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Oct. 13 Football National Rankings

by Michael Bonnette
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Oct. 13 Football National Rankings

LSU Football was ranked No. 8 in the Oct. 13 AP Top 25 and Coaches’ poll.

AP Top 25

Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points
1 Texas (56) 6-0 1544
2 Oregon (6) 6-0 1493
3 Penn State 6-0 1380
4 Ohio State 5-1 1357
5 Georgia 5-1 1300
6 Miami (Fla.) 6-0 1232
7 Alabama 5-1 1127
8 LSU 5-1 994
9 Iowa State 6-0 982
10 Clemson 5-1 980
11 Tennessee 5-1 959
12 Notre Dame 5-1 914
13 BYU 6-0 889
14 Texas A&M 5-1 744
15 Boise State 5-1 597
16 Indiana 6-0 580
17 Kansas State 5-1 567
18 Ole Miss 5-2 511
19 Missouri 5-1 409
20 Pittsburgh 6-0 397
21 SMU 5-1 260
22 Illinois 5-1 249
23 Army West Point 6-0 137
24 Michigan 4-2 133
25 Navy 5-0 84

Others receiving votes:
Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona St. 39, Oklahoma 36, Washington St. 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern Cal 5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1.

Coaches Poll

Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous
1 Texas (53) 6-0 1373 1
2 Oregon (2) 6-0 1322 3
3 Penn State 6-0 1220 5
4 Georgia 5-1 1189 4
5 Ohio State 5-1 1141 2
6 Miami (Fla.) 6-0 1105 6
7 Alabama 5-1 1010 7
8 LSU 5-1 914 10
9 Clemson 5-1 904 11
10 Tennessee 5-1 891 9
11 Notre Dame 5-1 838 12
12 Iowa State 6-0 823 13
13 BYU 6-0 686 15
14 Texas A&M 5-1 636 14
15 Ole Miss 5-2 524 8
16 Missouri 5-1 521 18
17 Kansas State 5-1 472 19
18 Indiana 6-0 462 20
19 Boise State 5-1 373 22
20 Pittsburgh 6-0 340 24
21 Illinois 5-1 231 23
22 Michigan 4-2 223 21
23 SMU 5-1 183 25
24 Army West Point 6-0 104 NR
25 Nebraska 5-1 90 NR

Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 17 Utah.

Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma 81; Arizona State 49; Navy 37; Utah 31; Vanderbilt 26; Syracuse 13; UNLV 12; Iowa 12; Texas Tech 9; Liberty 9; Washington State 8; Memphis 4; Louisville 4; James Madison 3; Tulane 2.