TROY, Ala. – Coming off Sun Belt and Cure Bowl championships, Troy is ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time in program history as both polls were announced Tuesday following the CFP National Championship Game on Monday.
Owner of the nation's second-longest winning streak at 11 games, Troy finished the season ranked No. 19 in the AP Top 25 and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Under first-year head coach Jon Sumrall, the Trojans posted a 12-2 overall record and finished the season with the most wins of any program in the state of Alabama.