BATON ROUGE — The LSU football team remained No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 and No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, as the rankings were released on Tuesday following the holiday weekend.
Both AP and Coaches polls are typically released late on Sunday mornings during the college football season.
AP Top 25
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points, Prev.
1 Florida (56) 1-0 1493 1
2 Texas (2) 1-0 1424 2
3 USC 1-0 1355 4
4 Alabama (2) 1-0 1331 5
5 Oklahoma State 1-0 1201 9
6 Mississippi 1-0 1095 8
7 Penn State 1-0 1082 9
8 Ohio State 1-0 985 6
9 Brigham Young 1-0 984 20
10 California 1-0 971 12
11 LSU 1-0 890 11
12 Boise State 1-0 882 14
13 Oklahoma 0-1 782 3
14 Virginia Tech 0-1 652 7
15 Georgia Tech 1-0 630 15
16 TCU 0-0 523 17
17 Utah 1-0 404 19
18 Notre Dame 1-0 383 23
19 North Carolina 1-0 338 21
20 Miami (FL) 1-0 315 NR
21 Georgia 0-1 294 13
22 Nebraska 1-0 266 24
23 Cincinnati 1-0 248 NR
24 Kansas 1-0 196 25
25 Missouri 1-0 126 NR
Dropped from rankings: Oregon 16, Florida State 18, Iowa 22
Others receiving votes: Oregon State 113, Michigan State 83, Pittsburgh 82, Texas Tech 53, Oregon 47, Clemson 40, Florida State 39, West Virginia 32, Tennessee 30, Iowa 24, Michigan 18, UCLA 18, Baylor 17, Boston College 14, Arizona 12, East Carolina 6, Air Force 4, Auburn 4, Colorado State 4, Arkansas 3, South Carolina 3, South Florida 1, Southern Miss 1, Houston 1, Tulsa 1
USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank, School (record), Points, Preseason Rank, First-Place Votes
1. Florida (1-0) 1472 1 56
2. Texas (1-0) 1407 2 2
3. Southern California (1-0) 1352 4 1
4. Alabama (1-0) 1299 5 0
5. Penn State (1-0) 1145 8 0
6. Oklahoma State (1-0) 1114 11 0
7. Ohio State (1-0) 1106 6 0
8. Mississippi (1-0) 1006 10 0
9. LSU (1-0) 977 9 0
10. California (1-0) 935 12 0
11. Boise State (1-0) 803 16 0
12. Brigham Young (1-0) 755 24 0
13. Georgia Tech (1-0) 685 15 0
14. Oklahoma (0-1) 682 3 0
15. Virginia Tech (0-1) 633 7 0
16. TCU (0-0) 543 17 0
17. Utah (1-0) 503 18 0
18. Nebraska (1-0) 360 22 0
19. North Carolina (1-0) 358 20 0
20. Notre Dame (1-0) 335 23 0
21. Georgia (0-1) 304 13 0
22. Miami (Fla.) (1-0) 276 not ranked 0
23. Cincinnati (1-0) 187 not ranked 0
24. Oregon State (1-0) 169 25 0
25. Kansas (1-0) 139 not ranked 0
Dropped out: No. 14 Oregon (0-1, lost to then-No. 16 Boise State 19-8), No. 19 Florida State (0-1, lost to then-unranked Miami, Fla., 38-34), No. 21 Iowa (1-0, beat Northern Iowa 17-16).
Others receiving votes: Michigan State 133; Missouri 97; Iowa 70; Florida State 62; Texas Tech 53; Oregon 50; Pittsburgh 26; Clemson 24; South Carolina 23; Tennessee 21; Auburn 13; West Virginia 13; South Florida 12; Kentucky 8; Arizona 5; Michigan 4; Northwestern 4; Boston College 3; Arkansas 2; Baylor 2; UCLA 2; Colorado State 1; Minnesota 1; Tulsa 1.