Final Coaches Poll Top 25 Revealed After Georgia Defeats TCU in National Championship

16. Oregon (10-3)– Bo Nix threw the game-winning touchdown to Chase Cota with 19 seconds left in a 28-27 bowl victory over North Carolina. While Oregon fell short of its College Football Playoff dream in Dan Lanning’s debut season, 10 wins is a lot of momentum left. in conjunction with a major national signing day.

“We just needed time on the clock,” Lanning said on the winning streak. “It took every fourth down, it took every yard, it took every inch, it took every ounce of effort for our guys to finish the way they wanted to.”

17. Oregon State (10-3) – How about a 10 win season for the Beavers? Oregon State closed out the Florida Gators in the Las Vegas Bowl with a 30-3 win. Without Anthony Richardson on the Florida side, this was all Oregon State. Three different Beavers ran for touchdowns and quarterback Ben Gulbranson finished 12-19 for 165 yards and one touchdown.

18. Our Lady (9-4) – Marcus Freeman ended Year 1 with a big bowl. The Fighting Irish knocked off No. 19 South Carolina, 45-38, in the Gator Bowl. Down by two touchdowns after the first 15 minutes, Notre Dame stormed through the Gamecocks in the second half. Tyler Buchner scored five Fighting Irish touchdowns, including a 16-yarder with 98 seconds left to win the game.

19. Mississippi State (9-3) – After the passing of coaching icon Mike Leach, the Bulldogs beat Illinois 19-10 with heavy hearts to win their bowl game. Will Rogers was 29-44 for 261 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the Illini. And things ended with a poetic, wild 60-yard return by Marcus Banks as time expired.

20. Troy (12-2) – The Trojans came back from a 12-point halftime deficit to beat UTSA 18-12 in the Cure Bowl. Troy has the first 12-win season in school history. The only team to hold UTSA under 30 points this season was the Texas Longhorns.