Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook threw four touchdown passes to lead the then-No. 6 Wisconsin to a victory over then-No. 11 Miami, 34-24, in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. The win capped off a 13-1 season for the Badgers, the winningest season in University of Wisconsin football team school history. The Badgers were rewarded today with a seventh-place finish in the final Associated Press poll.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press final college football poll of the season as announced today follows. Final first-place votes are in parentheses.
Record Pts Pvs
1. Alabama (57) 13-1 1,521 4
2. Georgia 13-2 1,454 3
3. Oklahoma 12-2 1,374 2
4. Clemson 12-2 1,292 1
5. Ohio St. 12-2 1,286 5
6. UCF (4) 13-0 1,248 10
7. Wisconsin 13-1 1,194 6
8. Penn St. 11-2 1,120 9
9. TCU 11-3 974 13
10. Auburn 10-4 917 7
11. Notre Dame 10-3 857 14
12. Southern Cal 11-3 839 8
13. Miami 10-3 769 11
14. Oklahoma St. 10-3 758 17
15. Michigan St. 10-3 705 18
16. Washington 10-3 668 12
17. Northwestern 10-3 528 20
18. LSU 9-4 368 16
19. Mississippi St. 9-4 359 24
20. Stanford 9-5 336 15
21. South Florida 10-2 267 23
22. Boise St. 11-3 251 25
23. NC State 9-4 232 –
24. Virginia Tech 9-4 126 22
25. Memphis 10-3 119 19
