BOISE STATE

The Boise State football team finished at No. 18 in the final Associated Press Top 25 for the 2012 season, released late Monday night. The Broncos cracked the final top 20 for the fifth straight season and the ninth time in 11 years.

The Broncos climbed two spots after beating Washington in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas.

CHADD CRIPE’S/IDAHO STATESMAN VOTE

1 Alabama

2 Georgia

3 Ohio State

4 Notre Dame

5 Stanford

6 Oregon

7 Florida

8 Texas A&M

9 S. Carolina

10 Florida State

11 Clemson

12 LSU

13 Kansas St

14 Oklahoma

15 Louisville

16 Boise State

17 Texas

18 Oregon St

19 N. Illinois

20 Utah State

21 San Jose St

22 Penn State

23 Wisconsin

24 Nebraska

25 Baylor

Dropped out: UCLA, Michigan

Also considered: Northwestern

BOISE STATE POLL HISTORY

2012: 18 (AP)—14 (USA)

2011: 8—6

2010: 9—7

2009: 4—4

2008: 11—13

2007: NR—NR

2006: 5—6

2005: NR—NR

2004: 12—13

2003: 16—15

2002: 15—12

NATIONAL

Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1.

The Crimson Tide (13-1) was voted national champion by The Associated Press for the ninth time, more than any other program in college football, after routing Notre Dame 42-14 on Monday night.

Notre Dame, No. 1 coming into the BCS championship, dropped to No. 4.

The Tide entered the title game with as many AP titles as the Fighting Irish, and emphatically broke the tie for first. It's Alabama's second straight title and third in four years. The only other team to win three AP titles in four seasons was Notre Dame from 1946-49.

Oregon (12-1) finished second, and undefeated Ohio State (12-0), banned from the postseason because of NCAA sanctions was third. Georgia and Texas A&M tied for fifth.

AP MEDIA TOP 25 POLL

1. Alabama (59) 13-1 1,475 2

2. Oregon 12-1 1,358 5

3. Ohio St. 12-0 1,302 3

4. Notre Dame 12-1 1,288 1

5. Georgia 12-2 1,230 6

5. Texas A&M 11-2 1,230 10

7. Stanford 12-2 1,169 8

8. South Carolina 11-2 1,038 11

9. Florida 11-2 933 4

10. Florida St. 12-2 922 13

11. Clemson 11-2 889 14

12. Kansas St. 11-2 871 7

13. Louisville 11-2 781 22

14. LSU 10-3 756 9

15. Oklahoma 10-3 615 12

16. Utah St. 11-2 456 18

17. Northwestern 10-3 443 21

18. Boise St. 11-2 419 20

19. Texas 9-4 358 NR

20. Oregon St. 9-4 303 15

21. San Jose St. 11-2 243 24

22. N. Illinois 12-2 227 16

23. Vanderbilt 9-4 180 NR

24. Michigan 8-5 147 19

25. Nebraska 10-4 119 23

Others receiving votes: Baylor 95, Penn St. 90, Cincinnati 78, Oklahoma St. 42, Tulsa 34, UCLA 31, Arkansas St. 28, TCU 9, UCF 9, Wisconsin 6, North Dakota St. 1.

USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 POLL

1. Alabama (56) 13-1 1,400 2

2. Oregon 12-1 1,322 3

3. Notre Dame 12-1 1,253 1

4. Georgia 12-2 1,213 5

5. Texas A&M 11-2 1,171 9

6. Stanford 12-2 1,167 8

7. South Carolina 11-2 1,064 10

8. Florida St. 12-2 942 12

9. Clemson 11-2 916 13

10. Florida 11-2 886 4

11. Kansas St. 11-2 841 6

12. LSU 10-3 775 7

13. Louisville 11-2 772 18

14. Boise St. 11-2 633 15

15. Oklahoma 10-3 600 11

16. Northwestern 10-3 580 17

17. Utah St. 11-2 444 20

18. Texas 9-4 398 25

19. Oregon St. 9-4 366 14

20. Vanderbilt 9-4 248 NR

21. San Jose St. 11-2 244 24

22. Cincinnati 10-3 186 NR

23. Nebraska 10-4 175 21

24. Northern Illinois 12-2 156 16

25. Tulsa 11-3 110 NR

Others receiving votes: Michigan 101, UCLA 75, Baylor 52, Oklahoma St. 36, Wisconsin 18, Central Florida 15, Arkansas St. 13, Arizona St. 10, Rutgers 9, Kent St. 5, Louisiana Tech 2, Arizona 1, Ohio 1.