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Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1.
The Crimson Tide (13-1) was voted national champion by The Associated Press for the ninth time, more than any other program in college football, after routing Notre Dame 42-14 on Monday night. Notre Dame, No. 1 coming into the BCS championship, dropped to No. 4.
Oregon (12-1) finished second, and undefeated Ohio State (12-0), banned from the postseason because of NCAA sanctions was third. Georgia and Texas A&M tied for fifth.
South Carolina (11-2) finished No. 8, the team's highest final AP ranking ever. Clemson (11-2) ended 2012 at No. 11.
The Gamecocks are No. 7 in the final USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll; the Tigers finished No. 9 in that ranking.
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Alabama (59) | 13-1 | 1,475 | 2 |
| 2. Oregon | 12-1 | 1,358 | 5 |
| 3. Ohio St. | 12-0 | 1,302 | 3 |
| 4. Notre Dame | 12-1 | 1,288 | 1 |
| 5. Georgia | 12-2 | 1,230 | 6 |
| 5. Texas A&M | 11-2 | 1,230 | 10 |
| 7. Stanford | 12-2 | 1,169 | 8 |
| 8. South Carolina | 11-2 | 1,038 | 11 |
| 9. Florida | 11-2 | 933 | 4 |
| 10. Florida St. | 12-2 | 922 | 13 |
| 11. Clemson | 11-2 | 889 | 14 |
| 12. Kansas St. | 11-2 | 871 | 7 |
| 13. Louisville | 11-2 | 781 | 22 |
| 14. LSU | 10-3 | 756 | 9 |
| 15. Oklahoma | 10-3 | 615 | 12 |
| 16. Utah St. | 11-2 | 456 | 18 |
| 17. Northwestern | 10-3 | 443 | 21 |
| 18. Boise St. | 11-2 | 419 | 20 |
| 19. Texas | 9-4 | 358 | NR |
| 20. Oregon St. | 9-4 | 303 | 15 |
| 21. San Jose St. | 11-2 | 243 | 24 |
| 22. N. Illinois | 12-2 | 227 | 16 |
| 23. Vanderbilt | 9-4 | 180 | NR |
| 24. Michigan | 8-5 | 147 | 19 |
| 25. Nebraska | 10-4 | 119 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Baylor 95, Penn St. 90, Cincinnati 78, Oklahoma St. 42, Tulsa 34, UCLA 31, Arkansas St. 28, TCU 9, UCF 9, Wisconsin 6, N. Dakota St. 1.
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