BATON ROUGE — After a 33-29 win over then-No. 14 Florida on Saturday night, LSU jumped to No. 9 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25, which was released on Sunday morning. The Tigers remained No. 9 USA Today Coaches’ Poll, while the Tigers were also ranked No. 9 in the first Harris Interactive Poll of the season.
The Harris Interactive Poll and the coaches’ poll are elements of the Bowl Championship Series standings.
With the win over Florida, LSU ran its record to 6-0 overall and remained in first place in the SEC Western Division with a 4-0 league mark. Ohio State moved to the No. 1 spot in the coaches’ poll, taking over for Alabama, who lost for the first time this year to South Carolina.
The first BCS rankings of the 2010 season will be released on Oct. 17 at 7:15 p.m. CT on ESPN.
LSU’s next opponent is Football Championship Subdivision McNeese State (2-3), which lost in the final minute on Saturday to FCS power Stephen F. Austin, 32-27. Kickoff for the Oct. 16 game in Tiger Stadium will be 6 p.m. CT on Fox Sports Net.
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AP Top 25
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points
1. Ohio State (34), 6-0 1453
2. Oregon (15), 6-0 1427
3. Boise State (8), 5-0 1395
4. TCU (1), 6-0 1304
5. Nebraska, 5-0 1236
6. Oklahoma (2), 5-0 1225
7. Auburn, 6-0 1104
8. Alabama, 5-1 1021
9. LSU, 6-0 999
10. South Carolina, 4-1 978
11. Utah, 5-0 926
12. Arkansas, 4-1 813
13. Michigan State, 6-0 806
14. Stanford, 5-1 732
15. Iowa, 4-1 648
16. Florida State, 5-1 547
17. Arizona, 4-1 472
18. Wisconsin, 5-1 410
19. Nevada, 6-0 376
20. Oklahoma State, 5-0 348
21. Missouri, 5-0 298
22. Florida, 4-2 209
23. Air Force, 5-1 187
24. Oregon State, 3-2 186
25. West Virginia, 4-1 141
Dropped from rankings: Miami (FL) 13, Michigan 18
Others receiving votes: Michigan 137, Miami (FL) 63, North Carolina State 31, Virginia Tech 17, Northwestern 5, Texas 5, Kansas State 1
USA TODAY Top 25 football Coaches Poll
The USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 football coaches poll, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th and ranking in last week’s poll.
Oct. 10, 2010
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week’s ranking
1. Ohio State (49) 6-0 1,455 2
2. Oregon (6) 6-0 1,388 3
3. Boise State (1) 5-0 1,335 4
4. Nebraska (2) 5-0 1,272 6
5. TCU (1) 6-0 1,213 5
6. Oklahoma 5-0 1,193 7
7. Auburn 6-0 1,060 8
8. Alabama 5-1 1,029 1
9. LSU 6-0 1,021 9
10. Utah 5-0 940 10
11. Michigan State 6-0 838 16
12. South Carolina 4-1 835 20
13. Arkansas 4-1 780 13
14. Iowa 4-1 710 15
15. Stanford 5-1 618 18
16. Wisconsin 5-1 542 19
17. Florida State 5-1 496 24
18. Oklahoma State 5-0 478 21
19. Missouri 5-0 434 22
20. Arizona 4-1 367 11
21. Nevada 6-0 329 23
22. Florida 4-2 242 12
23. Air Force 5-1 151 NR
24. Michigan 5-1 137 17
25. West Virginia 4-1 88 NR
Dropped out: No. 14 Miami (Fla.) (3-2, lost to then-No. 24 Florida State 45-17), No. 25 Northwestern (5-1, lost to Purdue 20-17).
Others receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) (3-2) 66; North Carolina State (5-1) 41; Texas (3-2) 31; Oregon State (3-2) 30; Virginia Tech (4-2) 24; Northwestern (5-1) 23; Mississippi State (4-2) 7; Maryland (4-1) 2.
Harris Interactive Poll – First Edition
Rank, Team, Record, Points
1. Ohio State (79), 6-0, 2,793
2. Oregon (23), 6-0, 2,722
3. Boise State (10), 5-0, 2,601
4. TCU, 6-0, 2,409
5. Nebraska, 5-0, 2,363
6. Oklahoma (2), 5-0, 2,276
7. Auburn, 6-0, 2,105
8. Alabama, 5-1, 2,030
9. LSU, 6-0, 1,942
10. Utah, 5-0, 1,793
11. South Carolina, 4-1, 1,616
12. Michigan State, 6-0, 1,591
13. Arkansas, 4-1, 1,433
14. Stanford, 5-1, 1,361
15. Iowa, 4-1, 1,253
16. Wisconsin, 5-1, 969
17. Florida State, 5-1, 913
18. Oklahoma State, 5-0, 863
19. Missouri, 5-0, 776
20. Nevada, 6-0, 741
21. Arizona, 4-1, 717
22. Florida, 4-2, 450
23. Air Force, 5-1, 349
24. Michigan, 5-1, 336
25. West Virginia, 4-1, 172