LSU Football Makes Big Jump In Polls After Beating Ole Miss

The LSU Tigers football team's big upset over then #3 Ole Miss Saturday night in Tigers Stadium had vaulted them up big time in the national polls. LSU scored with five minutes left in the game to take a 10-7 lead over Ole Miss.

The Tigers defense held strong on two different possessions by Ole Miss and came away with the upset victory!

The Tigers moved from #23 to # 16 in the AP Poll and are now ranked # 17 in the Amway Coaches Poll that was released Sunday morning.

The AP Top 25
1. Mississippi St. (46) 7-0 1,486 1
2. Florida St. (14) 7-0 1,453 2
3. Alabama 7-1 1,290 4
4. Auburn 6-1 1,267 5
5. Oregon 7-1 1,199 6
6. Notre Dame 6-1 1,161 7
7. Ole Miss 7-1 1,095 3
8. Michigan St. 7-1 1,086 8
9. Georgia 6-1 1,074 9
10. TCU 6-1 1,030 10
11. Kansas St. 6-1 930 11
12. Baylor 6-1 839 12
13. Ohio St. 6-1 676 13
14. Arizona 6-1 669 15
15. Arizona St. 6-1 667 14
16. LSU 7-2 574 24
17. Nebraska 7-1 535 16
18. Utah 6-1 524 19
19. Oklahoma 5-2 430 17
20. West Virginia 6-2 379 22
21. East Carolina 6-1 366 18
22. Clemson 6-2 265 21
23. Marshall 8-0 184 23
24. Duke 6-1 121 NR
25. UCLA 6-2 106 25
Amway Coaches Poll
1, Mississippi State, 7-0, 1528 (41) 1
2, Florida State, 7-0, 1508 (21) 2
3, Alabama, 7-1, 1351, 4
4, Auburn, 6-1, 1276, 6
5, Michigan State, 7-1, 1269, 5
6, Oregon, 7-1, 1217, 7
7, Notre Dame, 6-1, 1170, 8
8, Georgia, 6-1, 1069, 9
9, Ole Miss, 7-1, 1067, 3
10, TCU, 6-1, 1057, 10
11, Kansas State, 6-1, 979, 11
12, Baylor, 6-1, 848, 13
13, Ohio State, 6-1, 817, 12
14, Arizona State, 6-1, 712, 14
15, Arizona, 6-1, 652, 15
16, Nebraska, 7-1, 623, 16
17, LSU, 7-2, 455, 23
18, Utah, 6-1, 454, 19
19, East Carolina, 6-1, 448, 17
20, Oklahoma, 5-2, 444, 18
21, Clemson, 6-2, 304, 20
22, West Virginia, 6-2, 290, 25
23, Marshall, 8-0, 217, 22
24, Duke, 6-1, 134, 27
25, UCLA, 6-2, 107, 28
Source: LSUsports.net