Final AP Top 25, 2018

Clemson (15-0) is No. 1 in the final AP poll of the 2018 season, released Jan 8, 2019, with 61 first-place votes. Alabama and Ohio State follow.

AP Top 25

AP Top 25, Final poll 2018

1	Clemson Tigers	15-0	1,525	61	2
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	14-1	1,462	—	1
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	13-1	1,364	—	5
4	Oklahoma Sooners	12-2	1,356	—	—
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	12-1	1,286	—	3
6	LSU Tigers	10-3	1,119	—	11
7	Florida Gators	10-3	1,103	—	10
7	Georgia Bulldogs	11-3	1,103	—	6
9	Texas Longhorns	10-4	1,076	—	14
10	Washington State Cougars	11-2	959	—	12
11	UCF Knights	12-1	898	—	7
12	Kentucky Wildcats	10-3	820	—	16
13	Washington Huskies	10-4	806	—	9
14	Michigan Wolverines	10-3	745	—	8
15	Syracuse Orange	10-3	683	—	17
16	Texas A&M Aggies	9-4	552	—	21
17	Penn State Nittany Lions	9-4	492	—	13
18	Fresno State Bulldogs	12-2	466	—	19
19	Army Black Knights	11-2	418	—	22
20	West Virginia Mountaineers	8-4	296	—	15
21	Northwestern Wildcats	9-5	284	—	NR
22	Utah State Aggies	11-2	188	—	NR
23	Boise State Broncos	10-3	184	—	—
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	11-2	171	—	NR
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	9-4	120	—	NR

Others receiving votes: Appalachian State 96, Stanford 52, Mississippi State 45, Utah 43, UAB 32, Iowa State 26, Auburn 15, Oregon 11, Missouri 10, Troy 6, Georgia Southern 6, Oklahoma State 3, Wisconsin 2, NC State 2.

AFCA Coaches Poll

AFCA Coaches Poll, Final poll 2018

1	Clemson Tigers	15-0	1,600	64	2
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	14-1	1,536	—	1
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	13-1	1,437	—	5
4	Oklahoma Sooners	12-2	1,415	—	—
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	12-1	1,316	—	3
6	Florida Gators	10-3	1,192	—	10
7	LSU Tigers	10-3	1,186	—	11
8	Georgia Bulldogs	11-3	1,147	—	6
9	Texas Longhorns	10-4	1,093	—	14
10	Washington State Cougars	11-2	1,007	—	13
11	Kentucky Wildcats	10-3	945	—	15
12	UCF Knights	12-1	876	—	7
13	Washington Huskies	10-4	807	—	9
14	Michigan Wolverines	10-3	780	—	8
15	Syracuse Orange	10-3	720	—	17
16	Texas A&M Aggies	9-4	625	—	20
17	Penn State Nittany Lions	9-4	581	—	12
18	Fresno State Bulldogs	12-2	497	—	21
19	Northwestern Wildcats	9-5	375	—	22
20	Army Black Knights	11-2	333	—	25
21	Utah State Aggies	11-2	252	—	23
22	West Virginia Mountaineers	8-4	235	—	16
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	11-2	186	—	NR
24	Boise State Broncos	10-3	165	—	—
25	Mississippi State Bulldogs	8-5	107	—	18

Others receiving votes: Iowa 102, Utah 75, Appalachian State 56, Stanford 38, Iowa State 29, Auburn 27, Oregon 18, Missouri 14, UAB 9, Georgia Southern 7, Virginia 5, Troy 2, Wisconsin 2, NC State 2, Duke 1.

Polls as ESPN files them. Prev is the club's rank a week earlier; NR, not ranked. ESPN's feed carries the AP and coaches' polls from Week 2 of each season and the final polls back to 2004; points are blank before 2014.