PROJECTING TUESDAY’S FINAL AP TOP 25 POLL 

  1. Alabama (Beat Clemson 45-40 Monday night. Beat Michigan State 38-0 in College Football Playoff semifinal)
  2. Clemson lost to Alabama 45-40 Monday night. (Beat Oklahoma 37-17 in College Football Playoff semifinal)
  3. Stanford (Beat Iowa 45-16)
  4. Ohio State (Beat Notre Dame 44-28)
  5. Oklahoma (Lost to Clemson 37-17)
  6. Michigan State  (Lost to Alabama 38-0)
  7. TCU (Beat Oregon 47-41 in 3 OT)
  8. Iowa (Lost to Stanford 45-16)
  9. Notre Dame  (Lost to Ohio State 44-28)
  10. Ole Miss (Beat Oklahoma State 48-20)
  11. Houston (Beat Florida State 38-24)
  12. Michigan (Beat Florida 41-7)
  13. Florida State (Lost to Houston 38-24)
  14. Tennessee  (Beat Northwestern 45-6)
  15. Baylor (Beat North Carolina 49-38)
  16. LSU  (Beat  Texas  Tech 56-27)
  17. Oregon  (Lost to TCU 47-41 in 3 OT).
  18. Utah (Beat BYU 35-28)
  19. Navy (Beat Pittsburgh 44-28)
  20. North Carolina (Lost to Baylor 49-38)
  21. Oklahoma State (Lost to Ole Miss 48-20
  22. Wisconsin (Beat USC 23-21)
  23. Northwestern (Lost to Tennessee 45-6)
  24. Georgia (Beat Penn State 24-17)
  25. Western Kentucky (Beat South Florida 45-35)