Ohio State Beats Oregon 42-20
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns and Ohio State won the first national title in college football's playoff era, running over Oregon 42-20 Monday night.
Elliott scored three straight times in the second half for the Buckeyes, seeded fourth in the four-team bracket, after the Ducks pulled within a point in the third quarter.
The Buckeyes overcame four turnovers to give Urban Meyer his first title in his third season at Ohio State after he won two championships at Florida under the old BCS system.
Cardale Jones, who started the season as Ohio State's third-string quarterback, accounted for two scores as the Buckeyes won their fifth national championship.
Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota threw a touchdown pass on the opening drive, but couldn't lead the second-seeded Ducks to their first national title.
FINAL AP POLL
BC-FBC--T25-AP Top 25
The Associated Press
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Ohio St. (59) | 14-1 | 1,475 | 5 |
| 2. Oregon | 13-2 | 1,402 | 3 |
| 3. TCU | 12-1 | 1,349 | 6 |
| 4. Alabama | 12-2 | 1,297 | 1 |
| 5. Florida St. | 13-1 | 1,212 | 2 |
| 5. Michigan St. | 11-2 | 1,212 | 7 |
| 7. Baylor | 11-2 | 1,098 | 4 |
| 8. Georgia Tech | 11-3 | 1,071 | 10 |
| 9. Georgia | 10-3 | 925 | 13 |
| 10. UCLA | 10-3 | 908 | 14 |
| 11. Mississippi St. | 10-3 | 767 | 8 |
| 12. Arizona St. | 10-3 | 756 | 15 |
| 13. Wisconsin | 11-3 | 724 | 17 |
| 14. Missouri | 11-3 | 710 | 16 |
| 15. Clemson | 10-3 | 683 | 18 |
| 16. Boise St. | 12-2 | 653 | 21 |
| 17. Mississippi | 9-4 | 543 | 9 |
| 18. Kansas St. | 9-4 | 509 | 11 |
| 19. Arizona | 10-4 | 499 | 12 |
| 20. Southern Cal | 9-4 | 315 | 24 |
| 21. Utah | 9-4 | 302 | 23 |
| 22. Auburn | 8-5 | 216 | 19 |
| 23. Marshall | 13-1 | 161 | NR |
| 24. Louisville | 9-4 | 116 | 20 |
| 25. Memphis | 10-3 | 94 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 28, Stanford 27, Nebraska 22, Air Force 21, Duke 18, LSU 12, Utah St. 11, Arkansas 10, Minnesota 9, Oklahoma 7, Texas A&M 7, N. Illinois 4, Colorado St. 2.
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