ATLANTA — Alabama was voted No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll after the Crimson Tide beat Georgia in the national championship game.
UCF (13-0), which finished as the nation’s only undefeated team, finished sixth.
The Crimson Tide received 57 of 61 first-place votes from the media panel after its 26-23 overtime victory Monday night. UCF received the other four and finished with the best ranking in the history of the program.
The Knights are the first bowl-eligible team to finish the season undefeated and not win a national title since TCU in 2010.