BATON ROUGE — LSU dropped out of the nation’s top 10 in football on Sunday, the first time since last September that the Tigers were not in the top 10 in either the Associated Press poll or the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.
Following Saturday’s 10-9 loss to Auburn, LSU (2-1, 0-1 in SEC) fell to No. 13 in both polls. LSU returns to action on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Tiger Stadium against Mississippi State (1-2, 0-1), a team coming off a stunning 9-7 loss to Maine.
Prior to Sunday, the Tigers had been ranked in the top 10 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll for 18 consecutive periods, while spending 16 straight rankings in the AP top 10.
Southern Cal remained No. 1 in the nation in both polls, followed by Oklahoma, Georgia, Miami and Texas.
Five SEC teams are ranked in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, led by Georgia at No. 3, followed by Tennessee at No. 8, Auburn at No. 10, LSU at No. 13 and Florida at No. 16.
In the AP poll, Georgia is No. 3, Auburn is No. 9, Tennessee No. 11, LSU No. 13 and Florida No. 16.
USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll
No. Team Record Points
1. Southern Cal [48] 3-0 1,510
2. Oklahoma [12] 3-0 1,465
3. GEORGIA 3-0 1,370
4. Miami, Fla. [1] 2-0 1,357
5. Texas 2-0 1,258
6. Ohio State 3-0 1,192
7. West Virginia 3-0 1,047
8. TENNESSEE 2-0 971
9. California 2-0 937
10. AUBURN 3-0 928
11. Florida State 1-1 896
12. Virginia 3-0 796
13. LSU 2-1 795
14. Utah 3-0 752
15. Purdue 2-0 662
16. FLORIDA 1-1 532
17. Fresno State 3-0 500
18. Michigan 2-1 476
19. Minnesota 3-0 435
20. Wisconsin 3-0 395
21. Boise State 3-0 346
22. Louisville 2-0 204
23. Maryland 2-1 193
24. Iowa 2-1 147
25. Oklahoma State 3-0 144
Associated Press Poll
No. Team Record Points
1. Southern Cal [54] 3-0 1,613
2. Oklahoma [10] 3-0 1,562
3. GEORGIA [1] 3-0 1,456
4. Miami, Fla. 2-0 1,437
5. Texas 2-0 1,358
6. West Virginia 3-0 1,169
7. Ohio State 3-0 1,117
8. Florida State 1-1 1,079
9. AUBURN 3-0 1,064
10. California 2-0 1,034
11. TENNESSEE 2-0 1,031
12. Virginia 3-0 919
13. LSU 2-1 844
14. Utah 3-0 763
15. Purdue 2-0 652
16. FLORIDA 1-1 646
17. Fresno State 3-0 535
18. Michigan 2-1 478
19. Minnesota 3-0 475
20. Wisconsin 3-0 381
21. Boise State 3-0 307
22. Arizona State 3-0 210
23. Maryland 2-1 208
24. Louisville 2-0 195
25. Oklahoma State 3-0 134