LSU Football was ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25 and No. 17 in the Sept. 8 Coaches’ poll.
AP Top 25
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points 1 Georgia (54) 2-0 1566 2 Texas (4) 2-0 1492 3 Alabama (5) 2-0 1476 3 Ohio State 2-0 1331 4 Ole Miss 2-0 1323 6 Missouri 2-0 1125 7 Tennessee 2-0 1107 8 Penn State 2-0 1090 9 Oregon 2-0 1077 10 Miami (Fla.) 2-0 1073 11 USC 2-0 1022 12 Utah 2-0 1010 13 Oklahoma State 2-0 734 14 Kansas State 2-0 702 15 Oklahoma 2-0 672 16 LSU 1-1 521 17 Michigan 1-1 503 18 Notre Dame 1-1 427 19 Louisville 2-0 383 20 Arizona 2-0 381 21 Iowa State 2-0 309 22 Clemson 1-1 292 23 Nebraska 2-0 142 24 Boston College 2-0 116 25 Northern Illinois 2-0 114 Others Receiving Votes
Illinois 101, Boise St. 77, Texas A&M 68, Syracuse 63, Memphis 38, Washington 27, Iowa 24, Kansas 22, Vanderbilt 18, South Carolina 10, Liberty 9, Wisconsin 9, UNLV 7, North Carolina 7, California 3, BYU 2, UCF 1, TCU 1.
Coaches Poll
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous 1 Georgia (50) 2-0 1346 1 2 Ohio State (3) 2-0 1281 2 3 Texas (1) 2-0 1259 3 4 Alabama 2-0 1157 4 5 Ole Miss 2-0 1136 5 6 Oregon 2-0 987 6 7 Penn State 2-0 956 8 8 Missouri 2-0 955 10 9 Tennessee 2-0 930 12 10 Utah 2-0 871 11 11 USC 2-0 803 14 12 Miami (FL) 2-0 798 15 13 Oklahoma 2-0 700 13 14 Oklahoma State 2-0 588 17 15 Kansas State 2-0 578 16 16 Michigan 1-1 501 9 17 LSU 1-1 410 19 18 Arizona 2-0 399 18 19 Notre Dame 1-1 388 7 20 Clemson 1-1 326 22 21 Louisville 2-0 288 24 22 Washington 2-0 176 25 23 Iowa State 2-0 157 NR 24 Nebraska 2-0 91 NR 25 Memphis 2-0 85 NR Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Kansas; No. 21 Iowa; No. 23 NC State.Others Receiving Votes
Texas A&M 68; Boston College 36; Syracuse 33; Illinois 33; Northern Illinois 30; Wisconsin 28; South Carolina 25; Boise State 20; UNLV 19; Iowa 17; Kansas 14; UCF 12; North Carolina State 10; Texas State 8; TCU 6; North Carolina 5; California 5; Liberty 4; Pittsburgh 2; Michigan State 2; BYU 2; Arizona State 2; Tulane 1; James Madison 1; Indiana 1.