LSU Tigers Football Team Moves Up in Both Polls
The LSU Tigers beat UAB last Saturday 56-17 in Tigers stadium. For their efforts, the Tigers have moved up even further in the Top 10 of the AP Poll while also moving up three spots in the USA Today/Coaches poll.
The rankings were released on Sunday and the LSU Tigers are now ranked 8th in the AP poll and moved up three places from 11th to 8th in the USA Today/Coaches' poll.
The AP Top 25
1. Alabama (57) 1-0 1,494 1
2. Oregon (1) 2-0 1,385 2
3. Clemson (1) 2-0 1,332 4
4. Ohio St. (1) 2-0 1,327 3
5. Stanford 1-0 1,271 5
6. Texas A&M 2-0 1,133 7
7. Louisville 2-0 1,105 8
8. LSU 2-0 1,075 9
9. Georgia 1-1 1,036 11
10. Florida St. 1-0 1,011 10
11. Michigan 2-0 872 17
12. Oklahoma St. 2-0 834 13
13. South Carolina 1-1 829 6
14. Oklahoma 2-0 675 16
15. Miami 2-0 615 NR
16. UCLA 1-0 488 18
17. Northwestern 2-0 452 19
18. Florida 1-1 405 12
19. Washington 1-0 392 20
20. Wisconsin 2-0 378 21
21. Notre Dame 1-1 333 14
22. Baylor 2-0 295 23
23. Nebraska 2-0 277 22
24. TCU 1-1 170 24
25. Ole Miss 2-0 78 NR
USA Today Coaches Poll
1. Alabama 1-0 1545 (58) 1
2. Oregon 2-0 1447 (1) 3
3. Ohio St. 2-0 1429 (2) 2
4. Stanford 1-0 1327 4
5. Clemson 2-0 1307 5
6. Texas A&M 2-0 1242 (1) 7
7. Louisville 2-0 1121 8
8. LSU 2-0 1067 11
9. Florida St. 1-0 1040 10
10. Georgia 1-1 1021 12
11. Oklahoma St. 2-0 866 14
12. Michigan 2-0 860 17
13. Oklahoma 2-0 800 15
14. South Carolina 1-1 788 6
15. Nebraska 2-0 478 19
16. Northwestern 2-0 473 20
17. UCLA 1-0 471 18
t18. Wisconsin 2-0 455 21
t18. Miami 2-0 455 24
20. Florida 1-1 410 9
21. Notre Dame 1-1 348 13
22. Baylor 2-0 297 NR
23. Washington 1-0 253 23
24. TCU 1-1 195 24
25. Ole Miss 2-0 91 NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 Texas (1-1), No. 22 Southern California (1-1).
The LSU Tigers will be back home this Saturday when they take on Kent State on 6 p.m. at Tiger Stadium.