NEW YORK — There's no debate. Miami is No. 1.
The Hurricanes ended talk of a split national championship, completing a perfect season to win their fifth national title and first in 10 years unanimously.
Miami (12-0) received all 72 first-place votes in the final, post-bowl Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters early Friday morning to earn 1,800 points.
A Nebraska win in the Rose Bowl might have created the fourth split title since 1990. The Cornhuskers would have automatically been crowned the champion of the USA Today-ESPN coaches' poll, but Oregon would have had a shot at being the AP winner, which is selected independently.
Oregon, which beat Colorado 38-16 in the Fiesta Bowl, finished No. 2 in the AP poll — its highest ranking ever. Florida was third, followed by Tennessee and Texas. The coaches had the same Top Five as the AP.
Nebraska fell from No. 4 to No. 8, behind Oklahoma and LSU. Colorado and Washington State rounded out the Top 10.
Coker took over and moved Miami into fourth place for the most AP championships ever, trailing only Alabama (six), Oklahoma (seven) and Notre Dame (eight). The Hurricanes also won titles in 1983, '87, '89 and '91.
Maryland, which lost the Orange Bowl 56-23 to Florida, finished 11th, followed by Illinois, South Carolina, Syracuse and Florida State.
Stanford, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Washington, Michigan, Boston College, Georgia, Toledo, Georgia Tech and BYU were the final 10 teams.