Oregon Ducks finish 6th in final AP Top 25 poll; Oregon State Beavers receiving votes
Published 10:09 pm Tuesday, January 9, 2024
The Oregon Ducks finished sixth in the final AP Top 25 poll of the 2023 college football season, trailing only the four College Football Playoff participants and Georgia.
Oregon (12-2) ended with 1,175 points in the poll, tied for sixth with Florida State (13-1). The Ducks finished off their season with a 45-6 win over Liberty on Jan. 1 in the Fiesta Bowl.
The Oregon State Beavers (8-5), after losing 40-8 to No. 14 Notre Dame in the Sun Bowl, finished with 96 points, just outside the Top 25 but first among other teams receiving votes.
Newly crowned champion Michigan, who pummeled Washington 34-13 in the CFP championship game Monday night, finished a unanimous No. 1 with 1,525 points and all 61 first-place votes. Trailing the Wolverines but ahead of the Ducks were No. 2 Washington (14-1), No. 3 Texas (12-2), No. 4 Georgia (13-1), and No. 5 Alabama (12-2).
Missouri (11-2), Ole Miss (11-2) and Ohio State (11-2) rounded out the top 10. The only other Pac-12 team to finish the season ranked was No. 11 Arizona (10-3).