Article: COLLEGE FOOTBALL Spurrier can say it: We're No. 1 Gators are finally able to get over the regular-season loss to hated in-state rival Florida State; Final AP Top 25 The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press final 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 last week's ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Florida (651 2) 12-1 1,6731 2 3 2. Ohio State (11 2) 11-1 1,5851 2 4 3. Florida State 11-1 1,529 1 4. Arizona State 11-1 1,486 2 5. Brigham Young 14-1 1,360 5 6. Nebraska 11- 2 1,316 6 7. Penn St. 11-2 1,293 7 8. Colorado 10-2 1,228 8 9. Tennessee 10-2 1,172 9 10. North Carolina 10-2 1,070 12 11. Alabama 10-3 977 16 12. Louisiana State 10-2 849 17 13. Virginia Tech 10-2 786 10 14. Miami 9-3 690 19 15. Northwestern 9-3 663 11 16. Washington 9-3 643 13 17. Kansas State 9-3 625 14 18. Iowa 9- 3 535 21 19. Notre Dame 8-3 511 18 20. Michigan 8-4 466 15 21. Syracuse 9-3 451 23 22. Wyoming 10-2 314 22 23. Texas 8-5 169 20 24. Auburn 8-4 130 25. Army 10-2 71 24 Others receiving votes: West Virginia 43, Navy 41, East Carolina 37, Southern Mississippi 22, Stanford 16, Wisconsin 14, San Diego State 4, Virginia 3, Clemson 2.

By not long after sunrise on the morning after, an imperfect method of determining a college football champion had systematically cleared every obstacle the University of Florida had faced to produce the most memorable triumph the Gators have known.

"We can say it now," Steve Spurrier said in the final anticipation of the obvious Friday morning, his tone still seeking confirmation. "We're No. 1?"

The response heard by the Gators coach was as immediate and convincing as his team's 52-20 victory over Florida State in the 63rd Sugar Bowl on Thursday night. One month and four days after a regular-season loss to Florida State seemed to crush Florida's best chance, the coach could cite any ...

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