With a 44-16 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff title game Monday night, the Clemson Tigers earned the No. 1 spot in the final 2018-19 Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Clemson garnered all 61 first-place votes, and the Crimson Tide, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners and Notre Dame Fighting Irish rounded out the top five:
1. Clemson Tigers (15-0)
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (14-1)
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (13-1)
4. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2)
5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1)
6. LSU Tigers (10-3)
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