The Coaches Poll may have now lost some of its luster with the final College Football Playoff rankings having been revealed, but it is still certainly worth looking into how the sports’ leaders have evaluated the regular season.
And to further the narrative of controversy surrounding the inclusion of Miami and Alabama over Notre Dame, the final Coaches Poll of the season has the Fighting Irish placed above both the Crimson Tide and Hurricanes.
Alabama dropped to No. 11, prompting Notre Dame and Miami to move up to No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.
1. Indiana
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Texas Tech
5. Oregon
6. Ole Miss
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma
9. Notre Dame
10. Miami
11. Alabama
12. Vanderbilt
13. BYU
14. Texas
15. Utah
16. USC
17. Michigan
18. Tulane
19. James Madison
20. Arizona
21. Virginia
22. Georgia Tech
23. Tennessee
24. Houston
25. Navy
Of course, the final CFP rankings placed the Crimson Tide at No. 9, the Hurricanes at No. 10 and the Fighting Irish at No. 11, essentially flipping what the coaches chose.
In a hypothetical world, these rankings would see Alabama ousted from the bracket, with Miami and Notre Dame both qualifying for the field.
Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
