There is, of course, no suspense involving the No. 1 team in the final USA TODAY Sports AFCA coaches poll. Georgia left no doubt of that with a dominant performance in the College Football Playoff championship game. The only question poll observers might have is whether TCU would be placed at second on the strength of its semifinal victory against Michigan, or voted lower on the heels of a 58-point loss.
We now have the answer. It wasn’t unanimous, but the Horned Frogs will finish at No. 2 as national runners-up. The other semifinalists from the Big Ten stay in the top four, with Michigan at No.