The top six teams also finished in that order in the final USA Today coaches poll. In that poll, Iowa was seventh, followed by Penn State, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech.
Final BCS standings has UT No. 2
The Tide garnered all 60 first-place votes. Despite their loss
in the championship game, the Texas Longhorns finished second.
Florida, which lost to Alabama in the SEC championship but routed
Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl, finished third. Boise State, which
along with Alabama finished 14-0, wound up fourth in the AP
rankings. Ohio State, TCU, Iowa, Cincinnati, Penn State and
Virginia Tech round out the AP Top 10.