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Tulane lands at No. 9 in AP Poll, for first and highest final ranking since 1998

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The wave of accolades continues for the Tulane Green Wave in a storybook 2022 season.

The final AP Poll was released Monday night following Georgia’s 65-7 evisceration of TCU in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. You didn’t need to scroll far down the list to find Tulane (12-2, 7-1 AAC), which finished ranked No. 9.

The No. 9 ranking is Tulane’s highest AP finish since its undefeated 1998 campaign, when it landed at No. 7 in the final poll. This marks the eighth time the Green Wave earned with a final ranking beside their name, also attaining the feat in 1938, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1970, and 1973.