Alabama unanimous No. 1 in final AP poll

Alabama players celebrate their newly-won BCS Championship. Alabama beat Texas, 37-21, in the national title game Thursday in Pasadena, Calif.

Alabama received all 60 first-place votes in the final Associated Press football ranking released Friday morning.

The Crimson Tide (14-0) defeated Texas, 37-21, in the BCS championship game Thursday night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Texas finished second, followed by Florida, Boise State and Ohio State.

Other Big 12 teams in the final rankings were Nebraska (14th) and Texas Tech (21st).

See how Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan voted in the final poll.

Associated Press Final Rankings

  1. Alabama (60) 14-0 1500
  2. Texas 13-1 1399
  3. Florida 13-1 1370
  4. Boise State 14-0 1366
  5. Ohio State 11-2 1224
  6. TCU 12-1 1163
  7. Iowa 11-2 1126
  8. Cincinnati 12-1 1060
  9. Penn State 11-2 1016
  10. Virginia Tech 10-3 953
  11. Oregon 10-3 886
  12. Brigham Young 11-2 806
  13. Georgia Tech 11-3 768
  14. Nebraska 10-4 724
  15. Pittsburgh 10-3 697
  16. Wisconsin 10-3 571
  17. LSU 9-4 501
  18. Utah 10-3 491
  19. Miami (FL) 9-4 310
  20. Mississippi 9-4 296
  21. Texas Tech 9-4 224
  22. USC 9-4 216
  23. Central Michigan 12-2 166
  24. Clemson 9-5 125
  25. West Virginia 9-4 91

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 90, Oregon State 89, Navy 85, Stanford 67, Oklahoma State 40, Rutgers 37, Auburn 8, Georgia 7, Florida State 6, Connecticut 5, Arizona 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Air Force 3, Arkansas 3, Villanova 2