LSU Football was ranked No. 16 in the Sept. 15 AP Top 25 and Coaches’ poll.
AP Top 25
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points 1 Texas (35) 3-0 1540 2 Georgia (23) 3-0 1518 3 Ohio State (5) 2-0 1461 4 Alabama 3-0 1358 5 Ole Miss 3-0 1316 6 Tennessee 3-0 1188 7 Missouri 3-0 1127 8 Miami (Fla.) 3-0 1094 9 Oregon 3-0 1093 10 Penn State 2-0 1050 11 USC 2-0 1008 12 Utah 3-0 912 13 Kansas State 3-0 836 14 Oklahoma State 3-0 742 15 Oklahoma 3-0 649 16 LSU 2-1 537 17 Notre Dame 2-1 477 18 Michigan 2-1 447 19 Louisville 2-0 418 20 Iowa State 2-0 354 21 Clemson 1-1 291 22 Nebraska 3-0 266 23 Northern Illinois 2-0 151 24 Illinois 3-0 137 25 Texas A&M 2-1 82 Others receiving votes:
Memphis 77, Boise St. 62, Syracuse 62, UNLV 54, Boston College 47, Washington St. 30, Arizona 15, Iowa 15, Indiana 13, California 11, Liberty 10, Toledo 9, UCF 6, South Carolina 3, North Carolina 3, Arizona St. 3, BYU 2, Pittsburgh 1.
Coaches Poll
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous 1 Georgia (42) 3-0 1358 1 2 Texas (10) 3-0 1301 3 3 Ohio State (3) 2-0 1293 2 4 Alabama 3-0 1193 4 5 Ole Miss 3-0 1153 5 6 Oregon 3-0 1019 6 7 Tennessee 3-0 1009 9 8 Penn State 2-0 968 7 8 Missouri 3-0 968 8 10 Utah 3-0 834 10 11 Miami (Fla.) 3-0 831 12 12 USC 2-0 808 11 13 Oklahoma 3-0 697 13 14 Kansas State 3-0 662 15 15 Oklahoma State 3-0 642 14 16 LSU 2-1 466 17 17 Michigan 2-1 439 16 18 Notre Dame 2-1 404 19 19 Clemson 1-1 340 20 20 Louisville 2-0 333 21 21 Iowa State 2-0 235 23 22 Nebraska 3-0 204 24 23 Memphis 3-0 176 25 24 Texas A&M 2-1 85 NR 25 UNLV 3-0 78 NR Others Receiving Votes
Illinois 75; Washington State 38; Arizona 37; Northern Illinois 34; Syracuse 32; UCF 27; Pittsburgh 17; Iowa 17; Boise State 17; Arizona State 15; North Carolina 14; North Carolina State 12; California 10; Indiana 7; Michigan State 6; Liberty 6; Boston College 6; BYU 3; Washington 2; Toledo 1; South Florida 1; San Jose State 1; James Madison 1.Schools Dropped Out
No. 18 Arizona; No. 22 Washington.