The 2011 NCAA College Football season was indeed one for the record books as the road to the BCS National Championship game ultimately led to two perennial Southeastern Conference (SEC) powerhouses intensely battling it out for what would be a sixth straight SEC national title win. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide ultimately defeated the Louisiana State University Bengal Tigers to take ownership of the 2011 national title and #1 final season ranking according to the Associated Press (AP).

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Oklahoma State
4. Oregon
5. Arkansas
6. Southern California
7. Stanford
8. Boise State
9. South Carolina
10. Wisconsin
11. Michigan State
12. Michigan
13. Baylor
14. TCU
15. Kansas State
16. Oklahoma
17. West Virginia
18. Houston
19. Georgia
20. Southern Mississippi
21. Virginia Tech
22. Clemson
23. Florida State
24. Nebraska
25. Cincinnati

Others Receiving Votes: Brigham Young (10-3) 51; Auburn (8-5) 40; Northern Illinois (11-3) 33; Missouri (8-5) 23; Texas (8-5) 15; Rutgers (9-4) 3; Penn State (9-4) 2; North Dakota State (14-1) 2; Virginia (8-5) 1

Information as posted on CBS Sports.