BATON ROUGE — After improving to 11-0 with a 52-3 win at Ole Miss on Saturday, LSU led a 1-2-3 sweep of the football national rankings entering its regular-season finale against No. 3 Arkansas.
The Tigers and Razorbacks are set square off in the “Battle for the Golden Boot” on Friday at 1:30 p.m. CT in Tiger Stadium. The game will be nationally televised by CBS.
Bowl Championship Series Standings
RK, TEAM, BCS AVG, PVS, COMP. AVG , %
1. LSU, 1.0000, 1, 1, 1.000
2. Alabama, .9491, 3, 3, .930
3. Arkansas, .8985, 6, 4, .870
4. Oklahoma State, .8408, 2, 2, .950
5. Virginia Tech, .7842, 8, 7, .710
6. Stanford, .7711, 9, 9, .660
7. Boise State, .6881, 10, 8, .690
8. Houston, .6684, 11, 12, .560
9. Oklahoma, .6526, 5, 6, .800
10. Oregon, .6469, 4, 11, .600
11. Kansas State, .5896, 13, 5, .840
12. South Carolina, .5640, 12, 10, .620
13. Georgia, .5189, 14, 14, .470
14. Michigan State, .5017, 15, 17, .290
15. Michigan, .3980, 18, 15, .370
16. Wisconsin, .3939, 17, 24, .110
17. Clemson, .3634, 7, 16, .300
18. Baylor, .3230, 22, 13, .550
19. Penn State, .3055, 21, 18, .280
20. TCU, .3027, 19, 19, .270
21. Nebraska, .1485, 16, 21, .180
22. Notre Dame, .0945, NR, 25, .080
23. Georgia Tech, .0873, NR, 29, .000
24. Auburn, .0750, 24, 22, .170
25. Texas, .0746, 23, 20, .220
The AP Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Point, Previous
1. LSU (60) 11-0 1,500 1
2. Alabama 10-1 1,440 3
3. Arkansas 10-1 1,376 6
4. Stanford 10-1 1,224 8
5. Oklahoma St. 10-1 1,206 2
6. Virginia Tech 10-1 1,133 9
7. Boise St. 9-1 1,025 10
8. Houston 11-0 1,018 11
9. Oregon 9-2 1,008 4
10. Southern Cal 9-2 964 18
11. Michigan St. 9-2 876 12
12. Oklahoma 8-2 819 5
13. Georgia 9-2 815 13
14. South Carolina 9-2 762 14
15. Wisconsin 9-2 714 15
16. Kansas St. 9-2 682 16
17. Michigan 9-2 527 20
18. Clemson 9-2 515 7
19. TCU 9-2 456 19
20. Penn St. 9-2 398 21
21. Baylor 7-3 383 25
22. Nebraska 8-3 155 17
22. Notre Dame 8-3 155 24
24. Virginia 8-3 147 NR
25. Georgia Tech 8-3 77 NR
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 37, Tulsa 34, Auburn 28, Southern Miss. 12, Rutgers 6, Arkansas St. 4, Iowa St. 3, Cincinnati 1.
USA Today Coaches’ Poll
Rank, School (record), Points, Last week’s rank
1. LSU (11-0), 1475, 1
2. Alabama (10-1), 1413, 3
3. Arkansas (10-1), 1349, 6
4. Virginia Tech (10-1), 1242, 7
5. Stanford (10-1), 1222, 9
6. Oklahoma State (10-1), 1156, 2
7. Houston (11-0), 1075, 10
8. Boise State (9-1), 982, 11
9. Oregon (9-2), 933, 4
10. Michigan State (9-2), 928, 12
11. Oklahoma (8-2), 826, 5
12. Wisconsin (9-2), 808, 13
13. South Carolina (9-2), 806, 14
14. Georgia (9-2), 803, 15
15. Kansas State (9-2), 671, 17
16. Michigan (9-2), 618, 18
17. Clemson (9-2), 587, 8
18. TCU (9-2), 494, 19
19. Penn State (9-2), 455, 21
20. Baylor (7-3), 302, NR
21. Georgia Tech (8-3), 203, t23
22. Nebraska (8-3), 165, 16
23. West Virginia (7-3), 158, t23
24. Notre Dame (8-3), 156, 25
25. Virginia (8-3), 154, NR
Dropped out: No. 20 Southern Mississippi (9-2, lost to Alabama-Birmingham 34-31), No. 22 Florida State (7-4, lost to then-unranked Virginia 14-13).
Harris Interactive College Football Poll
Rank, Team, Record, Points, Previous Week’s Rank
1. LSU (115), 11-0, 2,875, 1
2. Alabama, 10-1, 2,758, 3
3. Arkansas, 10-1, 2,619, 6
4. Stanford, 10-1, 2,371, 7
5. Virginia Tech, 10-1, 2,302, 9
6. Oklahoma State, 10-1, 2,267, 2
7. Houston, 11-0, 2,060, 10
8. Boise State, 9-1, 2,037, 11
9. Oregon, 9-2, 2,036, 4
10. Oklahoma, 8-2, 1,719, 5
11. Michigan State, 9-2, 1,685, 12
12. Georgia, 9-2, 1,559, 14
13. South Carolina, 9-2, 1,511, 15
14. Wisconsin, 9-2, 1,506, 13
15. Kansas State, 9-2, 1,362, 17
16. Michigan, 9-2, 1,164, 18
17. Clemson, 9-2, 1,128, 8
18. Penn State, 9-2, 943, 19
19. TCU, 9-2, 872, 21
20. Baylor, 7-3, 616, 25
21. Nebraska, 8-3, 442, 16
22. Georgia Tech, 8-3, 357, 24
23. Notre Dame, 8-3, 281, NR
24. West Virginia, 7-3, 278, 22
25. Virginia, 8-3, 222, NR
Other teams receiving votes: Southern Miss 116; Auburn 94; Tulsa 64; Rutgers 52; Florida State 20; BYU 12; Cincinnati 12; Arkansas State 9; Texas 9; Iowa 6; Iowa State 3; Missouri 3; Northern Illinois 3; Ohio 2.
Dropped out of Top 25: Southern Miss, Florida State.