Heading into the season, most would have bet that neither Michigan nor Michigan State would even sniff the top ten in 2021 but as we know, both teams rose to the occasion.
The CFP National Championship game is in the books and with Georgia beating Alabama, the Bulldogs are the National Champions for the 2021 season.
On Tuesday, the final Associated Press Top 25 poll was released and as you can see below, Michigan finished at No. 3, while Michigan State ended the season as the No. 9 team in America.
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | POINTS | |||
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| 1 |
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Georgia (14-1) | 3 | 1,525 (61) | ||
| 2 |
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Alabama (13-2) | 1 | 1,464 | ||
| 3 |
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Michigan (12-2) | 2 | 1,361 | ||
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| 4 |
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Cincinnati (13-1) | 4 | 1,349 | ||
| 5 |
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Baylor (12-2) | 6 | 1,259 | ||
| 6 |
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Ohio State (11-2) | 7 | 1,247 | ||
| 7 |
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Oklahoma State (12-2) | 9 | 1,177 | ||
| 8 |
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Notre Dame (11-2) | 5 | 1,039 | ||
| 9 |
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Michigan State (11-2) | 11 | 1,026 | ||
| 10 |
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Oklahoma (11-2) | 14 | 966 | ||
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| 11 |
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Ole Miss (10-3) | 8 | 926 | ||
| 12 |
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Utah (10-4) | 10 | 851 | ||
| 13 |
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Pittsburgh (11-3) | 13 | 741 | ||
| 14 |
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Clemson (10-3) | 19 | 538 | ||
| 15 |
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Wake Forest (11-3) | 20 | 533 | ||
| 16 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette (13-1) | 16 | 517 | ||
| 17 |
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Houston (12-2) | 21 | 513 | ||
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| 18 |
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Kentucky (10-3) | 25 | 446 | ||
| 19 |
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Brigham Young (10-3) | 12 | 435 | ||
| 20 |
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North Carolina State (9-3) | 18 | 382 | ||
| 21 |
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Arkansas (9-4) | 22 | 371 | ||
| 22 |
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Oregon (10-4) | 15 | 364 | ||
| 23 |
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Iowa (10-4) | 17 | 171 | ||
| 24 | Utah State (11-3) | 163 | ||||
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| 25 |
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San Diego State (12-2) | 137 | |||
Others receiving votes:
Texas A&M 115, Wisconsin 97, Minnesota 47, Purdue 44, UTSA 9, Army 6, Fresno State 2, Coastal Carolina 2, Air Force 1, UAB 1
