The final college football rankings for the 2011-12 season are out, and Alabama is the clear-cut No. 1 team in both the Coaches’ and AP polls.
Final 2011 BlogPoll: Alabama On Top, Oklahoma State And LSU Tied
Getty ImagesAfter claiming the 2011 BCS National Championship in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game on Monday night, Alabama made a clean sweep of the final USA Today poll of the 2011 college football season and earned all but five first-place votes in the last AP Poll of the year. The final BlogPoll of 2011 tells a slightly different story.
Alabama’s on top, earning the lion’s share of the first-place votes in the BlogPoll, but both Oklahoma State and LSU earned first-place votes of their own. Perhaps more interestingly, Oklahoma State actually tied LSU for second place in the BlogPoll, earning the same number of points per blog.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: Final AP Poll Features Alabama On Top
There will be no split national championship -- but there won’t be a unanimous one, either.
After Monday’s BCS National Championship, Tigers head coach Les Miles was asked if he felt his team deserved any first-place consideration from AP voters. From ASAP Sports:
Read Article >College Football Rankings: Final Coaches Poll Features 4 SEC Teams In Top 8
The SEC was well represented in the final USA Today Coaches Poll, with Alabama and LSU finishing first and second, as expected, and Arkansas and South Carolina each climbing to finish in the top eight.
Virtually the entire poll was shuffled, as only two teams -- Oklahoma State and Boise State -- kept the same ranking from before bowl season. Notable risers include Michigan and Michigan State, who each jumped three spots to finish ninth and 10th, respectively. Virginia Tech, who lost to Michigan in the Sugar Bowl, fell six spots from No. 11 to 17, while Clemson fell eight spots from No. 14 to 22.
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