AP Top 25 poll: Oregon finishes in top five, Penn State and Minnesota round out top 10 of rankings

The final AP poll was big for a few teams not named LSU and Clemson

By Ben Kercheval

Jan 14, 2020 at 2:00 am ET • 1 min read

Officially, the 2019 college football season is in the past. It's over. LSU is your new national champion after a 42-25 win over Clemson. This was a historic season for LSU in more ways than one and it's no surprise, then, that the Tigers finish the year ranked atop the final Associated Press Top 25 poll. Clemson, though still enduring the bitterness of defeat, will indeed finish the year ranked No. 2.

It's past the top two spots, though, that things get a little more interesting. Oregon finishes the season ranked No. 5 following its Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin while Oklahoma, previously No. 4, falls to No. 7 after getting blown out by LSU in the Peach Bowl semifinal. Alabama moves up one spot to No. 8 while Penn State and Minnesota round out the top 10. Baylor drops out of the top 10, from No. 8 to No. 13, following the Sugar Bowl loss to Georgia.

Teams to re-enter the top 25 for the final time include No. 24 UCF and No. 25 Texas. USC and Oklahoma State dropped out after losses in the Holiday and Texas bowls, respectively. Here's how the rest of the top 25 shakes out ...

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous
1	LSU (62)	15-0	1,550	1
2	Clemson	14-1	1,487	3
3	Ohio State	13-1	1,426	2
4	Georgia	12-2	1,487	5
5	Oregon	12-2	1,249	7
6	Florida	11-2	1,211	6
7	Oklahoma	12-2	1,179	4
8	Alabama	11-2	1,159	T-9
9	Penn State	11-2	1,038	13
10	Minnesota	11-2	952	16
11	Wisconsin	10-4	883	11
12	Notre Dame	11-2	879	14
13	Baylor	11-3	827	8
14	Auburn	9-4	726	T-9
15	Iowa	10-3	699	19
16	Utah	11-3	543	12
17	Memphis	12-2	528	15
18	Michigan	9-4	468	17
19	Appalachian State	13-1	466	20
20	Navy	11-2	415	21
21	Cincinnati	11-3	343	23
22	Air Force	11-2	209	24
23	Boise State	12-2	188	18
24	UCF	10-3	78	NR
25	Texas	8-5	69	NR