AP Top 25: Indiana earns first No. 1 football finish, plus more final poll superlatives
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Indiana finished No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time in school history after completing a perfect 16-0 season and winning the College Football Playoff championship against Miami.
- Miami secured the No. 2 spot, their first top-10 finish since 2003, while Ole Miss reached No. 3, marking their highest final ranking since 1962.
- The Big Ten placed three teams in the top five (Indiana, Oregon, Ohio State), with Georgia at No. 6 and Texas Tech achieving a top-10 finish for the first time at No. 7.
- Notable omissions and controversies included Notre Dame being ranked No. 10 despite missing the CFP, and
