ORLANDO, Fla. – Alabama was voted No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll after the Crimson Tide beat Georgia in the national championship game on Monday night.
Unbeaten UCF, who defeated Auburn in the Peach Bowl, finished sixth, but the Knights did receive four first-place votes.
The Crimson Tide received 57 of 61 first-place votes from the media panel after its 26-23 overtime win.
Georgia finished second and Oklahoma was third, followed by Clemson and Ohio State.
The AP national championship is the 11th for the Crimson Tide, three more than any other school, and fifth under coach Nick Saban since 2009.
Alabama became the first preseason No. 1 to finish No. 1 since Southern California in 2004 and for the fourth time, two teams from the same conference finished Nos. 1 and 2.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press final college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
1. Alabama (57) 13-1 1521 4
2. Georgia 13-2 1454 3
3. Oklahoma 12-2 1374 2
4. Clemson 12-2 1292 1
5. Ohio St. 12-2 1286 5
6. UCF (4) 13-0 1248 10
7. Wisconsin 13-1 1194 6
8. Penn St. 11-2 1120 9
9. TCU 11-3 974 13
10. Auburn 10-4 917 7
11. Notre Dame 10-3 857 14
12. Southern Cal 11-3 839 8
13. Miami 10-3 769 11
14. Oklahoma St. 10-3 758 17
15. Michigan St. 10-3 705 18
16. Washington 10-3 668 12
17. Northwestern 10-3 528 20
18. LSU 9-4 368 16
19. Mississippi St. 9-4 359 24
20. Stanford 9-5 336 15
21. South Florida 10-2 267 23
22. Boise St. 11-3 251 25
23. NC State 9-4 232 NR
24. Virginia Tech 9-4 126 22
25. Memphis 10-3 119 19
Others receiving votes: Washington St. 84, South Carolina 46, Iowa St. 36, Army 33, FAU 32, Troy 14, Fresno St. 13, San Diego St. 3, Iowa 2.
On Tuesday, Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D- Fla., whose district includes UCF, made a speech on the House floor recognizing UCF's undefeated season and saying she looked forward to Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., paying up on a bet the two Congress members had.
"The Knights shook up the world of college football in the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day when they beat Auburn University, one of the most storied football programs in the country," Murphy said.
Rogers, whose district includes Auburn University, will deliver a bucket of Florida oranges to Murphy's office while carrying a UCF helmet as part of the bet. Had Murphy lost, she would have had to toilet paper a Capitol grounds tree.
"I am grateful that the Knights saved Capitol Police the trouble of arresting a Member of Congress for vandalism," she said.