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Final AP top 25 college football poll is out. Here’s how Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein voted

CFP National Championship Football Ohio State celebrates after their win against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (Brynn Anderson/AP)

ATLANTA — The Associated Press released its final college football rankings on Tuesday after the College Football Playoff national championship.

Ohio State defeated Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday night to win its first national championship in over a decade.

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The Buckeyes and Fighting Irish finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the top 25 rankings. Here’s the rest of the list.

AP TOP 25

  1. Ohio State
  2. Notre Dame
  3. Oregon
  4. Texas
  5. Penn State
  6. Georgia
  7. Arizona State
  8. Boise State
  9. Tennessee
  10. Indiana
  11. Ole Miss
  12. SMU
  13. BYU
  14. Clemson
  15. Iowa State
  16. Illinois
  17. Alabama
  18. Miami
  19. South Carolina
  20. Syracuse
  21. Army
  22. Missouri
  23. UNLV
  24. Memphis
  25. Colorado

The AP poll media panel comprises of 62 members this year. Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein is the only TV reporter in the local Georgia market with a vote.

Here is how he ranked the top 25 this week.

Zach Klein’s ballot

  1. Ohio State
  2. Notre Dame
  3. Oregon
  4. Penn State
  5. Georgia
  6. Texas
  7. Tennessee
  8. Boise State
  9. Arizona State
  10. Indiana
  11. Ole Miss
  12. SMU
  13. Iowa State
  14. BYU
  15. Alabama
  16. Illinois
  17. South Carolina
  18. Clemson
  19. Syracuse
  20. Miami
  21. Missouri
  22. Army
  23. Colorado
  24. UNLV
  25. Memphis

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