LSU Moves Up In Polls Despite Being Off Last Week

The LSU Tigers football team got a much needed week off last week and are now preparing to take on the #1 team in the country this Saturday in Baton Rouge.

Last week, LSU sat at #19 in the AP and Amway coaches polls, but this week, they jumped up a few spots in both.

The LSU Tigers football team have now moved up five spots in the Amway Coaches poll to #14 and four spots in the AP Poll to #15.

Amway Coaches Top 25 Poll
1, Alabama (63), 8-0, 1599
2, Michigan, 8-0, 1492
3, Clemson (1), 8-0, 1488
4, Washington, 8-0, 1434
5, Louisville, 7-1, 1322
6, Ohio State, 7-1, 1269
7, Texas A&M, 7-1, 1207
8, Wisconsin, 6-2, 1147
9, Florida, 6-1, 1039
10, Nebraska, 7-1, 963
11, Oklahoma, 6-2, 907
12, Auburn, 6-2, 896
13, Baylor, 6-1, 810
14, LSU, 5-2, 652 
15, West Virginia, 6-1, 642
16, Utah, 7-2, 523
17, North Carolina, 6-2, 500
18, Western Michigan, 8-0, 448
19, Florida State, 5-3, 432
20, Colorado, 6-2, 394
21, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 335
22, Oklahoma State, 6-2, 298
23, Penn State, 6-2, 296
24, Boise State, 7-1, 266
25, Washington State, 6-2, 146

AP Top 25 Poll
1, Alabama (60), 8-0, 1524
2, Michigan (1), 8-0, 1435
3, Clemson, 8-0, 1401
4, Washington, 8-0, 1369
5, Louisville, 7-1, 1262
6, Ohio State, 7-1, 1207
7, Texas A&M, 7-1, 1150
8, Wisconsin, 6-2, 1122
9, Nebraska, 7-1, 951
10, Florida, 6-1, 929
11, Auburn, 6-2, 927
12, Oklahoma, 6-2, 835
13, Baylor, 6-1, 693
14, West Virginia, 6-1, 620
15, LSU, 5-2, 586
16, Utah, 7-2, 506
17, Western Michigan, 8-0, 481
18, North Carolina, 6-2, 423
19, Florida State, 5-3, 409
20, Penn State, 6-2, 390
21, Colorado, 6-2, 375
22, Oklahoma State, 6-2, 355
23, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 345
24, Boise State, 7-1, 203
25, Washington State, 6-2, 139

Source: LSUSports.net

#1 Alabama will now come to Death Valley this Saturday, and will face LSU in a nationally televised game at 7:00pm. The game will be televised on CBS. LSU will be looking to break a five game losing streak to Alabama.