Florida State collected all 59 first-place votes in topping the final USA Today top 25 poll, released early Tuesday.
The Seminoles beat Auburn, 34-31, in the BCS Championship Game on Monday night in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
The SEC had four teams in the top 10, including No. 2 Auburn, South Carolina (4), Missouri (5) and Alabama (8).
Record, Points, Previous
1. Florida State (59), 14-0, 1475, 1
2. Auburn 12-2, 1388, 2
3. Michigan State 13-1, 1375, 4
4. South Carolina 11-2, 1219, 8
5. Missouri 12-2, 1200, 9
6. Oklahoma 11-2, 1189, 10
7. Clemson 11-2, 1091, 11
8. Alabama 11-2, 1086, 3
9. Oregon 11-2, 975, 12
10. Stanford 11-3, 872, 7
10. Ohio State 12-2, 872, 6
12. UCF 12-1, 865, 15
13. Baylor 11-2, 796, 5
14. LSU 10-3, 719, 14
15. Louisville 12-1, 703, 16
16. UCLA 10-3, 597, 18
17. Oklahoma State 10-3, 587, 13
18. Texas A&M 9-4, 443, 21
19. USC 10-4, 313, NR
20. Arizona State 10-4, 302, 17
21. Wisconsin 9-4, 266, 19
22. Duke 10-4, 202, 21
23. Vanderbilt 9-4, 180, NR
24. Notre Dame 9-4, 125, NR
25. Nebraska 9-4, 123, NR
Others receiving votes: Washington 67, Fresno State 54, Northern Illinois 21, Marshall 17, Texas Tech 13, Kansas State 11, Mississippi 7, Texas 4, Miami (Fla.) 4, East Carolina 3, Cincinnati 3, Arizona 2, North Texas 2, Utah State 2, Navy 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1.