BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On the strength of their first-ever FBS conference championship and bowl victory in Miami, the WKU Hilltoppers (12-2) finished 24th in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll, released by the organization following the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
The No. 24 Hilltoppers appeared in the poll for the first time in the FBS era a day after defeating Southern Miss 45-28 in the 2015 Conference USA Championship Game and rode the momentum to a decisive 45-35 victory over South Florida in the Miami Beach Bowl, a game ranked No. 4 of the bowl season by CBS Sports.