LSU # 3 in both Polls;Gets ready for Mississippi State Thursday Night
After LSU’s dominating victory over Northwestern State 49-3 on Saturday at Tiger Stadium, the LSU football team slipped one spot in the AP poll and stayed in the same spot in the USA Today/Coaches poll. LSU is now rankd No. 3 in both the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll released on Sunday.
In the writers’ poll, LSU (2-0) received more first-place votes than SEC rival Alabama — and the same number as last’s week’s poll. However, the Tide jumped the Tigers following its victory over Penn State.
The Tigers next face No. 25 Mississippi St. (1-1) on Thursday evening in Starkville, Miss. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN. Here is the complete Top 25 polls.
AP Top 25
RK, TEAM, RECORD, PTS
1. Oklahoma (32), 1-0, 1441
2. Alabama (9), 2-0, 1422
3. LSU (17), 2-0, 1416
4. Boise State (2), 1-0, 1309
5. Florida State, 2-0, 1194
6. Stanford, 2-0, 1161
7. Wisconsin, 2-0, 1091
8. Oklahoma State, 2-0, 1034
9. Texas A&M, 1-0, 1023
10. Nebraska, 2-0, 893
11. South Carolina, 2-0, 888
12. Oregon, 1-1, 848
13. Virginia Tech, 2-0, 830
14. Arkansas, 2-0, 768
15. Michigan State, 2-0, 598
16. Florida, 2-0, 511
17. Ohio State, 2-0, 461
18. West Virginia, 2-0, 419
19. Baylor, 1-0, 374
20. South Florida, 2-0, 347
21. Auburn, 2-0, 343
22. Arizona State, 2-0, 306
23. TCU, 1-1, 166
24. Texas, 2-0, 153
25. Mississippi State, 1-1, 128
Dropped from rankings: Missouri 21, Penn State 23
Others receiving votes: Michigan 104, USC 68, Houston 32, Maryland 32, UCF 31, Missouri 23, Northwestern 19, Penn State 18, Brigham Young 14, Tennessee 13, Washington 12, Georgia 8, Georgia Tech 2
USA Today Coaches Poll – Sept. 11, 2011
Rank , Team (first-place votes), Record, Points , Last week’s poll
1. Oklahoma (44), 1-0, 1,453, 1
2. Alabama (8), 2-0, 1,410, 2
3. LSU (7), 2-0, 1,372, 3
4. Boise State, 1-0, 1,214, 5
5. Florida State, 2-0, 1,211, 4
6. Stanford, 2-0, 1,165, 6
7. Oklahoma State, 2-0, 1,072, 7
8. Wisconsin, 2-0, 1,033, 9
9. Texas A&M, 1-0, 1,001, 8
10. Nebraska, 2-0, 911, 10
11. South Carolina, 2-0, 863, 12
12. Virginia Tech, 2-0, 842, 11
13. Arkansas, 2-0, 825, 13
14. Oregon, 1-1, 754, 14
15. Michigan State, 2-0, 639, 16
16. Ohio State, 2-0, 566, 15
17. Florida, 2-0, 498, 18
18. Arizona State, 2-0, 353, 23
19. Auburn, 2-0, 331, 22
20. West Virginia, 2-0, 304, 24
21. Texas, 2-0, 260, 21
22. South Florida, 2-0, 230, NR
23. TCU, 1-1, 211, 25
24. Baylor, 1-0, 171, NR
25. Mississippi State, 1-1, 125, 17
Dropped out
No. 19 Missouri (1-1, lost to then-No. 23 Arizona State 37-30 OT), No. 20 Penn State (1-1, lost to No. 2 Alabama 27-11).