BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – LSU has moved up in the AP Top 25 poll that was released on Sunday, Oct. 15.
See where LSU ranks below.
AP TOP 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Georgia (43) | 7-0 | 1541 |
| 2 | Michigan (16) | 7-0 | 1492 |
| 3 | Ohio State (1) | 6-0 | 1393 |
| 4 | Florida State (1) | 6-0 | 1388 |
| 5 | Washington (2) | 6-0 | 1355 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1277 |
| 7 | Penn State | 6-0 | 1253 |
| 8 | Texas | 5-1 | 1098 |
| 9 | Oregon | 5-1 | 1034 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 6-0 | 1011 |
| 11 | Alabama | 6-1 | 987 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 834 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 5-1 | 825 |
| 14 | Utah | 5-1 | 695 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 664 |
| 16 | Duke | 5-1 | 593 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 557 |
| 18 | USC | 6-1 | 530 |
| 19 | LSU | 5-2 | 493 |
| 20 | Missouri | 6-1 | 365 |
| 21 | Louisville | 6-1 | 309 |
| 22 | Air Force | 6-0 | 245 |
| 23 | Tulane | 5-1 | 137 |
| 24 | Iowa | 6-1 | 125 |
| 25 | UCLA | 4-2 | 122 |
Others Receiving Votes
James Madison 70, Clemson 35, Florida 12, Washington St. 11, Fresno St. 6, Liberty 5, Kentucky 4, Wyoming 4, Kansas 2, West Virginia 1, Oklahoma St. 1, Miami 1.
USA TODAY COACHES POLL
| Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Georgia (58) | 7-0 | 1590 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan (4) | 7-0 | 1516 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State (1) | 6-0 | 1429 | 3 |
| 4 | Florida State | 6-0 | 1390 | 4 |
| 5 | Washington | 6-0 | 1325 | 6 |
| 6 | Penn State | 6-0 | 1302 | 5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma (1) | 6-0 | 1260 | 7 |
| 8 | Texas | 5-1 | 1078 | 11 |
| 8 | Alabama | 6-1 | 1078 | 10 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 6-0 | 1038 | 12 |
| 11 | Oregon | 5-1 | 989 | 8 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 5-1 | 849 | 13 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 809 | 14 |
| 14 | Utah | 5-1 | 704 | 16 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 663 | 17 |
| 16 | USC | 6-1 | 606 | 9 |
| 17 | Duke | 5-1 | 590 | 18 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 572 | 21 |
| 19 | LSU | 5-2 | 482 | 20 |
| 20 | Missouri | 6-1 | 368 | 25 |
| 21 | Louisville | 6-1 | 309 | 15 |
| 22 | Air Force | 6-0 | 196 | NR |
| 23 | Iowa | 6-1 | 192 | NR |
| 24 | Tulane | 5-1 | 112 | NR |
| 25 | UCLA | 4-2 | 70 | 22 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Washington State; No. 23 Kentucky; No. 24 Kansas.
Others Receiving Votes
James Madison 67; Clemson 54; Florida 29; Fresno State 21; Washington State 20; Arizona 13; Wyoming 12; Oklahoma State 12; Miami (FL) 12; Maryland 11; Kentucky 9; Liberty 5; Kansas State 5; UNLV 4; Texas A&M 4; West Virginia 3; Memphis 1; Kansas 1.
