ASU earns highest AP Top 25 ranking in nearly 20 years

The Arizona State football team got to enjoy one of the greatest runs in college footballs this season, from going from being the preseason pick to finish dead last in the Big 12, to making the College Football Playoffs and nearly advancing to the semifinals. That run has earned the respect of the rest of the country. The final AP Top 25 polls were released Tuesday morning with the Sun Devils ranked No. 7 in the country.

The last time ASU was ranked higher than that was in 2007.

ASU now enters the offseason with an incredible amount of momentum and opportunity. The question now is can they build off of this historic run, or will this memorable season just be a flash in the pan.

Final AP Top 25 rankings:

1. Ohio State
2. Notre Dame
3. Oregon
4. Texas
5. Penn St.
6. Georgia
7. Arizona St.
8. Boise St.
9. Tennessee
10. Indiana
11. Ole Miss
12. SMU
13. BYU
14. Clemson
15. Iowa St.
16. Illinois
17. Alabama
18. Miami
19. South Carolina
20. Syracuse
21. Army
22. Missouri
23. UNLV
24. Memphis
25. Colorado