Where Does Alabama Finish in Final AP Poll of Season?

The final AP Poll of the 2025 college football season has been released following Indiana's 27-21 victory over the Miami Hurricanes in the national championship. The Hoosiers sit atop the poll at No. 1 after claiming their first national title in program history, with Miami sitting just behind them at No. 2, an eight-spot jump after the conclusion of conference championship weekend. After that, Ole Miss, Oregon, and Ohio State round out the top five, with just one SEC team finishing ranked inside the top five.

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Here is the full AP Poll after the season's conclusion:

1. Indiana
2. Miami
3. Ole Miss
4. Oregon
5. Ohio State
6. Georgia
7. Texas Tech
8. Texas A&M
9. Alabama
10. Notre Dame
11. BYU
12. Texas
13. Oklahoma
14. Utah
15. Vanderbilt
16. Virginia
17. Iowa
18. Tulane
19. James Madison
20. USC
21. Michigan
22. Houston
23. Navy
24. North Texas
25. TCU

Other Teams Receiving Votes included:

Illinois, Washington, SMU, Duke, Arizona, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Missouri, Louisville, Old Dominion, Western Michigan, Wake Forest, Hawaii, Boise State.

Alabama's placement at No. 9 is a two-spot climb from where the Crimson Tide ended the regular season, and is one spot beneath where Alabama began the season. The Crimson Tide was ranked No. 8 in the preseason AP Poll.

The final AP Poll ranks eight SEC teams in the top 25 after 10 were ranked in the preseason. Six Big Ten teams, five Big 12 teams, two ACC teams, three American teams, one Sun Belt team, and Notre Dame finished the season ranked.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.