The wacky and wild 2020 college football season came to a close on Monday night with Alabama defeating Ohio State in the national championship game. Nick Saban won his seventh career national championship, surpassing Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant with the most during the AP poll era.
In the final edition of the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, Texas finished ranked at No. 20 overall. The Longhorns concluded the season with a 6-3 record after defeating Colorado in the Alamo Bowl.
Two Big 12 schools finished inside of the top 10 with Oklahoma at No. 6 and Iowa State at No. 9. Oklahoma State finished one spot ahead of Texas despite losing the head-to-head matchup in Stillwater this season.
Full breakdown of the Top 25
| Ranking | Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Alabama | 11-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7-1 | 3 |
| 3 | Clemson | 10-2 | 2 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 9-1 | 5 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 4 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 7 |
| 7 | Georgia | 8-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 9-1 | 6 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 9-3 | 12 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 7-2 | 13 |
| 11 | Brigham Young | 11-1 | 15 |
| 12 | Florida | 8-4 | 10 |
| 13 | Indiana | 6-2 | 8 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 11-1 | 11 |
| 15 | Iowa | 6-2 | 16 |
| 16 | UL Lafayette | 10-1 | 17 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 8-4 | 14 |
| 18 | Liberty | 10-1 | 23 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 8-3 | 21 |
| 20 | Texas | 6-3 | 24 |
| 21 | USC | 5-1 | 19 |
| 22 | Miami | 8-3 | 18 |
| 23 | Ball State | 7-1 | NR |
| 24 | San Jose State | 7-1 | 20 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 6-1 | NR |
Dropped out:
No. 22 NC State; No. 25 Tulsa.
Others receiving votes:
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