Tennessee's No. 1, and there's no doubt about it.
The Volunteers, the only unbeaten team to survive a wild weekend of upsets, were the unanimous choice as the top team in The Associated Press' Top 25 final regular-season college football poll.And now it's on to the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 4 for a matchup with No. 2 Florida State with the national championship on the line.
Tennessee (12-0) capped off a perfect season Saturday night with a 24-14 victory over Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference title game. The Vols received all 70 first-place votes and 1,750 points from the sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel.
It was the first time this season that one team collected every first-place vote.
Florida State (11-1) was the biggest winner after losses by Kansas State and UCLA, ranked 2-3 last week, even though the Seminoles didn't play. Florida State moved up two spots and finished the regular season where they were ranked in the preseason-- at No. 2.
Ohio State (10-1) didn't play, either, but moved up to No. 3, while Kansas State (11-1) fell to No. 4, Arizona (11-1) moved up to No. 5 and UCLA (10-1) dropped to No. 6.
In the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll, Tennessee moved up to No. 1, followed by Florida State, Ohio State, Kansas State and Arizona.