OU finishes atop AP poll

Oklahoma finished its regular season where it started: No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll.

The Sooners (12-0) remained the unanimous pick for the top spot in the rankings following a 56-25 victory over Texas Tech. Oklahoma received all 65 first-place votes in balloting by the panel of sports writers and broadcasters Sunday.

The Sooners have been No. 1 every week since the preseason. With a win against Kansas State in the Big 12 Conference title game Dec. 6 and in the Sugar Bowl Jan. 4, Oklahoma would join Florida State’s 1999 team as the only schools to go wire-to-wire since the advent of the preseason poll in 1950.

Southern California remained second this week, followed by LSU, Michigan and Georgia. The Wolverines moved up a spot after beating then-No. 4 Ohio State, 35-21, Saturday. The defending national champion Buckeyes fell to eighth.

Oklahoma received the maximum 1,625 points