Georgia No. 1 in AP poll for second time, with Alabama No. 2; all 3 Utah schools in final poll

Georgia No. 1 in AP poll for second time, with Alabama No. 2; all 3 Utah schools in final poll

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, earning their second national title by beating Alabama.

The Bulldogs received all 61 first-place votes to be a unanimous No. 1 for the ninth time this season. Georgia’s only other time finishing No. 1 was 1980.

The Tide finished No. 2, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the rankings for the third time since 2011. Michigan was No. 3, the Wolverines best final rankings since winning the national championship in 1997. No. 4 Cincinnati finished with its best final ranking as did No. 5 Baylor.

All three Utah schools finished in the AP Top 25 with Utah at No. 12 after its Rose Bowl loss, BYU is No. 19 after losing to UAB in the Independence Bowl and Utah State comes into the rankings at No. 24 after beating Oregon State in the LA Jimmy Kimmel Bowl.