BATON ROUGE — For the first time this year, LSU dropped out of the top 10 as the Tigers fell to No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25 and to No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll following Saturday’s loss to Florida in Gainesville.
LSU entered the Florida game ranked No. 3 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 4 in the AP Poll.
This week, the Tigers bring their 4-1 overall mark and 2-1 league record to Columbia, S.C., to face South Carolina. The Gamecocks have won four straight and stand at 5-2 overall and 2-2 in conference action. South Carolina is coming off a 24-17 road win over Kentucky on Saturday. Kickoff for Saturday’s game is set for 7 p.m. CT and will be televised by ESPN.
By falling out of the top 10, LSU saw its school record streak of consecutive weeks in the top 10 snapped at 28 straight periods. Prior to Sunday’s poll, LSU had been ranked in the top 10 of every USA Today Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 since Nov. 12, 2006.
LSU streaks of consecutive weeks in the top 25 remains intact as the Tigers have been ranked now for 90 consecutive weeks in the USA Today Coaches Poll and for 89 straight weeks in the AP Poll. The last time LSU failed to make the top 25 in either poll came following the Tigers loss to Texas in the 2003 Cotton Bowl to conclude the 2002 season.
Texas took over the top spot in both national polls following its upset of then-No. 1 Oklahoma on Saturday. The Longhorns are followed in the AP top five by Alabama at No. 2, Penn State at No. 3, Oklahoma at No. 4 and Florida at No. 5.
The USA Today Coaches Poll has Alabama at No. 2, followed by Penn State, Southern Cal, and Texas Tech.
AP Top 25
1. Texas (39) 6-0 1,599
2. Alabama (26) 6-0 1,582
3. Penn State 7-0 1,492
4. Oklahoma 5-1 1,306
5. Florida 5-1 1,284
6. USC 4-1 1,247
7. Texas Tech 6-0 1,210
8. Oklahoma State 6-0 1,184
9. Brigham Young 6-0 1,131
10. Georgia 5-1 1,081
11. Missouri 5-1 984
12. Ohio State 6-1 908
13. LSU 4-1 893
14. Utah 7-0 834
15. Boise State 5-0 714
16. Kansas 5-1 620
17. Virginia Tech 5-1 540
18. North Carolina 5-1 416
19. South Florida 5-1 397
20. Michigan State 6-1 371
21. Wake Forest 4-1 330
22. Vanderbilt 5-1 258
23. Pittsburgh 4-1 182
24. Ball State 7-0 166
25. California 4-1 115
Others Receiving Votes
Tulsa 84, TCU 61, Minnesota 48, Florida State 38, Georgia Tech 25, South Carolina 9, Kentucky 7, Oregon 4, Northwestern 3, Notre Dame 1, Cincinnati 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Auburn 20.
USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week
1. Texas (44) 6-0 1,505 5
2. Alabama (14) 6-0 1,452 4
3. Penn State (3) 7-0 1,416 6
4. Southern California 4-1 1,198 9
5. Texas Tech 6-0 1,195 7
6. Oklahoma 5-1 1,147 1
7. Florida 5-1 1,145 12
8. Brigham Young 6-0 1,143 8
9. Georgia 5-1 1,010 10
10. Oklahoma State 6-0 958 17
11. Ohio State 6-1 920 11
12. Missouri 5-1 886 2
13. Utah 7-0 819 13
14. LSU 4-1 776 3
15. Kansas 5-1 676 15
16. Boise State 5-0 648 16
17. Michigan State 6-1 468 19
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 467 18
19. Wake Forest 4-1 376 21
20. South Florida 5-1 334 20
21. North Carolina 5-1 321 NR
22. California 4-1 169 25
23. Vanderbilt 5-1 147 14
24. TCU 6-1 138 NR
25. Ball State 7-0 135 NR
Dropped out:
No. 22 Northwestern (5-1, lost to then-No. 19 Michigan State 37-20), No. 23 Auburn (4-3, lost to Arkansas 25-22), No. 24 Wisconsin (3-3, lost to then-No. 6 Penn State 48-7).
Others receiving votes:
Tulsa (6-0) 121; Minnesota (6-1) 55; Florida State (4-1) 49; Pittsburgh (4-1) 45; Georgia Tech (5-1) 31; Northwestern (5-1) 21; Cincinnati (5-1) 18; Oregon (5-2) 14; South Carolina (5-2) 10; Boston College (4-1) 3; Connecticut (5-1) 3; Fresno State (4-2) 2; Notre Dame (4-2) 2; Kentucky (4-2) 1; Miami (Fla.) (3-3) 1.