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MSU finishes in top five of A.P. poll for second straight season

January 14, 2015
<p>Junior tight end Paul Lang&nbsp;and junior quarterback Connor Cook hold the trophy Jan. 1, 2015, after The Cotton Bowl Classic football game against Baylor at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Spartans defeated the Bears and claimed the Cotton Bowl Victory, 42-41.</p>

Junior tight end Paul Lang and junior quarterback Connor Cook hold the trophy Jan. 1, 2015, after The Cotton Bowl Classic football game against Baylor at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Spartans defeated the Bears and claimed the Cotton Bowl Victory, 42-41.

Photo by Erin Hampton | The State News

For the first time since 1965-66, MSU has finished in the top five in the final Associated Press Poll in consecutive seasons.

After coming away with a miraculous comeback victory over Baylor in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day, the Spartans (11-2) are now tied for fifth in the rankings with Florida State (13-1), who were ousted in the college football playoff semifinals by Oregon (13-2).

MSU finished as the third highest ranked program following their win over Stanford in the Rose Bowl last year.

Ohio State (14-1), who came away with their first national championship since 2002, comes in ranked No. 1 in the country, followed by Oregon, TCU (12-1) and Alabama (12-2).

Baylor, the Big 12 co-conference champions with the Horned Frogs, winds up at No. 7 behind MSU and the Seminoles, followed by Georgia Tech, Georgia and UCLA.

Final AP Top 25 Poll

1. Ohio State 14-1

2. Oregon 13-2

3. TCU 12-1

4. Alabama 12-2

5. (Tie) Florida State 13-1

5. (Tie) Michigan State 11-2

7. Baylor 11-2

8. Georgia Tech 11-3

9. Georgia 10-3

10. UCLA 10-3

11. Mississippi State 10-3

12. Arizona State 10-3

13. Wisconsin 11-3

14. Missouri 11-3

15. Clemson 10-3

16. Boise State 12-2

17. Mississippi 9-4

18. Kansas State 9-4

19. Arizona 10-4

20. Southern Cal 9-4

21. Utah 9-4

22. Auburn 8-5

23. Marshall 13-1

24. Louisville 9-4

25. Memphis 10-3

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