Oregon football finishes season No. 3 in AP poll

The two teams who qualified for the national title were ahead of Oregon at the end of the 2024–25 season.

The Ducks (13-1) finished the season No. 3 with 1,255 points in the AP poll after losing to eventual national champion Ohio State 41-21 in the Rose Bowl.

Following Ohio State’s 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish in Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship, the Buckeyes finished at No. 1 and Notre Dame at No. 2.

With 1,550 points and all 62 first-place votes in the AP poll and 1,350 points and all 54 first-place votes in the coaches poll, the Ducks lost their position as the undisputed No. 1 team going into the CFP.

At Autzen Stadium, Oregon will play Montana State in the 2025 season opener on August 30.

The 2024 season’s final AP Top 25 is as follows:

Team, Record, Points, and Prv

The first is Ohio State (56, 14-2, 1,400, 6).

2. 14-2 / 1,342 / 3 Notre Dame

3. 13-1 / 1,255 / 1 Oregon

4. Texas / 1,211 / 4 / 13-3

5. 13-3 Penn State 1,203 / 5

6. 11-3 / 1,141 / 2 Georgia

7. 11-3 / 1,041 / 10 Arizona State

8. 12-2 / 958 / 8 Boise State

9. 10-3 / 945 / 7 Tennessee

10. 906 / 9 / 11-2 Indiana

11. 10-3 / 780 / 16 Mississippi

12. 11-3 / 721 / 12 SMU

13. 11-2 / 718 / 17 BYU

14. 10-4 / 712 / 13 Clemson

15. 11-3 / 594 / 18 Iowa State

16. 10-3 / 533 / 21 Illinois

17. 9–4 / 415 / 11 Alabama

18. Miami / 411 / 15 /10-3

19. 405 / 14 / 9-4 South Carolina

20. 10-3 / 320 / 22 Syracuse

21. 12-2 / 307 / 19 Army

22. 10-3 / 266 / 23 Missouri

23. 11-3 / 178 / 24 UNLV

24. 11-2 Memphis / 154 / 25

25. 9-4 Colorado / 79 / 20

Votes were also cast for Marshall 8, Ohio 8, Florida 7, Texas A&M 1, Kansas State 11, Navy 55, LSU 39, Louisville 38, Michigan 36, and TCU 2.

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