LSU’s place in the national polls took a slight hit after its 35-6 win over Texas A&M.
The Tigers stayed put at No. 11 in the Coaches Poll, but slipped one spot to No. 11 in the AP Top 25 after Florida moved ahead of them to No. 8 following its win over Ole Miss.
At the top of both rankings, Texas held firm at No. 1.
Georgia stayed No. 2, Notre Dame remained No. 3, and Miami kept the No. 4 spot.
The rest of the upper tier shifted a little depending on the poll, but LSU’s position was the headline change tied to Week 4.
In the Coaches Poll, Texas is No. 1 at 4-0 with 45 first-place votes, followed by Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami and Indiana. Ohio State sits at No.
6, Alabama at No. 7, Florida at No.
8, BYU at No. 9 and Texas Tech at No. 10 before LSU at No. 11.
The rest of the Coaches Poll rounds out with Ole Miss at No. 12, Utah at No.
13, Iowa at No. 14, Oregon at No.
15, Mississippi State at No. 16, Tennessee at No.
17, USC at No. 18, SMU at No.
19, Houston at No. 20, Duke at No.
21, Penn State at No. 22, UCLA at No.
23, Michigan at No. 24 and Missouri at No. 25.
Among the teams receiving votes in the Coaches Poll were Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Boise State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech and Nebraska, while Louisville, Texas A&M, Washington and Oklahoma dropped out of the rankings.
The AP Top 25 told a slightly different story near the top. Texas, Georgia and Notre Dame stayed 1-2-3, while Miami was No.
- Ohio State checked in at No.
5, Indiana at No. 6, Alabama at No. 7 and Florida at No.
- Ole Miss landed at No.
9, BYU at No. 10 and LSU at No. 11.
Behind the Tigers in the AP poll were Texas Tech, Utah, Iowa, Oregon, Mississippi State, Tennessee, USC, Oklahoma State, Houston, SMU, Boise State, UCLA, Kentucky and Missouri.
The AP also listed Wisconsin, Duke, Penn State, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech among the teams receiving votes. Dropped out were Penn State, Michigan, Louisville and Texas A&M.
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