LSU’s latest climb in the polls comes on the heels of a convincing road performance, and both major rankings rewarded the Tigers for it.
After beating Auburn 38-17 on Saturday, LSU rose to No. 15 in the AP Top 25 and jumped four spots to No. 13 in the Coaches Poll. The Tigers are now 6-2 overall and 3-2 in SEC play.
The AP voters slotted LSU one spot behind Texas Tech and one ahead of Tennessee, while the Coaches Poll placed the Tigers just outside the top 12. In that ranking, Miami remained No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Indiana and Utah.
Alabama checked in at No. 10.
LSU’s upcoming schedule gives the team a pause before its next big test. The Tigers are on a bye week and will return to action against Alabama on Saturday, November 7, in Tiger Stadium.
The rest of the AP Top 25 featured Miami at No. 1, Ohio State at No.
2, Georgia at No. 3, Indiana at No. 4 and Notre Dame at No.
- Utah, UCLA, BYU, Kentucky and Alabama rounded out the top 10.
In the Coaches Poll, Miami held the top spot, Ohio State stayed second, and Georgia remained third. Indiana was fourth, with Utah fifth and Notre Dame sixth.
UCLA, Kentucky, BYU and Alabama filled out the top 10. LSU landed at No. 13, sandwiched between Ole Miss and Texas Tech.
Oregon dropped out of the rankings after being No. 25 in the previous Coaches Poll. In the AP Top 25, the new arrivals at the bottom included Oklahoma State at No. 24 and Wisconsin at No. 25.
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The individual numbers help explain why. Jackson Harris led the way with a 90.2 grade, while DJ Pickett also stood out at 84.6, giving LSU impact plays at key spots. On the other end, Tre Brown and William Satterwhite II landed near the bottom of the chart, a reminder that even in a convincing win, there are still areas the Tigers will want to clean up as the schedule moves on. [Read more 🡒]
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For LSU, the bigger picture is clear: the Tigers are climbing, and the landscape around them is helping. With so many teams in the mix taking losses, the path to the playoff looks a little more favorable on paper, even if the Tigers still have work to do to keep moving in the right direction. Oklahoma State, Iowa and Texas Tech are among the teams facing potential movement as well, making this one of those weeks when the rankings could tell as much about survival as they do about success. [Read more 🡒]
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Donovan Dent and Skyy Clark were the headliners, with Dent finishing with 24 points and nine assists and Clark adding 21 points and eight rebounds. Those numbers mattered less than the way the two seemed to steady LSU throughout the night, a promising sign for a team that appears to have more balance and shot-making than it did a year ago. The real test starts November 3 against LSU New Orleans Privateers, but the feel around this group has already changed. [Read more 🡒]