BATON ROUGE — LSU continued its climb back up the national rankings on Sunday as the Tigers moved to No. 14 in the nation in both polls following their 26-10 win over Alabama on Saturday.
With the win over Alabama, LSU ran its record to 7-2 overall. The Tigers, winners of four straight overall and nine in a row at home, are 4-2 in league play.
The Tigers jumped three spots from No. 17 to No. 14 in the Associated Press poll, while LSU moved only one spot in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, going from No. 15 to No. 14 this week.
LSU has now been ranked for 31 straight periods in the coaches poll and for 30 consecutive weeks in the AP poll.
Southern Cal remained No. 1 in both polls, while Auburn pulled into a second place tie with Oklahoma in the AP poll. Oklahoma is No. 2 followed by Auburn at No. 3 in the coaches poll.
LSU plays its final home game of the season on Saturday against Ole Miss at 7 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised on TigerVision.
Associated Press
No. Team Record Points
1. Southern California [51] 10-0 1,608
2t. AUBURN [6] 10-0 1,536
2t. Oklahoma [8] 10-0 1,536
4. California 8-1 1,409
5. Utah 10-0 1,316
6. Texas 9-1 1,301
7. Michigan 9-1 1,279
8. Louisville 7-1 1,046
9. Wisconsin 9-1 1,012
10. Florida State 8-2 1,004
11. GEORGIA 8-2 979
12. Miami (Fla.) 7-2 834
13. Boise State 9-0 797
14. LSU 7-2 786
15. TENNESSEE 7-2 733
16. Virginia Tech 7-2 733
17. Iowa 8-2 626
18. Virginia 7-2 541
19. Boston College 7-2 490
20. Arizona State 8-2 442
21. West Virginia 8-2 330
22. Texas A&M 7-3 274
23. Oklahoma State 7-3 223
24. Texas-El Paso 7-2 152
25. Bowling Green 8-2 42
USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll
No. Team Record Points
1. Southern California [51] 10-0 1,514
2. Oklahoma [6] 10-0 1,435
3. AUBURN [4] 10-0 1,433
4. California 8-1 1,311
5. Texas 9-1 1,222
6. Utah 10-0 1,203
7. Michigan 9-1 1,191
8. Florida State 8-2 999
9. Wisconsin 9-1 948
10. GEORGIA 8-2 947
11. Louisville 7-1 880
12. Boise State 9-0 827
13. Miami (Fla.) 7-2 774
14. LSU 7-2 771
15. Virginia Tech 7-2 688
16. TENNESSEE 7-2 580
17. Iowa 8-2 519
18. Virginia 7-2 501
19. Boston College 7-2 433
20. West Virginia 8-2 419
21. Arizona State 8-2 411
22. Texas A&M 7-3 272
23. Oklahoma State 7-3 229
24. Bowling Green 8-2 117
25. Texas-El Paso 7-2 87