Has LSU lost respect on a national level?

Seeing these rankings absolutely makes me think so.

We've never gotten the respect an Ohio State or Alabama would get even if we had the same record against similar competition. For example; not even looking at the fact that we're 1 spot ahead of a terrible Tennessee team that just lost to Vandy. Or Auburn dropping only a couple spots after getting beat convincingly by Alabama.

We dropped 11 spots despite keeping it very close until late in the 4th quarter. Michigan and Clemson both lost to unranked teams this year and stayed in the top 5 the week after.

We lost 4 games and by no means should be in the playoffs but just feels like LSU has become looked at as a Michigan State, Penn State, or VATech type of program. Basically, we're capable of being a contender but we won't get the benefit of the doubt the way other programs do

I don't mean to beat a dead horse here but it doesn't seem that LSU is respected on a national level.

ETA: I understand that a significant portion of our fan base has difficulty reading, so let me say that this is in no way, shape, or form related to our recent coaching hire. I'm simply asking if LSU's brand seems to have lost respect with the media post 2011