Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll and TCU finished third, in front of two teams that made the playoff ahead of the Horned Frogs.

The Buckeyes finished on top of the AP Top 25 for the fifth time in program history, matching Miami and Southern California for fourth most behind Alabama (nine), Notre Dame (eight) and Oklahoma (seven).

Oregon finished second in the rankings,.

TCU was left out of the playoff but beat Mississippi 42-3 in the Peach Bowl.It was ranked ahead of No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Florida State.