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Huskies ranked fourth in final AP college football poll

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, January 10, 2017

By Associated Press

Washington’s John Ross makes a catch with Oregon State’s Treston Decoud defending during a game October 22, 2016, at Husky Stadium in Seattle. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Washington’s John Ross makes a catch with Oregon State’s Treston Decoud defending during a game October 22, 2016, at Husky Stadium in Seattle. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

TAMPA, Fla. — Clemson finished atop The Associated Press College football poll Tuesday, knocking Alabama from the spot it held all season, and Southern California became the first team to finish as high as No. 3 with three losses.

The Tigers were voted No. 1 in the final poll for the first time since 1981. The Crimson Tide was trying to become just the third team to go wire-to-wire as No. 1, but lost 35-31 to Clemson on Monday night in the College Football Playoff championship game.

USC, which started the season 1-3 — including a 52-6 opening loss to Alabama — jumped all the way from ninth in the final regular-season rankings to third. The Trojans defeated Penn State in the Rose Bowl to finish the season on 10-game winning streak.

Washington, which lost to Alabama 24-7 in the national semifinals, was fourth and Oklahoma finished fifth.

Ohio State was sixth and Penn State seventh, followed by Florida State at eighth.

Wisconsin was No. 9 and Michigan 10th.

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