BATON ROUGE — A day after a 45-16 loss to third-ranked Georgia, LSU clung to a top 25 ranking as the Tigers dropped to No. 24 in the nation in both polls, which were released on Sunday.
LSU returns to action on Saturday as they travel to face 12th-ranked Florida in Gainesville in a contest that will be televised to a national audience by ESPN. Kickoff for Saturday’s contest is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. CT. With Saturday’s loss to Georgia, the Tigers are 3-2 overall and 1-2 in conference play. Florida, 45-30 winners over Arkansas on Saturday, stands at 3-1 overall and 2-1 in league play.
The No. 24 ranking extends LSU streak of consecutive weeks in the national polls to 25 straight in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and 24 straight in the Associated Press Top 25.
Southern Cal, who was idle last week, remained No. 1 in both polls, followed by Oklahoma, Georgia, Miami and Texas. Auburn is ranked No. 6 in both polls, followed by California, and Florida State. Purdue is No. 9 in the AP poll and No. 10 in the coaches poll, while Virginia is No. 10 in the AP poll and No. 9 in the coaches poll.
Other Southeastern Conference teams in the AP Top 25 include Florida at No. 12, Tennessee at No. 17, LSU at No. 24, and poll newcomer South Carolina at No. 25.
LSU is the only team in the top 25 with two losses as the Tigers have dropped road games to third-ranked Georgia and sixth-ranked Auburn.
Associated Press
No. Team Record Points
1. Southern Cal (48) 4-0 1,604
2. Oklahoma (15) 4-0 1,560
3. Georgia 4-0 1,491
4. Miami, Fla. 4-0 1,409
5. Texas 4-0 1,358
6. Auburn 5-0 1,305
7. California 3-0 1,180
8. Florida State 3-1 1,149
9. Purdue 4-0 1,047
10. Virginia 4-0 1,036
11. Utah 5-0 937
12. Florida 3-1 866
13. Minnesota 5-0 722
14. Michigan 4-1 666
15. Wisconsin 5-0 650
16. West Virginia 4-1 604
17. Tennessee 3-1 551
18. Ohio State 3-1 547
19. Arizona State 5-0 507
20. Louisville 4-0 478
21. Boise State 5-0 396
22. Oklahoma State 4-0 360
23. Maryland 3-1 263
24. LSU 3-2 191
25. South Carolina 4-1 60
USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll
No. Team Record Points
1. Southern Cal (46) 4-0 1,507
2. Oklahoma (12) 4-0 1,462
3. Georgia (1) 4-0 1,398
4. Miami, Fla. (2) 4-0 1,347
5. Texas 4-0 1,283
6. Auburn 5-0 1,189
7. California 3-0 1,116
8. Florida State 3-1 1,049
9. Virginia 4-0 966
10. Purdue 4-0 952
11. Utah 5-0 876
12. Florida 3-1 731
13. Minnesota 5-0 684
14. Michigan 4-1 644
15. Ohio State 3-1 643
16. Wisconsin 5-0 597
17. Tennessee 3-1 519
18. West Virginia 4-1 497
19. Boise State 5-0 442
20. Louisville 4-0 434
21. Oklahoma State 4-0 353
22. Arizona State 5-0 314
23. Maryland 3-1 307
24. LSU 3-2 232
25. North Carolina State 3-1 63