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Bulldogs land No. 2 spot in final AP Poll ranking

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - Georgia Bulldogs running back Sony Michel (1) and Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) are emotional following a loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide during the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide in OT, 23-26. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - Georgia Bulldogs running back Sony Michel (1) and Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) are emotional following a loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide during the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide in OT, 23-26. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Jan 9, 2018

After Monday’s heartbreaking loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Georgia landed the No. 2 spot on the season’s final AP Poll.

Georgia fell to Alabama 26-23 in overtime after leading the Crimson Tide 13-0 at halftime.

Highlights of the AP’s final ranking of the 2017 season include UCF at No. 6, Alabama at No. 1 and Mark Richt’s Miami at No. 13.

Below is the Associated Press' Top 25:

1. Alabama

2. Georgia

3. Oklahoma

4. Clemson

5. Ohio State

6. UCF

7. Wisconsin

8. Penn State

9. TCU

10. Auburn

11. Notre Dame

12. USC

13. Miami (Fla.)

14. Oklahoma State

15. Michigan State

16. Washington

17. Northwestern

18. LSU

19. Mississippi State

20. Stanford

21. South Florida

22. Boise State

23. NC State

24. Virginia Tech

25. Memphis

Alabama defeated Georgia 26-23 in overtime to win its 11th college football national championship. Watch the team celebrate. (Erica A. Hernandez/AJC STAFF)

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