BATON ROUGE — After a heart-breaking loss in the final seconds in Oxford, the LSU football team fell seven spots to No. 17 in the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Polls released on Sunday. Check back for the Harris Interactive Poll and the Bowl Championship Series standings.
The AP Top 25
By The Associated Press
Record Pts Pvs
1. Florida (36) 11-0 1,463 1
2. Alabama (13) 11-0 1,428 2
3. Texas (11) 11-0 1,425 3
4. TCU 11-0 1,309 4
5. Cincinnati 10-0 1,245 5
6. Boise St. 11-0 1,218 6
7. Georgia Tech 10-1 1,138 7
8. Pittsburgh 9-1 1,041 8
9. Ohio St. 10-2 1,016 9
10. Oregon 9-2 983 11
11. Oklahoma St. 9-2 793 12
12. Penn St. 10-2 773 13
13. Iowa 10-2 766 15
14. Virginia Tech 8-3 675 16
15. Clemson 8-3 609 18
16. Oregon St. 8-3 541 20
17. LSU 8-3 409 10
18. BYU 9-2 399 19
19. Miami 8-3 347 21
20. Mississippi 8-3 333 NR
21. California 8-3 263 NR
22. Utah 9-2 249 23
23. North Carolina 8-3 237 NR
24. Southern Cal 7-3 225 22
25. Houston 9-2 199 24
Others receiving votes: Stanford 169, Nebraska 126, Wisconsin 40, Temple 32, Navy 24, Texas Tech 11, Northwestern 3, West Virginia 3, Auburn 2, Kentucky 2, Nevada 2, Arizona 1, Cent. Michigan 1.
USA Today Coaches’ Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Florida (47) 11-0 1459 1
2. Texas (4) 11-0 1398 2
3. Alabama (8) 11-0 1388 3
4. TCU 11-0 1279 4
5. Cincinnati 10-0 1224 5
6. Boise State 11-0 1181 6
7. Georgia Tech 10-1 1125 7
8. Ohio State 10-2 1031 8
9. Pittsburgh 9-1 1021 9
10. Oregon 9-2 941 11
11. Penn State 10-2 843 12
12. Oklahoma State 9-2 815 13
13. Iowa 10-2 714 15
14. Virginia Tech 8-3 656 16
15. Brigham Young 9-2 510 18
16. Clemson 8-3 467 19
17. LSU 8-3 463 10
18. Oregon State 8-3 450 20
19. Utah 9-2 318 23
20. Houston 9-2 305 22
21. Miami (FL) 8-3 266 24
22. USC 7-3 261 21
23. Nebraska 8-3 191 25
24. North Carolina 8-3 167 25
25. Mississippi 8-3 165 NR
Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 14, Stanford 17
Others receiving votes: California 149, Wisconsin 123, Stanford 58, Navy 50, West Virginia 30, Central Michigan 27, Arkansas 17, Temple 17, Arizona 15, Northwestern 13, Texas Tech 12, Nevada 12, Auburn 9, TROY 2, South Florida 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri 1