For the first time since 1980, Georgia are college football champions.

Following the Bulldogs’ 33-18 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide, they finish the SMP’s inaugural season as No. 1.

Alabama, Michigan and Cincinnati, CFP finalists, round out the top four.

Rank	Team	Points	Record	Trend
1	22 Georgia	550	14-1 (8-0)	+3
2	Alabama	528	13-2 (7-1)	-1
3	Michigan	494	12-2 (8-1)	-1
4	Cincinnati	478	13-1 (8-0)	-1
5	Ohio State	460	11-2 (8-1)	+2
T-6	Baylor	429	12-2 (7-2)	+3
T-6	Oklahoma State	429	12-2 (8-1)	-1
8	Notre Dame	360	11-2	-3
9	Michigan State	350	11-2 (7-2)	+3
10	Oklahoma	344	11-2 (7-2)	+4
11	Mississippi	337	10-3 (6-2)	-3
12	Utah	330	10-4 (8-1)	-1
13	Pitt	295	11-3 (7-1)	-3
14	Louisiana	207	13-1 (8-0)	+2
15	Clemson	201	10-3 (6-2)	+6
16	Wake Forest	193	11-3 (7-1)	+2
17	Houston	178	12-2 (8-0)	+2
18	Kentucky	169	10-3 (5-3)	+6
19	Arkansas	140	9-4 (4-4)	+4
20	NC State	131	9-3 (6-2)	-3
21	Oregon	124	10-4 (7-2)	-6
22	BYU	118	10-3	-9
23	San Diego State	66	12-2 (7-1)	NR
24	Iowa	58	10-4 (7-2)	-4
25	Wisconsin	46	8-4 (4-4)	NR

Dropped out: UTSA (22), Texas A&M (25)

Receiving Votes: Texas A&M (41), Minnesota (23), Purdue (19), Utah State (18), UTSA (13), UAB (9), South Carolina (4), Air Force (3), Coastal Carolina (2), Army (1), Central Michigan (1), Kansas State (1)