LSU rises one place, Tulane slips in national football rankings

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Winners of the SEC West, LSU has moved up to sixth in the Associated Press Top 25 and seventh in the Coaches poll released today. The Tigers moved up after a hard-fought 13-10 road win at Arkansas.

LSU (8-2) will host UAB in a non-conference game Saturday at 8 p.m. on Senior Night at Tiger Stadium.

Tulane is still ranked, falling to 21st in the A.P. poll and 22nd in the coaches poll following a 38-31 home loss to UCF. The Knights are up to 17th and 18th, respectively, in the polls.

Tulane (8-2) has a short week, hosting SMU in American Athletic Conference play Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on Senior Night at Yulman Stadium.

AP TOP 25
RANK TEAM (RECORD) POINTS (FIRST-PLACE VOTES)
1 Georgia (10-0) 1,574 (62)
2 Ohio State (10-0) 1,501 (1)
3 Michigan (10-0) 1,453
4 TCU (10-0) 1,374
5 Tennessee (9-1) 1,341
6 LSU (8-2) 1,218
7 USC (9-1) 1,152
8 Alabama (8-2) 1,140
9 Clemson (9-1) 1,055
10 Utah (8-2) 965
11 Penn State (8-2) 882
12 Oregon (8-2) 856
13 North Carolina (9-1) 843
14 Ole Miss (8-2) 797
15 Washington (8-2) 693
16 UCLA (8-2) 648
17 UCF (8-2) 537
18 Notre Dame (7-3) 495
19 Kansas State (7-3) 468
20 Florida State (7-3) 386
21 Tulane (8-2) 273
22 Cincinnati (8-2) 237
23 Coastal Carolina (9-1) 143
24 Oklahoma State (7-3) 85
25 Oregon State (7-3) 81

Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina State 77, Texas 65, UTSA 51, Troy 22, Duke 16, Liberty 15, Illinois 13, Minnesota 7, Florida 6, Boise State 5, South Alabama 1

USA TODAY COACHES POLL
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous
1 Georgia (61) 10-0 1572 1
2 Ohio State (1) 10-0 1509 2
3 Michigan (1) 10-0 1445 3
4 TCU 10-0 1377 4
5 Tennessee 9-1 1332 5
6 USC 9-1 1214 7
7 LSU 8-2 1199 8
8 Alabama 8-2 1122 11
9 Clemson 9-1 1059 12
10 Utah 8-2 961 13
11 North Carolina 9-1 904 14
12 Penn State 8-2 859 15
13 Oregon 8-2 828 6
14 Ole Miss 8-2 824 9
15 Washington 8-2 670 23
16 UCLA 8-2 572 10
17 Kansas State 7-3 547 22
18 Central Florida 8-2 522 21
19 Notre Dame 7-3 412 25
20 Florida State 7-3 364 NR
21 Cincinnati 8-2 236 NR
22 Tulane 8-2 203 17
23 Coastal Carolina 9-1 179 NR
24 Oklahoma State 7-3 115 NR
25 NC State 7-3 89 16

Others Receiving Votes
Texas 76; Oregon State 62; Illinois 48; Texas-San Antonio 40; Troy 32; Minnesota 30; Duke 24; Liberty 9; Pittsburgh 8; Kentucky 8; Florida 8; Boise State 5; Air Force 5; Wake Forest 3; South Alabama 2; Toledo 1.

Dropped Out
No. 18 Texas; No. 19 Liberty; No. 20 Illinois; No. 24 Kentucky.