Here's how Alabama football coach Nick Saban ranked the top 25 college football teams

Nick Saban had a different ballot for his top five from the actual top five in the final USA TODAY Sports AFCA coaches poll of the season.

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While Georgia, TCU, Michigan and Ohio State rounded out the top four in the final poll,

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Saban had Alabama football at No. 2. Texas El-Paso's Dana Dimel was the only other coach to rank Alabama No. 2.

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A couple of coaches put the Crimson Tide at No. 3,

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including Syracuse's Dino Babers, Pitt's Pat Narduzzi and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, among others.

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Saban had Ohio State at No. 5, where the Crimson Tide actually ended up in the final poll.

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Georgia coach Kirby Smart put Alabama at No. 6, behind Tennessee.

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Alabama finished the season 11-2 with a 45-20 win over Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl.

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The Crimson Tide missed the College Football Playoff for only the second time since it began in 2014.

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Nick Saban's final top 25 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. TCU

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4. Michigan 5. Ohio State 6. Tennessee 7. Penn State

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8. Washington 9. Utah 10. Tulane 11. Florida State

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12. Kansas State 13. Southern California 14. Clemson

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15. Oregon State 16. Oregon 17. LSU 18. UCLA

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19. Notre Dame 20. Mississippi State 21. Minnesota

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22. Troy 23. Texas

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24. South Carolina 25. Maryland

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