LSU Makes Small Jump Up In The Polls After The Nicholls Win

LSU Football is ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25 and No. 17 in the Sept. 8 Coaches’ poll after Saturday's 44-21 win over Nicholls.

AP Top 25
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points
1. Georgia (54) 2-0 1566
2. Texas (4) 2-0 1492
3. Alabama (5) 2-0 1476
3. Ohio State 2-0 1331
4. Ole Miss 2-0 1323
6. Missouri 2-0 1125
7. Tennessee 2-0 1107
8. Penn State 2-0 1090
9. Oregon 2-0 1077
10. Miami (Fla.) 2-0 1073
11. USC 2-0 1022
12. Utah 2-0 1010
13. Oklahoma State 2-0 734
14. Kansas State 2-0 702
15. Oklahoma 2-0 672
16. LSU 1-1 521
17. Michigan 1-1 503
18. Notre Dame 1-1 427
19. Louisville 2-0 383
20. Arizona 2-0 381
21. Iowa State 2-0 309
22. Clemson 1-1 292
23. Nebraska 2-0 142
24. Boston College 2-0 116
25. Northern Illinois 2-0 114

Others Receiving Votes
Illinois 101, Boise St. 77, Texas A&M 68, Syracuse 63, Memphis 38, Washington 27, Iowa 24, Kansas 22, Vanderbilt 18, South Carolina 10, Liberty 9, Wisconsin 9, UNLV 7, North Carolina 7, California 3, BYU 2, UCF 1, TCU 1.

Coaches Poll
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous
1. Georgia (50) 2-0 1346 1
2. Ohio State (3) 2-0 1281 2
3. Texas (1) 2-0 1259 3
4. Alabama 2-0 1157 4
5. Ole Miss 2-0 1136 5
6. Oregon 2-0 987 6
7. Penn State 2-0 956 8
8. Missouri 2-0 955 10
9. Tennessee 2-0 930 12
10. Utah 2-0 871 11
11. USC 2-0 803 14
12. Miami (FL) 2-0 798 15
13. Oklahoma 2-0 700 13
14. Oklahoma State 2-0 588 17
15. Kansas State 2-0 578 16
16. Michigan 1-1 501 9
17. LSU 1-1 410 19
18. Arizona 2-0 399 18
19. Notre Dame 1-1 388 7
20. Clemson 1-1 326 22
21. Louisville 2-0 288 24
22. Washington 2-0 176 25
23. Iowa State 2-0 157 NR
24. Nebraska 2-0 91 NR
25. Memphis 2-0 85 NR

Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Kansas; No. 21 Iowa; No. 23 NC State.

Others Receiving Votes
Texas A&M 68; Boston College 36; Syracuse 33; Illinois 33; Northern Illinois 30; Wisconsin 28; South Carolina 25; Boise State 20; UNLV 19; Iowa 17; Kansas 14; UCF 12; North Carolina State 10; Texas State 8; TCU 6; North Carolina 5; California 5; Liberty 4; Pittsburgh 2; Michigan State 2; BYU 2; Arizona State 2; Tulane 1; James Madison 1; Indiana 1.