Nebraska dropped nine spots to 23rd in The Associated Press college football poll released Sunday following the Huskers 70-31 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game Saturday night.
The 10-3 Huskers fell eight positions to 21st in the USA Today coaches poll also released Sunday.
Notre Dame ends the regular season as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press ranking for the first time since 1988, the last championship season for the Fighting Irish.
The Irish (12-0) completed their regular season last week and will play No. 2 Alabama in the BCS championship game in Miami on January 7th. The Tide holds its spot in the rankings after beating Georgia 32-28 in the Southeastern Conference title game.
Ohio State (12-0), which is banned from the postseason because of NCAA sanctions, moves up a spot to No. 3. Florida is No. 4, Oregon is fifth and Georgia fell to sixth.
Northern Illinois jumped to No. 16 after beating Kent State for the Mid-American Conference title. Kent State dropped seven spots to No. 25.
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NU 49-20
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UCLA 36-30
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NU 42-13
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NU 73-7
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NU 30-27
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OSU 63-38
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NU 29-28
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NU 23-9
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NU 28-24
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NU 32-23
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NU 38-14
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NU 13-7
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UW 70-31
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