LSU up to 13th, Tulane up to 17th in final regular season polls

LSU has moved up to 13th while Tulane is 17th and 18th, respectively, in the latest college football polls released Sunday.

The Tigers (9-3), who defeated Texas A&M 42-30, await their bowl assignment.

The Green Wave (11-1) downed UTSA 29-16 to earn a host spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game next Saturday against SMU. The Mustangs are at No. 25 in the Associated Press poll and are 24th in the Coaches poll.

AP Top 25
First-place votes in parentheses
RANK, TEAM REC. PTS. LW
1. Georgia (52) 12-0 1540 1
2. Michigan (10) 12-0 1495 3
3. Washington 12-0 1413 4
4. Florida State 12-0 1358 5
5. Oregon 11-1 1277 6
6. Ohio State 11-1 1251 2
7. Texas 11-1 1205 7
8. Alabama 11-1 1125 8
9. Missouri 10-2 1011 10
10. Penn State 10-2 961 11
11. Mississippi 10-2 936 12
12. Oklahoma 10-2 857 13
13. LSU 9-3 809 14
14. Arizona 9-3 712 16
15. Louisville 10-2 689 9
16. Notre Dame 9-3 592 17
17. Tulane 11-1 557 18
18. Iowa 10-2 458 20
19. Oklahoma State 9-3 407 21
20. Liberty 12-0 293 22
21. NC State 9-3 269 –
21. Oregon State 8-4 269 15
23. Toledo 11-1 176 23
24. James Madison 11-1 121 24
25. SMU 10-2 108 –

Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
First-place votes in parentheses
1. Georgia (59)
2. Michigan (4)
3. Washington
4. Florida State
5. Oregon
6. Ohio State
7. Texas
8. Alabama
9. Missouri
10. Penn State
11. Ole Miss
12. Oklahoma
13. LSU
14. Louisville
15. Arizona
16. Notre Dame
17. Iowa
18. Tulane
19. Oklahoma State
20. NC State
21. Oregon State
22. Liberty
23. Tennessee
24. SMU
25. James Madison