BATON ROUGE — For the second straight week, LSU remained ranked in the top 10 in all three national polls following Saturday’s 48-17 win over Mississippi State.
The Tigers, now 4-1 overall and 1-1 in Southeastern Conference play, return to action on Saturday when they travel to face fifth-ranked Florida in Gainesville. Kickoff for the Florida contest is set for 2:30 p.m. CDT. The game will be televised to a national audience by CBS.
It marks the second time this year LSU will be involved in a top 10 matchup on the road. Earlier this year, the Tigers dropped a 7-3 decision to then-No. 3 Auburn.
The Tigers held steady at No. 9 in the Associated Press poll, however LSU did manage to move up a spot in this week’s Harris Interactive rankings. LSU jumped over Georgia from No. 10 to No. 9 in this week’s Harris poll.
The Tigers continue to be ranked No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Florida, who goes into Saturday’s game with the Tigers, is ranked No. 5 in all three polls. Ohio State continues to be the nation’s No. 1 ranked team.
Other SEC teams in the rankings include: Auburn at No. 2 in the AP poll, and No. 3 in both the Coaches and Harris polls; Georgia at No. 9 in the Coaches poll and No. 10 in the AP and Harris polls; and Tennessee at No. 13 in the AP and Harris polls and No. 14 in the Coaches poll.
Week 6 AP Top 25
1. Ohio State (62) 5-0 1,622
2. Auburn (1) 5-0 1,498
3. USC 4-0 1,470
4. West Virginia (2) 4-0 1,395
5. Florida 5-0 1,393
6. Michigan 5-0 1,342
7. Texas 4-1 1,204
8. Louisville 4-0 1,165
9. LSU 4-1 1,157
10. Georgia 5-0 968
11. Oregon 4-0 946
12. Notre Dame 4-1 921
13. Tennessee 4-1 824
14. Oklahoma 3-1 735
15. Clemson 4-1 689
16. California 4-1 633
17. Florida State 3-1 548
18. Georgia Tech 4-1 539
19. Iowa 4-1 444
20. Boise State 5-0 353
21. Virginia Tech 4-1 339
22. Nebraska 4-1 325
23. Missouri 5-0 208
24. Rutgers 5-0 178
25. Boston College 4-1 52
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Texas Tech 34, Wake Forest 29, Washington 28, TCU 25, Wisconsin 19, Penn State 15, Miami (FL) 14, UCLA 7, Arkansas 5, Pittsburgh 1.
Week 6 USA Today Poll
1. Ohio State (62) 5-0 1,574
2. USC 4-0 1,475
3. Auburn (1) 5-0 1,418
4. West Virginia 4-0 1,366
5. Florida 5-0 1,309
6. Michigan 5-0 1,277
7. Texas 4-1 1,178
8. Louisville 4-0 1,140
9. Georgia 5-0 1,039
10. LSU 4-1 1,038
11. Oregon 4-0 946
12. Notre Dame 4-1 851
13. Oklahoma 3-1 706
14. Tennessee 4-1 673
15. Clemson 4-1 657
16. Florida State 3-1 601
17. California 4-1 588
18. Virginia Tech 4-1 421
19. Iowa 4-1 418
20. Georgia Tech 4-1 347
21. Boise State 5-0 344
22. Nebraska 4-1 326
23. Rutgers 5-0 192
24. Texas Tech 4-1 141
25. Missouri 5-0 136
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
TCU 92, Boston College 88, Penn State 29, Arkansas 23, Wake Forest 16, Washington 14, Purdue 13, Miami (FL) 11, Wisconsin 11, Texas A&M 6, Brigham Young 6, South Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 2, UCLA 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
TCU 15, Boston College 25.
Harris Top 25
The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Ohio State (110) 5-0 2,845 1
2. USC (2) 4-0 2,637 2
3. Auburn (1) 5-0 2,626 3
4. Michigan 5-0 2,436 5
5. Florida (1) 5-0 2,388 6
5. West Virginia 4-0 2,388 4
7. Louisville 4-0 2,093 7
8. Texas 4-1 2,041 8
9. LSU 4-1 1,922 10
10. Georgia 5-0 1,784 9
11. Oregon 4-0 1,681 13
12. Notre Dame 4-1 1,662 12
13. Tennessee 4-1 1,427 15
14. Oklahoma 3-1 1,292 16
15. Clemson 4-1 1,137 19
16. California 4-1 1,127 18
17. Florida State 3-1 870 20
18. Iowa 4-1 784 14
19. Virginia Tech 4-1 769 11
20. Georgia Tech 4-1 664 NR
21. Nebraska 4-1 612 21
22. Boise State 5-0 572 22
23. Missouri 5-0 427 24
24. Rutgers 5-0 313 23
25. Boston College 4-1 126 25
Other teams receiving votes: TCU 117; Texas Tech 97; Wisconsin 56; Wake Forest 47; Penn State 25; Washington 23; Alabama 16; Miami FLA 16; UCLA 7; Arkansas 6; BYU 5; Houston 4; Navy 4; Pittsburgh 2; Arizona State 1; Purdue 1.