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College Football: The Walk-Off Sports Report Top-25 - Final 2017/18 Rankings

Almost a week removed from Alabama's victory in the National Championship Game, The Walk-Off Sports Report reveals its final Top-25 ranking. The ranking is based on overall record and performance during the season. Sometime before the opening weekend for College Football, The Walk-Off Sports Report will release it's preseason Top-25 and every week following will update as the season progresses. Here is the final Top-25 ranking of the 2017/18 season.

The Walk-Off Sports Report Top-25

  1. Alabama Crimson Tide
  2. Georgia Bulldogs
  3. Clemson Tigers
  4. Wisconsin Badgers
  5. UCF Knights
  6. Oklahoma Sooners
  7. Ohio State Buckeyes
  8. Penn State Nittany Lions
  9. TCU Horned Frogs
  10. USC Trojans
  11. Auburn Tigers
  12. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  13. Miami Hurricanes
  14. Oklahoma State Cowboys
  15. Michigan State Spartans
  16. Washington Huskies
  17. Northwestern Wildcats
  18. LSU Tigers
  19. South Florida Bulls
  20. Stanford Cardinal
  21. Mississippi State Bulldogs
  22. Boise State Broncos
  23. NC State Wolfpack
  24. Iowa State Cyclones
  25. Memphis Tigers
Outside the Top-25: Virginia Tech Hokies (No. 26), Iowa Hawkeyes (No.27), Washington State Cougars (No. 28), South Carolina Gamecocks (No. 29), FAU (No. 30) 

Notables

  • Alabama and Georgia both receive No. 1 & 2 after battling for the National Championship.
  • Wisconsin Badgers only lost to Ohio State in Big-Ten Championship Game. The program ended the season 13-1 after defeating Miami (FL) in the Orange Bowl 34-24.  
  • UCF Knights earn No. 5 ranking after an undefeated season and American Athletic Conference Championship. Also, UCF defeated Auburn in Peach Bowl, Auburn defeated both Georgia and Alabama at least once during the regular season. 
  • Iowa was a bad state to two teams in the Top-10. Oklahoma lost to Iowa State while Ohio State lost to Iowa during the regular season resulting in their drop in the ratings. 
  • Stanford barely lost to TCU in the Alamo Bowl allowing them to keep their No. 20 ranking. 
  • Iowa State defeated Memphis in Liberty Bowl putting them one spot ahead of Memphis. State also defeated Oklahoma and TCU, both of which were ranked in the Top-five at the time and both competed in the Big XII Championship Game. 
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