MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alabama finished the season No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the 11th time, extending its record by completing the program’s first perfect season since 2009.
The Crimson Tide was a unanimous No. 1 in the final poll, getting 61 first-place votes, after beating Ohio State 52-24 in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night.
Alabama was preseason No. 3, but when it started playing this strange season in a pandemic in late September was No. 2. The Tide jumped to No. 1 in early November and finished as major college football’s only undefeated team.