NEW YORK (AP) -Alabama will head into the postseason as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1973, and Southern California is out of the ranking after an eight-year run.
The Crimson Tide claimed the top spot in the media poll Sunday in overwhelming fashion, receiving 58 first-place votes after its emphatic 32-13 victory against previously No. 1 Florida in the Southeastern Conference title game.
Texas moved up one spot to No. 2 and received two first-place votes, after squeaking past Nebraska 13-12 in the Big 12 title game Saturday night.
TCU is No. 3, followed by Cincinnati. Florida dropped to No. 5, and Boise State is sixth.
USC dropped out to snap a streak of 130 consecutive polls in which the Trojans were ranked.
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