BATON ROUGE — Coming off its best performance of the 2009 season, the LSU football team moved up one spot to No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches Top 25, it was announced Sunday.
LSU remained No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25, the Harris Interactive Poll and the Bowl Championship Series rankings.
BCS Standings – Updated: October 25, 2009
RK, Team, W-L, BCS
1. Florida, 7-0, .973
2. Alabama, 8-0, .945
3. Texas, 7-0, .893
4. Iowa, 8-0, .825
5. USC, 6-1, .794
6. TCU, 7-0, .789
7. Boise State, 7-0, .775
8. Cincinnati, 7-0, .774
9. LSU, 6-1, .703
10. Oregon, 6-1, .646
11. Georgia Tech, 7-1, .59
12. Penn State, 7-1, .585
13. Virginia Tech, 5-2, .492
14. Oklahoma State, 6-1, .449
15. Pittsburgh, 7-1, .342
16. Utah, 6-1, .316
17. Ohio State, 6-2, .315
18. Houston, 6-1, .309
19. Miami (FL), 5-2, .249
20. Arizona, 5-2, .224
21. West Virginia, 6-1, .196
22. South Carolina, 6-2, .189
23. Notre Dame, 5-2, .12
24. California, 5-2, .092
25. Mississippi, 5-2, .091
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1. Florida (30) 7-0 1463
2. Alabama (23) 8-0 1448
3. Texas (7) 7-0 1407
4. USC 6-1 1217
5. Cincinnati 7-0 1211
6. Boise State 7-0 1177
7. Iowa 8-0 1148
8. TCU 7-0 1132
9. LSU 6-1 1040
10. Oregon 6-1 933
11. Georgia Tech 7-1 923
12. Penn State 7-1 843
13. Oklahoma State 6-1 768
14. Virginia Tech 5-2 734
15. Houston 6-1 601
16. Pittsburgh 7-1 551
17. Ohio State 6-2 508
18. Miami (FL) 5-2 501
19. Utah 6-1 400
20. West Virginia 6-1 323
21. South Carolina 6-2 270
22. Oklahoma 4-3 210
23. Arizona 5-2 164
24. Mississippi 5-2 142
25. Notre Dame 5-2 135
Dropped from rankings: Brigham Young 16, Texas Tech 21, Kansas 24
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young 80, Central Michigan 76, California 24, Texas Tech 18, Wisconsin 16, Navy 13, Kansas 12, Clemson 11, Rutgers 1
Harris Interactive Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Florida (75) 7-0 2765 1
2. Alabama (17) 8-0 2674 2
3. Texas (20) 7-0 2672 3
4. USC 6-1 2316 4
5. Boise State 7-0 2273 5
6. Cincinnati 7-0 2224 6
7. TCU 7-0 2119 8
8. Iowa (1) 8-0 2086 7
9. LSU 6-1 1994 9
10. Penn State 7-1 1699 11
11. Oregon 6-1 1689 12
12. Georgia Tech 7-1 1644 13
13. Oklahoma State 6-1 1522 14
14. Virginia Tech 5-2 1350 15
15. Ohio State 6-2 1125 17
16. Houston 6-1 1064 18
17. Pittsburgh 7-1 952 20
18. Miami (FL) 5-2 858 10
19. Utah 6-1 834 19
20. West Virginia 6-1 622 23
21. South Carolina 6-2 475 NR
22. Oklahoma 4-3 399 25
23. Mississippi 5-2 342 NR
24. Notre Dame 5-2 236 NR
25. Arizona 5-2 230 NR
Dropped from rankings: Brigham Young 16, Kansas 21, Texas Tech 22, South Florida 24
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young 202, Central Michigan 107, California 65, Wisconsin 54, Kansas 42, Navy 25, Texas Tech 23, Tennessee 11, South Florida 8, Temple 5, Oregon State 5, Georgia 5, Idaho 4, Clemson 3, Connecticut 1, Troy 1
USA TODAY TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL ? Oct. 25, 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 (7-0), 1459, 1, 46
2. Alabama (8-0), 1399, 2, 9
3. Texas (7-0), 1390, 3, 4
4. Southern California (6-1), 1244, 4, 0
5. Boise State (7-0), 1152, 5, 0
6. TCU (7-0), 1131, 7, 0
7. Cincinnati (7-0), 1126, 6, 0
8. Iowa (8-0), 1086, 8, 0
9. LSU (6-1), 1037, 10, 0
10. Penn State (7-1), 935, 11, 0
11. Georgia Tech (7-1), 865, 13, 0
12. Oregon (6-1), 839, 14, 0
13. Oklahoma State (6-1), 825, 12, 0
14. Virginia Tech (5-2), 691, 15, 0
15. Ohio State (6-2), 569, 17, 0
16. Houston (6-1), 544, 18, 0
17. Pittsburgh (7-1), 542, 19, 0
18. Miami (Fla.) (5-2), 433, 9, 0
19. Utah (6-1), 403, 20, 0
20. West Virginia (6-1), 365, 22, 0
21. South Carolina (6-2), 279, 23, 0
22. Mississippi (5-2), 223, 25, 0
23. Oklahoma (4-3), 168, NR, 0
24. Arizona (5-2), 149, NR, 0
25. Notre Dame (5-2), 82, NR, 0
Dropped out: No. 16 Brigham Young (6-2, lost to then-No. 7 TCU 38-7), No. 21 Kansas (5-2, lost to then-unranked Oklahoma 35-13), No. 24 Texas Tech (5-3, lost to Texas A&M 52-30).
Others receiving votes: Central Michigan (7-1) 61; Brigham Young (6-2) 59; Wisconsin (5-2) 49; California (5-2) 32; Texas Tech (5-3) 14; Kansas (5-2) 11; Georgia (4-3) 5; Navy (6-2) 4; Auburn (5-3) 2; Clemson (4-3) 2.