LSU Gold

Football Moves Forward in Coaches' Top 25

by Todd Politz (@tpolitz)
Catching Up with Coach - Auburn Postgame LSU Sunday Night Live - Week 4 +0
Football Moves Forward in Coaches' Top 25

BATON ROUGE — Coming off a 35-21 victory over Auburn in its Southeastern Conference opener Saturday, the LSU football team jumped two spots in the USA Today Coaches Poll and remained No. 6 in the AP Top 25.

LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC) returns to action Saturday at No. 9 Georgia (2-1). Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS.

AP Top 25

Team Record (First-Place Votes) Points Previous
1. Alabama (56) 3-0 1,496 1
2. Oregon (4) 3-0 1,418 2
3. Clemson 3-0 1,340 3
4. Ohio St. 4-0 1,320 4
5. Stanford 3-0 1,270 5
6. LSU 4-0 1,167 6
7. Louisville 4-0 1,088 7
8. Florida St. 3-0 1,049 8
9. Georgia 2-1 1,029 9
10. Texas A&M 3-1 1,011 10
11. Oklahoma St. 3-0 849 11
12. South Carolina 2-1 828 12
13. UCLA 3-0 798 13
14. Oklahoma 3-0 689 14
15. Miami 3-0 687 16
16. Washington 3-0 559 17
17. Northwestern 4-0 477 18
18. Michigan 4-0 450 15
19. Baylor 3-0 441 20
20. Florida 2-1 414 19
21. Mississippi 3-0 342 21
22. Notre Dame 3-1 256 22
23. Wisconsin 3-1 130 24
24. Texas Tech 4-0 127 25
25. Fresno St. 3-0 110 NR

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 41, Georgia Tech 30, Maryland 24, UCF 19, Nebraska 13, N. Illinois 9, Arizona 8, Virginia Tech 4, Michigan St. 3, Missouri 2, Navy 1, Rutgers 1.

 

USA Today Coaches’ Poll

Team (First-Place Votes), Points, Previous
1. Alabama (56), 1,496, 1
2. Oregon (4), 1,418, 2
3. Clemson, 1,340, 3
4. Ohio State, 1,320, 4
5. Stanford, 1,270, 5
6. LSU, 1,167, 6
7. Louisville, 1,088, 7
8. Florida State, 1,049, 8
9. Georgia, 1,029, 9
10. Texas A&M, 1,011, 10
11. Oklahoma State, 849, 11
12. South Carolina, 828, 12
13. UCLA, 798, 13
14. Oklahoma, 689, 14
15. Miami, 687, 16
16. Washington, 559, 17
17. Northwestern, 477, 18
18. Michigan, 450, 15
19. Baylor, 441, 20
20. Florida, 414, 19
21. Mississippi, 342, 21
22. Notre Dame, 256, 22
23. Wisconsin, 130, 24
24. Texas Tech, 127, 25
25. Fresno State, 110, NR

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 41, Georgia Tech 30, Maryland 24, UCF 19, Nebraska 13, N. Illinois 9, Arizona 8, Virginia Tech 4, Michigan St. 3, Missouri 2, Navy 1, Rutgers 1