Burnley did not have to worry about the result in the north-east between Middlesbrough and Brighton as they clinched the title in style with a 3-0 victory at relegated Charlton.
Sam Vokes tapped in from close range to give the Clarets the lead before second-half goals from George Boyd and Andre Gray sealed a comfortable win, although Sean Dyche's men will not receive the trophy until a civic reception in east Lancashire on Monday.
Hull boosted their confidence ahead of the play-offs with a 5-1 thrashing of Rotherham despite going behind.
Lee Frecklington gave Rotherham a 16th-minute lead but Hull hit back with two goals in 98 seconds through Robert Snodgrass and an overhead kick from Abel Hernandez.
Hull added another quick-fire brace before half-time through David Livermore and Mohamed Diame and Livermore’s second completed the rout.
It was a different story for Hull's play-off opponents Derby as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat at home to Ipswich and had influential midfielder George Thorne carried off on a stretcher.
David McGoldrick scored the only goal from the penalty spot after Richard Keogh fouled Teddy Bishop.
Sheffield Wednesday will also go into their play-off semi-final against Brighton on the back of a defeat after losing 2-1 at Wolves.
The Owls made 10 changes to their starting line-up and Michael Turner’s early own goal gifted Wolves the lead before George Saville doubled the advantage. Lewis McGugan’s late penalty was a mere consolation.
Sergio Canos scored the first goal of the day after just 21 seconds to set Brentford on their way to a 5-1 win at Huddersfield, with in-form Scott Hogan adding a second-half double.
Jamie Paterson had levelled for Town but Lasse Vibe and John Swift were also on target in the second half as the Bees cruised.
Paul Lambert's time as Blackburn manager ended with a 3-1 win at home to Reading.
Elliott Bennett and Danny Graham had Rovers two-up inside 14 minutes and Simeon Jackson added a third after Yann Kermorgant had cut the deficit.
Cardiff had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham in Russell Slade's final match in charge, Anthony Pilkington cancelling out David Cotterill's opener.
Bolton were beaten by a Tom Cairney strike at Fulham to end the season without an away win while Britt Assombalonga's first goal in nearly 15 months secured a 2-1 victory for 10-man Nottingham Forest against Milton Keynes Dons.
Chris Cohen had put Forest ahead but Nicky Maynard levelled before the visitors had Danny Fox dismissed eight minutes before the break.
Jordan Hugill's injury-time equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw for Preston after Chris Wood's penalty had given Leeds the lead while QPR beat Bristol City 1-0 thanks to Karl Henry 's superb 63rd-minute goal.
