PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The 2019 college football season officially came to an end Monday with the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. And while LSU was making history by finishing the season at 15-0, the American Athletic Conference ended the year by breaking some new ground of its own.

Four American Athletic Conference teams were ranked in the final Associated Press top 25, marking the first time in the seven-year history of the league that The American closed the year with four ranked teams. 

In fact, only the Big Ten (six) and SEC (five) had more ranked teams than The American. The four top-25 teams for The American were more than the Big 12 (three), Pac-12 (two) and ACC (one) among others. 

Memphis, which went 12-2 and won the American Athletic Conference championship, led The American's contingent at No. 17. Navy came in at No. 20, while Cincinnati was one spot back at No. 21. UCF reentered the poll at No. 24 to finish nationally ranked for the third straight year.

Final AP Top 25 Poll