After Alabama defeated Clemson in the national championship, 45-40, the Associated Press released its final college football poll of the 2015 season.
MSU wound up ranked No. 6 overall, which is a three-spot drop after losing to the Crismon Tide 38-0 in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
AP Poll top 10
For the remaining Big Ten schools in the top 25, U-M finished at No. 12, Wisconsin at No. 21 and Northwestern at No. 23.
MSU began the season ranked No. 5 in the AP Preseason Poll. After wins over Western Michigan, then-No. 7 Oregon and Air Force, the Spartans moved up to No. 2 in the week four poll. MSU dropped to No. 4 in week six, and after a 39-38 loss to Nebraska, the Spartans found themselves all the way back at No. 13 in week 11. MSU bounced back and found its way into AP top 4 and CFP after strong wins over then-No. 3 Ohio State, Penn State and then-No. 4 Iowa.
The Spartans have lost to the eventual national champion in each of the past two seasons: Ohio State in 2014 and Alabama this year.
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