BATON ROUGE — After its second-straight shutout in Tiger Stadium, the LSU Football team advanced to No. 8 in the AP Top 25 and the Amway Coaches Poll released Sunday morning.
Last week, the Tigers were ranked ninth by the coaches and 10th by the AP.
LSU (3-0), winners of six-straight games dating to 2013, has scored 108 unanswered points since trailing then-No. 14 Wisconsin, 24-7, in the third quarter of the season opener in Houston.
Following wins of 56-0 over FCS opponent Sam Houston State and 31-0 against Louisiana-Monroe, the Tigers step up in competition once again this Saturday.
Mississippi State (3-0) visits Tiger Stadium for the third of LSU’s four-game homestand. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN. Pregame on the LSU Sports Radio Network begins at 4 p.m. on flagship Eagle 98.1 in Baton Rouge and live in the Geaux Zone at www.LSUsports.net/geauxzone.
The Bulldogs were just outside the Top 25 following a 35-3 road win against South Alabama on Saturday.
AP Top 25 | LSU History
Sept. 14, 2014
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes) Record, Points, Previous Rank
1. Florida St. (37) 2-0 1,466 1
2. Oregon (17) 3-0 1,424 2
3. Alabama (1) 3-0 1,346 3
4. Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1,325 4
5. Auburn 2-0 1,252 5
6. Texas A&M (3) 3-0 1,195 7
7. Baylor 3-0 1,134 8
8. LSU 3-0 1,114 10
9. Notre Dame 3-0 917 11
10. Ole Miss 3-0 840 14
11. Michigan St. 1-1 832 13
12. UCLA 3-0 807 12
13. Georgia 1-1 729 6
14. South Carolina 2-1 718 24
15. Arizona St. 3-0 680 16
16. Stanford 2-1 560 15
17. Southern Cal 2-1 459 9
18. Missouri 3-0 446 20
19. Wisconsin 1-1 414 18
20. Kansas St. 2-0 326 19
21. BYU 3-0 246 25
22. Clemson 1-1 209 23
23. Ohio St. 2-1 204 22
24. Nebraska 3-0 172 NR
25. Oklahoma St. 2-1 126 NR
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 82, Duke 55, Mississippi St. 55, Virginia Tech 54, Penn St. 51, East Carolina 44, TCU 42, Pittsburgh 40, Florida 31, Marshall 28, Boston College 22, Washington 14, West Virginia 14, Cincinnati 10, Virginia 6, Arizona 3, Arkansas 3, N. Dakota St. 3, Louisville 2.
Amway Coaches Poll | LSU History
Sept. 14, 2014
Rank, Team, Record, Points (First-Place Votes), Previous Rank
1. Florida State, 2-0, 1502 (50) 1
2. Alabama, 3-0, 1408 (1) 2
3. Oregon, 3-0, 1399 (6) 4
4. Oklahoma, 3-0, 1390 (4) 3
5. Auburn, 2-0, 1297, 5
6. Baylor, 3-0, 1179, 7
7. Texas A&M, 3-0, 1159, 8
8. LSU, 3-0, 1107, 9
9. Notre Dame, 3-0, 966, 11
10. UCLA, 3-0, 861, 12
11. Michigan State, 1-1, 776, 13
12. Ole Miss, 3-0, 769, 15
13. Arizona State, 3-0, 732, 14
14. Georgia, 1-1, 693, 6
15. Stanford, 2-1, 561, 16
16. South Carolina, 2-1, 529, 23
17. Wisconsin, 1-1, 436, 17
18. Ohio State, 2-1, 402, 18
19. Missouri, 3-0, 382, 22
20. Kansas State, 2-0, 381, 20
21. USC, 2-1, 338, 10
22. Nebraska, 3-0, 325, 21
23. BYU, 3-0, 222, NR
24. Clemson, 1-1, 207, 24
25. North Carolina, 2-0, 128, 25
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Virginia Tech.
Others Receiving Votes
Duke 100; Mississippi State 92; Oklahoma State 83; Florida 72; TCU 50; Virginia Tech 47; Washington 44; East Carolina 35; Penn State 26; Marshall 25; West Virginia 19; Arizona 18; Cincinnati 15; Northern Illinois 10; Oregon State 8; Louisville 8; Arkansas 7; Pittsburgh 5; North Carolina State 4; Boston College 4; Memphis 2; Boise State 1; Virginia 1.