BATON ROUGE — Following a resounding 56-27 Texas Bowl victory, the LSU football team (9-3, 5-3 SEC) finished 16th in the AP Top 25 and 17th in the Amway Coaches Poll, it was announced on Tuesday.
AP Top 25 | 2015 Final Rankings | LSU History
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Points, Previous
1, Alabama (61), 14-1, 1,525, 2
2, Clemson, 14-1, 1,464, 1
3, Stanford, 12-2, 1,360, 5
4, Ohio State, 12-1, 1,342, 7
5, Oklahoma, 11-2, 1,270, 4
6, Michigan State, 12-2, 1,227, 3
7, TCU, 11-2, 1,098, 11
8, Houston, 13-1, 1,050, 14
9, Iowa, 12-2, 981, 6
10, Ole Miss, 10-3, 975, 16
11, Notre Dame, 10-3, 953, 8
12, Michigan, 10-3, 911, 17
13, Baylor, 10-3, 820, 18
14, Florida State, 10-3, 630, 9
15, North Carolina, 11-3, 563, 10
16, LSU, 9-3, 546, 22
17, Utah, 10-3, 499, 20
18, Navy, 11-2, 465, 21
19, Oregon, 9-4, 391, 15
20, Oklahoma State, 10-3, 372, 13
21, Wisconsin, 10-3, 332, 23
22, Tennessee, 9-4, 260, 29
23, Northwestern, 10-3, 203, 12
24, Western Kentucky, 12-2, 128, 25
25, Florida, 10-4, 126, 19
Dropped from rankings: Temple 24
Others receiving votes: Georgia 109, Washington State 51, Mississippi State 47, San Diego State 44, Arkansas 28, Toledo 28, USC 10, Appalachian State 7, Boise State 4, Duke 3, Temple 2, BYU 1.
Anway Coaches Poll | 2015 Final Rankings | LSU History
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points, Previous
1, Alabama (56), 14-1, 1400, 2
2, Clemson, 14-1, 1344, 1
3, Stanford, 12-2, 1235, 6
4, Ohio State, 12-1, 1231, 5
5, Oklahoma, 11-2, 1172, 3
6, Michigan State, 12-2, 1121, 4
7, TCU, 11-2, 1020, 10
8, Houston, 13-1, 928, 16
9, Ole Miss, 10-3, 919, 15
10, Iowa, 12-2, 862, 7
11, Michigan, 10-3, 812, 17
12, Notre Dame, 10-3, 781, 9
13, Baylor, 10-3, 763, 19
14, Florida State, 10-3, 645, 8
15, North Carolina, 11-3, 543, 11
16, Utah, 10-3, 499, 20
17, LSU, 9-3, 485, 21
18, Navy, 11-2, 402, 22
19, Oklahoma State, 10-3, 392, 13
20, Oregon, 9-4, 356, 14
21, Wisconsin, 10-3, 307, 23
22, Northwestern, 10-3, 207, 12
23, Tennessee, 9-4, 190, 29
24, Georgia, 10-3, 173, 25
25, Florida, 10-4, 141, 18
Others Receiving Votes
Western Kentucky 73; San Diego State 55; Toledo 27; Washington State 23; Temple 18; Mississippi State 18; Marshall 15; Arkansas 11; Appalachian State 9; Boise State 8; Louisville 7; Memphis 2; Duke 2; Southern California 2; West Virginia 1; Georgia Southern 1.