BATON ROUGE ? LSU’s home game against Auburn on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium will be televised by ESPN2, the Southeastern Conference announced on Sunday.
Kickoff for the LSU-Auburn game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Additionally, the Tigers were ranked No. 9 in the initial Bowl Championship Series standings released on Sunday. Florida was ranked No. 1, followed by Alabama, Texas, Boise State and Cincinnati. Check back for the full poll.
LSU, which had an open date on Saturday, is 5-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play. Auburn brings a 5-2 overall mark and 2-2 league record into the contest. Auburn dropped a 21-14 decision to Kentucky on Saturday.
AP Top 25 Week 8 (Oct. 18)
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Alabama (39) 7-0 1447 2
2. Florida (20) 6-0 1434 1
3. Texas 6-0 1365 3
4. USC 5-1 1213 6
5. Cincinnati 6-0 1163 8
6. Boise State 6-0 1156 5
7. Iowa 7-0 1092 11
8. Miami (FL) 5-1 1056 9
9. LSU 5-1 1014 10
10. TCU 6-0 1001 12
11. Georgia Tech 6-1 861 19
12. Oregon 5-1 849 13
13. Penn State 6-1 753 14
14. Oklahoma State 5-1 690 16
15. Virginia Tech 5-2 684 4
16. Brigham Young 6-1 601 18
17. Houston 5-1 478 23
18. Ohio State 5-2 373 7
19. Utah 5-1 350 24
20. Pittsburgh 6-1 330 NR
21. Texas Tech 5-2 286 NR
22. West Virginia 5-1 205 NR
23. South Carolina 5-2 159 22
24. Kansas 5-1 120 17
25. Oklahoma 3-3 117 20
Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 15, South Florida 21, Notre Dame 25
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 61, Mississippi 59, South Florida 57, Nebraska 52, Michigan 41, Central Michigan 39, Arizona 25, California 9, Arkansas 8, Oregon State 5, Missouri 4, Navy 4, Wisconsin 4, Idaho 4, Auburn 3, Boston College 3
USA TODAY TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL ? Oct. 18, 2009
The Top 25 football coaches poll, with team’s records in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received:
Rank, School (record), Points, Last week’s rank, First-place votes
1. Florida (6-0), 1464, 1, 49
2. Alabama (7-0), 1398, 3, 9
3. Texas (6-0), 1386, 2, 1
4. Southern California (5-1), 1237, 5, 0
5. Boise State (6-0), 1153, 6, 0
6. Cincinnati (6-0), 1104, 9, 0
7. TCU (6-0), 1069, 8, 0
8. Iowa (7-0), 1037, 12, 0
9. Miami (Fla.) (5-1), 998, 11, 0
10. LSU (5-1), 995, 10, 0
11. Penn State (6-1), 894, 13, 0
12. Oklahoma State (5-1), 795, 14, 0
13. Georgia Tech (6-1), 779, 20, 0
14. Oregon (5-1), 769, 16, 0
15. Virginia Tech (5-2), 672, 4, 0
16. Brigham Young (6-1), 577, 19, 0
17. Ohio State (5-2), 481, 7, 0
18. Houston (5-1), 421, 23, 0
19. Pittsburgh (6-1), 328, NR, 0
20. Utah (5-1), 300, NR, 0
21. Kansas (5-1), 222, 15, 0
22. West Virginia (5-1), 188, NR, 0
23. South Carolina (5-2), 142, 22, 0
24. Texas Tech (5-2), 132, NR, 0
25. Mississippi (4-2), 114, NR, 0
Dropped out: No. 17 Nebraska (4-2, lost to then-unranked Texas Tech 31-10), No. 18 Oklahoma (3-3, lost to then-No. 2 Texas 16-13), No. 21 South Florida (5-1, lost to then-No. 9 Cincinnati 34-17), No. 24 Missouri (4-2, lost to then-No. 14 Oklahoma State 33-17), No. 25 Notre Dame (4-2, lost to then-No. 5 Southern California 34-27).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma (3-3) 113; South Florida (5-1) 104; Nebraska (4-2) 84; Central Michigan (6-1) 34; Notre Dame (4-2) 31; Boston College (5-2) 26; Wisconsin (5-2) 26; Arkansas (3-3) 19; Michigan (5-2) 13; Georgia (4-3) 12; Missouri (4-2) 11; Oregon State (4-2) 10; Auburn (5-2) 8; Idaho (6-1) 8; Arizona (4-2) 7; California (4-2) 7; Michigan State (4-3) 5; North Carolina (4-2) 1; Rutgers (4-2) 1.
Harris Poll Week 8 (Oct. 18)
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Florida (77) 6-0 2802 1
2. Alabama (33) 7-0 2736 2
3. Texas (4) 6-0 2661 2
4. USC 5-1 2394 6
5. Boise State 6-0 2289 5
6. Cincinnati 6-0 2173 8
7. Iowa 7-0 2045 11
8. TCU 6-0 2015 10
9. LSU 5-1 1996 9
10. Miami (FL) 5-1 1896 12
11. Penn State 6-1 1620 13
12. Oregon 5-1 1577 14
13. Georgia Tech 6-1 1489 20
14. Oklahoma State 5-1 1436 15
15. Virginia Tech 5-2 1278 4
16. Brigham Young 6-1 1210 17
17. Ohio State 5-2 937 7
18. Houston 5-1 834 23
19. Utah 5-1 627 NR
20. Pittsburgh 6-1 545 NR
21. Kansas 5-1 403 16
22. Texas Tech 5-2 316 NR
23. West Virginia 5-1 275 NR
24. South Florida 5-1 252 21
25. Oklahoma 3-3 247 18
Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 19, South Carolina 22, Auburn 24, Notre Dame 25
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 216, Mississippi 181, Notre Dame 105, Nebraska 99, Michigan 63, Central Michigan 61, Arkansas 37, Boston College 28, California 28, Missouri 28, Idaho 27, Arizona 19, Auburn 18, Wisconsin 18, Oregon State 17, Michigan State 14, Connecticut 14, Georgia 9, Navy 7, Clemson 3, Stanford 3, Temple 1, Troy 1