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LSU moved up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 and No. 4 in the Coaches Poll after the Tigers' season-opening win at Clemson.

No. 3 is the highest LSU has been ranked in the AP poll since 2019 and the first time in the Top 5 since the 2023 preseason rankings.

AP Top 25:
1. Ohio State 1-0 (55)
2. Penn State 1-0 (7)
3. LSU 1-0 (3)
4. Georgia 1-0
5. Miami 1-0
6. Oregon 1-0
7. Texas 0-1
8. Clemson 0-1
9. Notre Dame 0-1
10. South Carolina 1-0
11. Illinois 1-0
12. Arizona State 1-0
13. Florida 1-0
14. Florida State 1-0
15. Michigan 1-0
16. Iowa State 1-0
17. SMU 1-0
18. Oklahoma 1-0
19. Texas A&M 1-0
20. Ole Miss 1-0
21. Alabama 0-1
22. Tennessee 1-0
23. Indiana 1-0
24. Texas Tech 1-0
25. Utah 1-0

Others receiving votes: BYU 102, Auburn 94, Georgia Tech 67, Southern Cal 64, Louisville 59, TCU 49, Missouri 42, South Florida 25, Tulane 18, Nebraska 13, Kansas St. 7, James Madison 4, Liberty 4, UNLV 4, Duke 4, Navy 2, Pittsburgh 2, Baylor 2, Virginia 2, Memphis 2.

Coaches Poll:
1. Ohio State 1-0 (59)
2. Penn State 1-0 (6)
3. Georgia 1-0 (1)
4. LSU 1-0 (1)
5. Oregon 1-0
6. Texas 0-1
7. Miami 1-0
8. Clemson 0-1
9. Notre Dame 0-1
10. Arizona State 1-0
11. South Carolina 1-0
12. Illinois 1-0
13. Michigan 1-0
14. Ole Miss 1-0
15. Florida 1-0
16. SMU 1-0
17. Tennessee 1-0
18. Iowa State 1-0
19. Florida State 1-0
20. Alabama 0-1
21. Indiana 1-0
22. Texas A&M 1-0
23. Texas Tech 1-0
24. Oklahoma 1-0
25. BYU 1-0

Schools dropped out: No. 20 Kansas State; No. 25 Boise State

Others receiving votes: Utah 117; Louisville 95; Missouri 88; Kansas State 79; Tulane 45; USC 41; Auburn 41; TCU 33; Iowa 23; Navy 17; Georgia Tech 17; Nebraska 13; Memphis 11; South Florida 9; Duke 5; Kansas 4; Washington 3; Vanderbilt 2; FIU 1
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19 Comments
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Covingtontiger773 months
FSU at #19 is idiotic. That FSU team would beat the following: Iowa State; SMU; Illinois, Michigan, ASU, and USCe.
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Woodman3 months
Give it another three or four weeks to unfold and we'll have a better idea how these initial impressions play out.
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BIIIL3 months
Alabama #20 is a joke. FSU is only 19? Give me a break
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CajunBullet3 months
The Elephants are getting a lot of love from the pollsters and sports media! Which is B.S.!
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Bayou3 months
How is Tejas at 7? You LOSE and your QB throws for 37%!
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CanebreakCajun3 months
When Uncle Rico is your QB, you get all the benefit of the doubt.
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Tigers4Lyfe3 months
They played the #2 team on the road.
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Davy3 months
Geaux Tigahs!
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Buga3 months
Iowa St. showing 1-0 in both polls. Do week 0 games not count?
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Timeoday3 months
Clemson gets dominated by a previous #9 yet falls to only #8. Yep, the pollsters really know how to keep everyone involved.

Why the love for Clemson I will not ever understand.
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LSUGOAT23 months
You answered your own question. They got beat by only 7 pts by a good football team
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lsuson3 months
Got beat by 14 points.
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Wadey3 months
I think Clemson is really good. They will win a lot of games still. Bama at 20 is a little much looking at the teams in front of them. Texas only lost by 7, problem is Arch looks terrible.
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Nosevens3 months
Basically Clemson has been clear path in front of them only because that conference overall is weak in comparison
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KING NOLA3 months
Why all the love for Penn St.? Seriously, I don't keep up with Penn St., are they serious Playoff contenders and deserve the #2 spot?
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wesman213 months
Clemson staying at 8 is awesome. Gotta think they run the table now. Right?
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CajunBullet3 months
Maybe Miami and Florida State may have something to say about who wins the ACC Championship?
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Recoveringcajun3 months
So does LSU play in the AP playoffs or the Coaches Poll playoffs? I’m so confused…
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CajunBullet3 months
Clemsoning = Not as Good as I Once Was! LOL
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