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the final AP Top 25 poll of the 2024 college football season, released Tuesday morning after the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win against Notre Dame in the national championship game Monday night.

 

It’s the sixth time Ohio State has finished No. 1 in the AP poll. Alabama has the most AP poll championships at 12. The Buckeyes claim nine national titles overall.

After losing to Michigan and failing to reach the Big Ten title game, Ohio State was ranked No. 6 in the previous AP poll in December ahead of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. The move of five spots to No. 1 is the biggest jump from the end of the regular season to the final rankings in poll history (2014 Ohio State, 1983 Miami and 1977 Notre Dame were No. 5 heading into the postseason). The Buckeyes beat AP No. 7 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon, No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Notre Dame en route to the title, their first since the inaugural four-team Playoff in 2014.

With wins against Indiana, Penn State, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame, Ohio State became the first team to notch five victories against teams ranked in the AP top five at the time of the game in one season, topping four apiece by 2019 LSU and 1943 Notre Dame. It is the first team in college football history to beat four of the final top five and the first team to beat six of the final top 10. Ohio State is also the third team to lose multiple games and finish No. 1 in the AP poll, joining 2007 LSU and 1960 Minnesota

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Ohio State is the fifth team to appear at No. 1 in the AP poll this season, joining Georgia, Oregon, Alabama and Texas. It’s the most teams to be ranked No. 1 in a season since there were six in 2008.

 

Notre Dame finished second in the poll, its highest final ranking since 1993. Oregon, Texas and Penn State round out the top five, with Georgia, Arizona State, Boise State, Tennessee and Indiana in the rest of the top 10.

 

BYU finished the season ranked No. 13 in the nation.

 

In Kalen DeBoer’s first season, No. 17 Alabama broke a streak of 16 consecutive top-10 finishes. The last time it finished outside the top 10 was Nick Saban’s debut in 2007.

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 75, Louisville 37, Duke 29, Kansas State 9, Marshall 8, LSU 8, Florida 5, Ohio 2, Tulane 2, Baylor 2, Louisiana 1