Crimson Tide fans celebrate into the morning hours in South Florida

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- University of Alabama fans celebrated their team's big win into the early morning hours in South Florida.

The team beat Notre Dame's Fighting Irish 42-14 Monday night in the BCS Championship Game, played at Sunlife Stadium.

Irish fans say they were disappointed with the loss, but say they were happy their team made it that far to the championship game.

Team members of the Crimson Tide stayed at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. The hotel has about 1,500 rooms and all of them are booked. Employees say the hotel is mostly filled with Alabama fans, who followed the team to South Florida.

Fans could be spotted in the hotel lobby around 5 a.m., celebrating their team's win. Many were also checking out early to catch flights back.

We caught up with fans in southern Palm Beach County over the weekend who say they'll spend a couple extra days here following Monday's game. Businesses in Palm Beach County say they've seen a spike in sales over the weekend thanks to the visiting fans.