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Alabama finishes season No. 1 in final Amway Coaches Poll after national championship win

The Alabama Crimson Tide finished the 2020 season with a national championship and the top spot in the final Amway Coaches Poll.

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The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated Ohio State in the 2021 College Football Playoff national championship, and is officially ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation according to the Amway Coaches Poll.

A season unlike any other resulted in a 13-0 record for the Crimson Tide, with 11 wins against SEC opponents and then the two playoff wins against Notre Dame and Ohio State.

An interesting note was to see Notre Dae drop out of the top four, and be replaced by Texas A&M, a team which many thought deserved to be in the playoffs.

Here are the complete poll results from the final coaches poll:

Rank Team RCD PTS 1ST PREV CHG Hi/Lo
1 Alabama 13-0 1500 60 1 — 1/3
2 Ohio State 7-1 1432 0 3 1 2/10
3 Clemson 10-2 1349 0 2 -1 1/4
4 Texas A&M 9-1 1317 0 5 1 4/20
5 Notre Dame 10-2 1247 0 4 -1 2/10
6 Oklahoma 9-2 1219 0 7 1 3/NR
7 Georgia 8-2 1146 0 9 2 3/11
8 Cincinnati 9-1 1031 0 6 -2 6/22
9 Iowa State 9-3 997 0 12 3 8/NR
10 Northwestern 7-2 919 0 13 3 10/NR
11 Brigham Young 11-1 796 0 15 4 8/23
12 Florida 8-4 766 0 10 -2 3/12
13 Indiana 6-2 762 0 8 -5 7/NR
14 Coastal Carolina 11-1 649 0 11 -3 11/NR
15 Iowa 6-2 606 0 16 1 15/NR
16 UL Lafayette 10-1 596 0 17 1 16/NR
17 North Carolina 8-4 538 0 14 -3 6/NR
18 Liberty 10-1 476 0 23 5 18/NR
19 Oklahoma State 8-3 456 0 21 2 6/NR
20 Texas 7-3 402 0 24 4 8/NR
21 Southern California 5-1 400 0 19 -2 13/NR
22 Miami 8-3 275 0 18 -4 7/NR
23 Ball State 7-1 157 0 NR 7 23/NR
24 San Jose State 7-1 100 0 20 -4 20/NR
25 Buffalo 6-1 51 0 NR 9 25/NR
Schools dropped out:
No. 22 NC State; No. 25 Tulsa.
Others receiving votes:
Wisconsin 38; Oregon 36; NC State 35; Army 34; Tulsa 30; Appalachian State 30; Nevada 17; Auburn 17; Memphis 14; Utah 11; Mississippi 10; West Virginia 7; Southern Methodist 7; Missouri 6; Colorado 6; Boise State 6; UAB 4; Washington 2; Marshall 2; Kentucky 1.

Ohio State football finishes No. 2 in final Amway Coaches Poll

The final Amway Coaches college football poll is out, and Ohio State finished up the 2020 campaign at No. 2 behind Alabama.

The season is over and Ohio State fell just short of taking home its ninth national championship. The Buckeyes made it all the way to the national championship game, but a superior Alabama team took it to OSU and won handily 55-24.

As always happens, the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports released its final rankings for the season, and Ohio State finished in the same spot as where it ended up in the AP Poll, right behind Alabama at No. 2.

The top ten has the same host of characters you’d expect behind those two with Clemson (3), Texas A&M (4), Notre Dame (5), Oklahoma (6), Georgia (7), Cincinnati (8). Iowa State (9). and Northwestern (10).

I’m sure upon reflection, many will look back at this season as a resounding success on the banks of the Olentangy, but for many, finishing No. 2 behind Alabama in the fashion that it all went down Monday night, doesn’t sit well. However, for now, it’s now time to focus the attention on next season, and we’ll be doing that moving forward.

Ohio State is to be congratulated for pushing through so much adversity and making as far as it did despite all the things working against it.

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Where is LSU in the final Amway Coaches Poll?

The final Amway Coaches Poll of the 2020 college football season was released on Tuesday, and there were no surprises at the top. 

The final Amway Coaches Poll of the 2020 college football season was released on Tuesday, and there were no surprises at the top.

Alabama finished the season undefeated and ranked No. 1 after its triumph over No. 2 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship game.

Clemson finished the season ranked No. 3 after its loss to the Buckeyes in the semifinals. Texas A&M moves up one spot to No. 4, while Notre Dame falls to No. 5.

Big 12 champion Oklahoma finishes the season at No. 6, Georgia moves up to No. 7 after its thrilling win over No. 8 Cincinnati in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

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Iowa State and Northwestern round out the top ten.

The LSU Tigers, the 2019 national champions, finished the 2020 season unranked after a disappointing 5-5 record. LSU did win its final two games of the season.

Brigham Young, Florida, Indiana, Coastal Carolina, and Iowa hold down spots 11-15, respectively. The Gators finished the season with four losses after its ugly loss to Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl.

Other notables in the final Amway Coaches Poll are Texas at No. 20 and USC at No. 21. The Longhorns recently hired Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as their new head coach.

Here’s a complete look at the standings:

1 Alabama 13-0 1500 60 1 — 1/3
2 Ohio State 7-1 1432 0 3 1 2/10
3 Clemson 10-2 1349 0 2 -1 1/4
4 Texas A&M 9-1 1317 0 5 1 4/20
5 Notre Dame 10-2 1247 0 4 -1 2/10
6 Oklahoma 9-2 1219 0 7 1 3/NR
7 Georgia 8-2 1146 0 9 2 3/11
8 Cincinnati 9-1 1031 0 6 -2 6/22
9 Iowa State 9-3 997 0 12 3 8/NR
10 Northwestern 7-2 919 0 13 3 10/NR
11 Brigham Young 11-1 796 0 15 4 8/23
12 Florida 8-4 766 0 10 -2 3/12
13 Indiana 6-2 762 0 8 -5 7/NR
14 Coastal Carolina 11-1 649 0 11 -3 11/NR
15 Iowa 6-2 606 0 16 1 15/NR
16 UL Lafayette 10-1 596 0 17 1 16/NR
17 North Carolina 8-4 538 0 14 -3 6/NR
18 Liberty 10-1 476 0 23 5 18/NR
19 Oklahoma State 8-3 456 0 21 2 6/NR
20 Texas 7-3 402 0 24 4 8/NR
21 Southern California 5-1 400 0 19 -2 13/NR
22 Miami 8-3 275 0 18 -4 7/NR
23 Ball State 7-1 157 0 NR 7 23/NR
24 San Jose State 7-1 100 0 20 -4 20/NR
25 Buffalo 6-1 51 0 NR 9 25/NR

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Final Amway Coaches Poll of 2020 season: Where does Georgia finish?

Where does Georgia football finish in the final Amway Coaches Poll of the 2020 college football season?

For the final time of the 2020 college football season, the Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, has been released.

Georgia, which entered the Peach Bowl ranked No. 9, is now ranked No. 7 after beating Cincinnati in Atlanta.

Alabama obviously finished No. 1, with Ohio State, Clemson and Texas A&M rounding out the top-four.

Florida, which finished with an 8-4 record, closed the year at No. 12. Just a reminder, this was probably Florida’s best team since 2009, and it still finished with 4 losses.

The full top-25:

Rank Team Points (No. 1 votes) W-L
1 Alabama 1,500 (60) 13-0
2 Ohio State 1,432 7-1
3 Clemson 1,349 10-2
4 Texas A&M 1,317 9-1
5 Notre Dame 1,247 10-2
6 Oklahoma 1,219 9-2
7 Georgia 1,146 8-2
8 Cincinnati 1,031 9-1
9 Iowa State 997 9-3
10 Northwestern 919 7-2
11 BYU 796 11-1
12 Florida 766 8-4
13 Indiana 762 6-2
14 Coastal Carolina 649 11-1
15 Iowa 606 6-2
16 Louisiana 596 10-1
17 North Carolina 538 8-4
18 Liberty 476 10-1
19 Oklahoma State 456 8-3
20 Texas 402 7-3
21 USC 400 5-1
22 Miami 275 8-3
23 Ball State 157 7-1
24 San Jose State 100 7-1
25 Buffalo 51 6-1

Alabama tops the final Amway Coaches Poll of the season

Following their national championship win, Alabama sits atop the Amway Coaches Poll

After their national championship win that capped off one of the greatest seasons in college football history, Alabama rightfully sits at the top of the final Amway Coaches Poll.

Wisconsin was not ranked, and Ohio State led the way for the Big Ten at No. 2. Texas A&M jumped past Notre Dame to slide into the top four. For now, it’s onto next year as the Badgers hope to bounce back in 2021.

Here is a look at the final Amway Coaches Poll:

1 – Alabama (1)

2 – Ohio State (3)

3 – Clemson (2)

4 – Texas A&M (5)

5 – Notre Dame (4)

6 – Oklahoma (7)

7 – Georgia (9)

8 – Cincinnati (6)

9 – Iowa State (12)

10 – Northwestern (13)

11 – BYU (15)

12 – Florida (10)

13 – Indiana (8)

14 – Coastal Carolina (11)

15 – Iowa (16)

16 – ULL (17)

17 – North Carolina (14)

18 – Liberty (23)

19 – Oklahoma State (21)

20 – Texas (24)

21 – USC (19)

22 – Miami, FL (18)

23 – Ball St (NR)

24 – San Jose State (20)

25 – Buffalo (NR)

Dropped out: No. 22 NC State, No. 25 Tulsa

Auburn finishes well out of final Amway Coaches Poll rankings

In no surprise, Auburn finishes the 2020 college football season outside of the top 25 in the last Amway Coaches Poll.

The 2020 football season ended with Auburn looking from the outside of the rankings.

In the last Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, the Tigers received just 17 votes, good for 32nd in the country. It is a disappointing end to a struggle of a season in which Auburn started as high as No. 8 prior to playing a game.

Alabama, who defeated Ohio State for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night, received all 60 first-place votes.

1
AlabamaAlabama(60)
 13-0 1500
–
2
Ohio StateOhio State
 7-1 1432
1
3
ClemsonClemson
 10-2 1349
1
4
Texas A&MTexas A&M
 9-1 1317
1
5
Notre DameNotre Dame
 10-2 1247
1
6
OklahomaOklahoma
 9-2 1219
1
7
GeorgiaGeorgia
 8-2 1146
2
8
CincinnatiCincinnati
 9-1 1031
2
9
Iowa StateIowa State
 9-3 997
3
10
NorthwesternNorthwestern
 7-2 919
3
11
BYUBYU
 11-1 796
4
12
FloridaFlorida
 8-4 766
2
13
IndianaIndiana
 6-2 762
5
14
Coastal CarolinaCoastal Carolina
 11-1 649
3
15
IowaIowa
 6-2 606
1
16
LouisianaLouisiana
 10-1 596
1
17
North CarolinaNorth Carolina
 8-4 538
3
18
LibertyLiberty
 10-1 476
5
19
Oklahoma StateOklahoma State
 8-3 456
2
20
TexasTexas
 7-3 402
4
21
USCUSC
 5-1 400
2
22
MiamiMiami
 8-3 275
4
23
Ball StateBall State
 7-1 157
NR
24
San José StateSan José State
 7-1 100
4
25
BuffaloBuffalo
 6-1 51
NR
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 38, Oregon 36, NC State 35, Army 34, Appalachian State 30, Tulsa 30, Auburn 17, Nevada 17, Memphis 14, Utah 11, Ole Miss 10, SMU 7, West Virginia 7, Missouri 6, Colorado 6, Boise State 6, UAB 4, Washington 2, Marshall 2, Kentucky 1

Dropped from rankings: NC State 22, Tulsa 25

Final Amway Coaches Poll: Texas ranked inside the top 20

In the final edition of the Amway Coaches Poll, Texas concluded the 2020 season ranked within the top 25.

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:

Wisconsin 38; Oregon 36; NC State 35; Army 34; Tulsa 30; Appalachian State 30; Nevada 17; Auburn 17; Memphis 14; Utah 11; Mississippi 10; West Virginia 7; Southern Methodist 7; Missouri 6; Colorado 6; Boise State 6; UAB 4; Washington 2; Marshall 2; Kentucky 1.

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Florida drops in final Amway Coaches Poll for 2020-21 season

The last Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports was released on Tuesday afternoon, providing definitive final standings for the year

The final Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports was released on Tuesday afternoon, providing definitive final standings for this year’s college football season. Unfortunately, the results were not in favor of the Gator Nation.

The Florida Gators stumbled across the finish line this past season, losing its last three games — a losing streak precipitated by a shocking loss to the LSU Tigers at home in the final game of the regular season. After hanging tough in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game against the Alabama Crimson Tide, losing to the eventual national champions by just six points, a short-handed Gators squad was bulldozed by the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl.

Subsequently, Florida finishes the season ranked No. 12 in the nation, behind three fellow SEC schools — Alabama at No. 1, the Texas A&M Aggies at No. 4 and the Georgia Bulldogs at No. 7. There are no other conference schools ranked in the top 25.

Here are the complete results from the final Amway Coaches Poll of the 2020-21 college football season.

Rank Team RCD PTS 1ST PREV CHG Hi/Lo
1 Alabama 13-0 1500 60 1 — 1/3
2 Ohio State 7-1 1432 0 3 1 2/10
3 Clemson 10-2 1349 0 2 -1 1/4
4 Texas A&M 9-1 1317 0 5 1 4/20
5 Notre Dame 10-2 1247 0 4 -1 2/10
6 Oklahoma 9-2 1219 0 7 1 3/NR
7 Georgia 8-2 1146 0 9 2 3/11
8 Cincinnati 9-1 1031 0 6 -2 6/22
9 Iowa State 9-3 997 0 12 3 8/NR
10 Northwestern 7-2 919 0 13 3 10/NR
11 Brigham Young 11-1 796 0 15 4 8/23
12 Florida 8-4 766 0 10 -2 3/12
13 Indiana 6-2 762 0 8 -5 7/NR
14 Coastal Carolina 11-1 649 0 11 -3 11/NR
15 Iowa 6-2 606 0 16 1 15/NR
16 UL Lafayette 10-1 596 0 17 1 16/NR
17 North Carolina 8-4 538 0 14 -3 6/NR
18 Liberty 10-1 476 0 23 5 18/NR
19 Oklahoma State 8-3 456 0 21 2 6/NR
20 Texas 7-3 402 0 24 4 8/NR
21 Southern California 5-1 400 0 19 -2 13/NR
22 Miami 8-3 275 0 18 -4 7/NR
23 Ball State 7-1 157 0 NR 7 23/NR
24 San Jose State 7-1 100 0 20 -4 20/NR
25 Buffalo 6-1 51 0 NR 9 25/NR

Schools Dropped Out:

No. 22 NC State; No. 25 Tulsa.

Others Receiving Votes:

Wisconsin 38; Oregon 36; NC State 35; Army 34; Tulsa 30; Appalachian State 30; Nevada 17; Auburn 17; Memphis 14; Utah 11; Mississippi 10; West Virginia 7; Southern Methodist 7; Missouri 6; Colorado 6; Boise State 6; UAB 4; Washington 2; Marshall 2; Kentucky 1.

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Oklahoma comes in at No. 6 in final Amway Coaches Poll

Oklahoma finishes up the year at No. 6 in the final Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

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With Alabama’s dominant display in the College Football Playoff National Championship against Ohio State on Monday night, the unforgettable 2020-21 college football season has come to a close.

The conclusion of the season provides us with the final Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports and it has Oklahoma finishing things up at No. 6.

Of course, the Crimson Tide wrap things up at No. 1 and the Buckeyes conclude their year at No. 2. The rest of the top-5 is filled out with Clemson, Texas A&M and Notre Dame.

Other Big 12 teams in the final poll include Iowa State at No. 9, Oklahoma State at No. 19 and Texas at No. 20. West Virginia received seven votes as well as all five teams in the conference who played in their bowl games picked up wins.

We now officially can turn ahead to the offseason as speculation runs rampant on what teams can take the next step. The Sooners are certainly going to be in that conversation all throughout the coming winter and summer months.

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WATCH: Hunter Renfrow talks about the 2016 title game, and Dabo Swinney’s halftime speech

The former Clemson Tigers receiver Hunter Renfrow reflects on his first title under Dabo Swinney.

In this video, which is a part of our “Championship Moments” series, former Clemson Tigers WR Hunter Renfrow talks with former UGA QB Aaron Murray about the 2016 Clemson team, which won a national championship.

Renfrow is a receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders now, but back in 2016 he was on his way to his first title playing under coach Dabo Swinney at Clemson. In this clip, he reveals the halftime speech that Coach Swinney gave during that title game.

Renfrow has already talked to us for this series, in fact. In a previous clip, he reflected on his two different Clemson championship seasons, and how they were different, but equally special.

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