BATON ROUGE — LSU moved up three spots to No. 16 in this week’s Bowl Championship Series Standings which were released on Sunday night.
The Tigers, now 6-2 overall after Saturday’s 35-10 win over Tulane in Tiger Stadium, have a .3711 BCS average. The BCS formula is made up of two human elements ? the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll ? along with the computer element – which includes six computer polls.
Alabama, this week’s opponent for the Tigers, is now the No. 1 team in the nation in all major polls, including the BCS Standings. Texas Tech is No. 2 in the BCS, followed by Penn State, Texas and Florida.
Outside of Alabama, Florida and LSU, the only other Southeastern Conference team in the BCS Standings this week is Georgia, who stands at No. 13 following its 49-10 loss to the Gators.
LSU remained No. 15 in both the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll this week. In addition, the Tigers held steady at No. 15 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25, which is not part of the BCS formula.
LSU extended its streak of consecutive weeks in the top 25 as the Tigers have been ranked now for 93 consecutive weeks in the USA Today Coaches Poll and for 92 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.
Kickoff for LSU-Alabama is set for 2:30 p.m. from a sold out Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised nationally by CBS.
BCS Standings
Rk Team BCS Avg.
1 Alabama 0.974
2 Texas Tech 0.937
3 Penn State 0.928
4 Texas 0.853
5 Florida 0.826
6 Oklahoma 0.822
7 Southern Cal 0.755
8 Utah 0.697
9 Oklahoma St. 0.666
10 Boise St. 0.699
11 Ohio St. 0.555
12 Texas Christian 0.544
13 Georgia 0.536
14 Missouri 0.492
15 Brigham Young 0.373
16 LSU 0.371
17 Ball St. 0.356
18 Michigan St. 0.336
19 North Carolina 0.263
20 Georgia Tech 0.188
21 California 0.112
22 Florida St. 0.087
23 Maryland 0.082
24 Northwestern 0.081
25 West Virginia 0.080
AP Top 25
1. Alabama (46) 9-0 1,600
2. Texas Tech (12) 9-0 1,528
3. Penn State (6) 9-0 1,525
4. Florida (1) 7-1 1,398
5. Texas 8-1 1,353
6. Oklahoma 8-1 1,324
7. USC 7-1 1,250
8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1,198
9. Boise State 8-0 1,030
10. Utah 9-0 1,028
11. TCU 9-1 958
12. Ohio State 7-2 898
13. Missouri 7-2 830
14. Georgia 7-2 808
15. LSU 6-2 746
16. Ball State 8-0 594
17. Brigham Young 8-1 536
18. Michigan State 8-2 456
19. North Carolina 6-2 418
20. West Virginia 6-2 303
21. California 6-2 288
22. Georgia Tech 7-2 286
23. Maryland 6-2 242
24. Florida State 6-2 128
25. Pittsburgh 6-2 96
Others Receiving Votes
Northwestern 88, Tulsa 72, Kansas 60, Minnesota 23, Cincinnati 16, Oregon State 16, South Carolina 10, Louisville 8, Air Force 6, Arizona 3, Central Michigan 1, South Florida 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Tulsa 19, Minnesota 20, Oregon 23, South Florida 24.
USA Today Poll
1. Alabama (40) 9-0 1,498
2. Penn State (14) 9-0 1,437
3. Texas Tech (6) 9-0 1,409
4. Oklahoma (1) 8-1 1,290
5. Florida 7-1 1,268
6. USC 7-1 1,232
7. Texas 8-1 1,227
8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1,066
9. Utah 9-0 1,018
10. Boise State 8-0 958
11. TCU 9-1 862
12. Ohio State 7-2 843
13. Missouri 7-2 794
14. Georgia 7-2 693
15. LSU 6-2 683
16. Brigham Young 8-1 591
17. Michigan State 8-2 516
18. Ball State 8-0 503
19. North Carolina 6-2 359
20. Georgia Tech 7-2 289
21. Maryland 6-2 243
22. California 6-2 192
23. West Virginia 6-2 172
24. Florida State 6-2 150
25. Northwestern 7-2 120
Others Receiving Votes
Kansas 101, Tulsa 99, Pittsburgh 91, Minnesota 52, South Carolina 18, Oregon State 9, Connecticut 9, Illinois 8, Cincinnati 8, Arizona 5, Miami (FL) 4, South Florida 3, Oregon 3, Kentucky 2.
Dropped From Rankings
Tulsa 18, Minnesota 20, South Florida 23, Oregon 24.