It was just a mere formality Tuesday for Alabama is on top of the final top-25 polls of the season after the Crimson Tide trounced the Fighting Irish in Monday night’s BCS National title game. Oregon, Notre Dame, Georgia, Texas A&M, Stanford, South Carolina, Florida State, Clemson and Florida round out the top-ten in the USA Today/Coaches poll, in which Michigan and Michigan State failed to crack the top-25.

In the A-P rankings, Ohio State was included and the Buckeyes landed in third place behind Oregon while Notre Dame was fourth. Michigan landed in 24^th place.