BATON ROUGE — LSU’s late-game heroics against Troy didn’t impress the pollsters this week as the Tigers slid a spot in each of the national rankings following Saturday’s 24-20 win over the Trojans in Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers dropped a spot to No. 18 in the Associated Press poll, while LSU fell from No. 18 to No. 19 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. LSU kept its streaks of consecutive weeks in the polls alive, going to 28 straight in the coaches poll and 27 in the AP poll.
Southern Cal and Oklahoma remained Nos. 1-2 respectively in both polls. Auburn continues to be the highest-ranked Southeastern Conference team, coming in at No. 3 in the AP poll and No. 4 in the coaches poll.
Other SEC teams in the Top 25 include Georgia at No. 7 in the coaches poll and No. 10 in the AP poll, and Tennessee at No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 12 in the coaches poll. Florida fell out the top 25 after dropping a 38-31 decision to Mississippi State on Saturday.
The Tigers, 5-2 overall and 2-2 in conference play, return to action on Saturday as they host Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. in Tiger Stadium.
Associated Press
No. Team Record Points
1. Southern California [50] 7-0 1,610
2. Oklahoma [13] 7-0 1,567
3. AUBURN [2] 8-0 1,486
4. Miami, Fla. 6-0 1,441
5. Florida State 6-1 1,266
6. Wisconsin 8-0 1,265
7. California 5-1 1,234
8. Texas 6-1 1,125
9. Utah 7-0 1,103
10. GEORGIA 6-1 1,039
11. TENNESSEE 6-1 1,006
12. Michigan 7-1 985
13. Virginia 6-1 765
14. Louisville 5-1 728
15. West Virginia 6-1 686
16. Texas A&M 6-1 639
17. Purdue 6-2 553
18. Boise State 7-0 552
19. LSU 5-2 461
20. Arizona State 6-1 425
21. Oklahoma State 6-1 425
22. Virginia Tech 5-2 289
23. Iowa 5-2 191
24. Minnesota 6-2 93
25. Southern Mississippi 6-1 39
USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll
No. Team Record Points
1. Southern California [49] 7-0 1,513
2. Oklahoma [11] 7-0 1,469
3. Miami, Fla. [1] 6-0 1,380
4. AUBURN 8-0 1,358
5. Florida State 6-1 1,218
6. Wisconsin 8-0 1,152
7. GEORGIA 6-1 1,127
8. California 5-1 1,066
9. Texas 6-1 1,032
10. Utah 7-0 1,001
11. Michigan 7-1 970
12. TENNESSEE 6-1 864
13. West Virginia 6-1 738
14. Virginia 6-1 660
15. Boise State 7-0 638
16. Louisville 5-1 582
17. Texas A&M 6-1 503
18. LSU 5-2 477
19. Purdue 5-2 457
20. Oklahoma State 6-1 415
21. Arizona State 6-1 346
22. Virginia Tech 5-2 338
23. Minnesota 6-2 176
24. Iowa 5-2 89
25. Southern Mississippi 5-1 52