Football Stays in AP Top 10
BATON ROUGE — Coming off a thrilling 44-41 defeat at No. 9 Georgia, the LSU football team moved to No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll that were released Sunday morning.
LSU (4-1, 1-1 SEC), which controls its fate in the Southeastern Conference Western Division race, faces its second divisional opponent on Saturday at Mississippi State.
The SEC and its network television partners announced early Sunday that the Tigers and Bulldogs will kickoff on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT.
Oct. 5 SEC Network Television Selections
(games which TV network was undetermined when announced on Sept. 23 due to CBS’s six-day hold)
Georgia at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS
LSU at Mississippi State, 6 p.m. CT on ESPN
Arkansas at Florida, 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2
Ole Miss at Auburn, 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU
The AP Top 25
Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous
1. Alabama (55) 4-0 1,495 1
2. Oregon (5) 4-0 1,422 2
3. Clemson 4-0 1,354 3
4. Ohio St. 5-0 1,305 4
5. Stanford 4-0 1,280 5
6. Georgia 3-1 1,171 9
7. Louisville 4-0 1,091 7
8. Florida St. 4-0 1,069 8
9. Texas A&M 4-1 1,012 10
10. LSU 4-1 979 6
11. Oklahoma 4-0 838 14
12. UCLA 3-0 834 13
13. South Carolina 3-1 812 12
14. Miami 4-0 753 15
15. Washington 4-0 665 16
16. Northwestern 4-0 550 17
17. Baylor 3-0 536 19
18. Florida 3-1 481 20
19. Michigan 4-0 471 18
20. Texas Tech 4-0 264 24
21. Oklahoma St. 3-1 230 11
22. Arizona St. 3-1 192 NR
23. Fresno St. 4-0 187 25
24. Ole Miss 3-1 132 21
25. Maryland 4-0 119 NR
Others receiving votes: N. Illinois 104, Virginia Tech 49, Wisconsin 46, Nebraska 20, Missouri 14, Notre Dame 12, UCF 6, Michigan St. 5, Rutgers 2.
USA Today Coaches’ Poll
Rank Team Record Points (First Place Votes) Previous Rank
1. Alabama 4-0 1546 (59) 1
2. Oregon 4-0 1479 (2) 2
3. Ohio St. 5-0 1397 3
4. Clemson 4-0 1352 (1) 4
5. Stanford 4-0 1325 5
6. Georgia 3-1 1148 10
7. Louisville 4-0 1147 7
8. Florida St. 4-0 1129 8
9. Texas A&M 4-1 1072 9
10. Oklahoma 4-0 964 12
11. LSU 4-1 931 6
12. South Carolina 3-1 860 13
13. UCLA 3-0 812 14
14. Miami 4-0 727 15
15. Northwestern 4-0 620 16
16. Baylor 3-0 573 18
17. Michigan 4-0 546 17
18. Washington 4-0 545 20
19. Florida 3-1 515 19
20. Oklahoma St. 3-1 330 11
21. Fresno St. 4-0 270 23
22. Texas Tech 4-0 231 25
23. Northern Illinois 4-0 131 NR
24. Arizona St. 3-1 118 NR
25. Nebraska 3-1 71 NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Ole Miss (3-1), No. 22 Notre Dame (3-2), No. 24 Wisconsin (3-2).
Others Receiving Votes
Mississippi 69; Virginia Tech 54; Wisconsin 47; Maryland 45; Notre Dame 29; Missouri 21; Central Florida 15; Michigan State 10; Rutgers 9; Oregon State 7; Arizona 1; Cincinnati 1; East Carolina 1; Iowa 1; Utah 1.