The Alabama Crimson Tide capped off their season with a 45-40 win over the Clemson Tigers in the national championship on Monday night at University of Phoenix Stadium.
As a result of the victory, the No. 2 Crimson Tide leapfrogged the previously top-ranked Tigers to become the top team in the nation in the final AP poll of the season.
Clemson fell to No. 2, while Stanford, Ohio State and Oklahoma rounded out the top five.
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Stanford
4. Ohio State
5. Oklahoma
6. Michigan State
7. TCU
8. Houston
9. Iowa
10. Ole Miss
11. Notre Dame
12. Michigan
13. Baylor
14. Florida State
15. North Carolina
16. LSU
17. Utah
18. Navy
19. Oregon
20. Oklahoma State
21. Wisconsin
22. Tennessee
23. Northwestern
24. Western Kentucky
25. Florida
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