Navy Football Ranked 20th in Final Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Poll

This marks just the second time in the last 56 years that Navy finished the year ranked in the Associated Press Top 20

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Navy football team, which tied a school record with 11 wins against just two defeats, won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy and the Liberty Bowl, is ranked 20^th in the final Associated Press and the USA Today Coaches polls. The Mids improved from 3-10 in 2018 to 11-2 in 2019, which is tied for the second-biggest turnaround in FBS history.

The No. 20 ranking is the highest final ranking for a Navy team since 2015 when the Mids were ranked 18^th and it marks just the second time in the last 56 years that Navy finished the year ranked in the Associated Press Top 20.

Navy was one of four American Athletic Conference teams to be ranked (Memphis-17, Cincinnati-21 and UCF-24), which is the third most of any conference. Only the Big Ten (six) and SEC (five) had more.

Navy will kick off the 2020 season on Aug. 29 in Dublin, Ireland against Notre Dame. The Irish finished the 2019 campaign with an 11-2 record and ranked 12^th nationally.

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