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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