AP Top 25 poll

Cincinnati Bearcats football has received one final accolade for its historic 2021 season.

The final Associated Press Top 25 poll had head coach Luke Fickell's Bearcats ranked the No. 4 team in America, UC's highest-ever final ranking.

The final AP poll was released following the conclusion of the four-team College Football Playoff, which concluded with Georgia's 33-18 victory against Alabama in Monday's championship game at Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis.

Georgia was the unanimous No. 1 team in the final rankings. The Southeastern Conference went one-two in the final poll as Alabama took the No.