BATON ROUGE — LSU’s 24th fourth-quarter comeback under head coach Les Miles helped the Tigers advance to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 and No. 17 in the Amway Coaches Poll released Sunday morning.
LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC) knocked then-third ranked Ole Miss from the list of unbeatens on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, 10-7, in an old school slobberknocker that sent the student body pouring out of its northwest corner habitat.
The Tigers capped a 95-yard scoring drive – that started with 12-straight runs – with a 3-yard play-action pass from Anthony Jennings to tight end Logan Stokes with 5:03 to play. LSU’s defense came up with turnovers on downs and via interception in the final two minutes to send the Rebels faithful home with a sixth loss in seven trips to Death Vallley.
The AP Top 25 | LSU History
Team, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points, Previous
1. Mississippi St. (46) 7-0 1,486 1
2. Florida St. (14) 7-0 1,453 2
3. Alabama 7-1 1,290 4
4. Auburn 6-1 1,267 5
5. Oregon 7-1 1,199 6
6. Notre Dame 6-1 1,161 7
7. Ole Miss 7-1 1,095 3
8. Michigan St. 7-1 1,086 8
9. Georgia 6-1 1,074 9
10. TCU 6-1 1,030 10
11. Kansas St. 6-1 930 11
12. Baylor 6-1 839 12
13. Ohio St. 6-1 676 13
14. Arizona 6-1 669 15
15. Arizona St. 6-1 667 14
16. LSU 7-2 574 24
17. Nebraska 7-1 535 16
18. Utah 6-1 524 19
19. Oklahoma 5-2 430 17
20. West Virginia 6-2 379 22
21. East Carolina 6-1 366 18
22. Clemson 6-2 265 21
23. Marshall 8-0 184 23
24. Duke 6-1 121 NR
25. UCLA 6-2 106 25
Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 29, Southern Cal 22, Wisconsin 14, Stanford 9, Louisville 8, Missouri 7, N. Dakota St. 3, Oklahoma St. 2.
Amway Coaches Poll | LSU History
Oct. 26, 2014
Rank, Team, Record, Points (First-Place Votes) Previous
1, Mississippi State, 7-0, 1528 (41) 1
2, Florida State, 7-0, 1508 (21) 2
3, Alabama, 7-1, 1351, 4
4, Auburn, 6-1, 1276, 6
5, Michigan State, 7-1, 1269, 5
6, Oregon, 7-1, 1217, 7
7, Notre Dame, 6-1, 1170, 8
8, Georgia, 6-1, 1069, 9
9, Ole Miss, 7-1, 1067, 3
10, TCU, 6-1, 1057, 10
11, Kansas State, 6-1, 979, 11
12, Baylor, 6-1, 848, 13
13, Ohio State, 6-1, 817, 12
14, Arizona State, 6-1, 712, 14
15, Arizona, 6-1, 652, 15
16, Nebraska, 7-1, 623, 16
17, LSU, 7-2, 455, 23
18, Utah, 6-1, 454, 19
19, East Carolina, 6-1, 448, 17
20, Oklahoma, 5-2, 444, 18
21, Clemson, 6-2, 304, 20
22, West Virginia, 6-2, 290, 25
23, Marshall, 8-0, 217, 22
24, Duke, 6-1, 134, 27
25, UCLA, 6-2, 107, 28
Others Receiving Votes
Wisconsin 44; Colorado State 35; Missouri 22; Minnesota 14; Georgia Tech 13; Stanford 10; Southern California 8; Boise State 4; Louisville 3; Texas A&M 1.
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Southern California, No. 24 Minnesota.