Southern California finishes wire to wire

Southern California went back to back and wire to wire.

The Trojans became the second team to start and finish the season No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25, receiving all but three first-place votes Tuesday to easily outdistance Auburn.

USC received 62 first-place votes and 1,622 points. Auburn got the other first-place votes and 1,559 points.

The Oklahoma Sooners (12-1) finished third, ahead of unbeaten Utah (12-0) and Texas (11-1).

The Trojans’ fifth AP title ties them with Miami for the fourth most.

The Hurricanes were 11th and for the first time since 1982, no team from Florida ended the season in the top five.

Navy made it into the rankings for the first time since 1979 at No. 24. Fresno State also joined the poll at 22.

– The Associated Press