BATON ROUGE — As it awaits a 16th-straight bowl berth announcement approximately 4:30 p.m. CT, the LSU football was ranked No. 20 in the College Football Playoff Rankings, No. 22 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the Amway Coaches Poll released Sunday.
College Football Playoff Rankings
Rank, Team, Record
1, Clemson, 13-0
2, Alabama, 12-1
3, Michigan State, 12-1
4, Oklahoma, 11-1
5, Iowa, 12-1
6, Stanford, 11-2
7, Ohio State, 11-1
8, Notre Dame, 10-2
9, Florida State, 10-2
10, North Carolina, 11-2
11, TCU, 10-2
12, Ole Miss, 9-3
13, Northwestern, 10-2
14, Michigan, 9-3
15, Oregon, 9-3
16, Oklahoma State, 10-2
17, Baylor, 9-3
18, Houston, 12-1
19, Florida, 10-3
20, LSU, 8-3
21, Navy, 9-2
22, Utah, 9-3
23, Tennessee, 8-4
24, Temple, 10-3
25, Southern California, 8-5
AP Top 25
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points
1, Clemson (51), 13-0, 1510
2, Alabama (9), 12-1, 1465
3, Michigan State (1), 12-1, 1382
4, Oklahoma, 11-1, 1376
5, Stanford, 11-2, 1221
6, Iowa, 12-1, 1214
7, Ohio State, 11-1, 1208
8, Notre Dame, 10-2, 1070
9, Florida State, 10-2, 972
10, North Carolina, 11-2, 949
11, TCU, 10-2, 936
12, Northwestern, 10-2, 776
13, Oklahoma State, 10-2, 767
14, Houston, 12-1, 710
15, Oregon, 9-3, 685
16, Ole Miss, 9-3, 656
17, Michigan, 9-3, 578
18, Baylor, 9-3, 426
19, Florida, 10-3, 420
20, Utah, 9-3, 323
21, Navy, 9-2, 271
22, LSU, 8-3, 270
23, Wisconsin, 9-3, 197
24, Temple, 10-3, 94
25, Western Kentucky, 11-2, 70
Dropped from rankings: USC 24
Others receiving votes: Georgia 67, USC 57, BYU 28, Tennessee 23, San Diego State 22, Arkansas 20, Washington State 20, Memphis 10, Bowling Green 8, South Florida 8, Mississippi State 6, Toledo 4, UCLA 4, Arkansas State 2
Amway Coaches Poll
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points
1, Clemson (55) 13-0, 1493, 1
2, Alabama (5) 12-1, 1438, 2
3, Oklahoma, 11-1, 1363, 4
4, Michigan State, 12-1, 1341, 5
5, Ohio State, 11-1, 1205, 6
6, Stanford, 11-2, 1202, 7
7, Iowa, 12-1, 1184, 3
8, Florida State, 10-2, 1025, 9
9, Notre Dame, 10-2, 1016, 10
10, Texas Christian, 10-2, 927, 11
11, North Carolina, 11-2, 914, 8
12, Northwestern, 10-2, 775, 13
13, Oklahoma State, 10-2, 764, 14
14, Oregon, 9-3, 655, 16
15, Mississippi, 9-3, 627, 17
16, Houston, 12-1, 626, 18
17, Michigan, 9-3, 533, 19
18, Florida, 10-3, 502, 15
19, Baylor, 9-3, 485, 12
20, Utah, 9-3, 362, 20
21, LSU, 8-3, 261, 23
22, Navy, 9-2, 251, 22
23, Wisconsin, 9-3, 177, 25
24, Temple, 10-3, 72, 21
25, Georgia, 9-3, 68, NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 USC.
Others Receiving Votes
Western Kentucky 55; Southern California 51; San Diego State 26; Tennessee 24; UCLA 15; Washington State 12; Bowling Green 12; Memphis 10; Mississippi State 7; Brigham Young 7; Arkansas State 6; Appalachian State 3; Texas A&M 3; Louisville 2; Pittsburgh 1.