Tigers move up a slot in weekly polls following victory over Mississippi State
Following a 37-17 Homecoming victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night, the LSU football team moved to No. 8 in the AP Top 25, the USA Today Coaches poll and the Harris Interactive Poll.
After a string of five-straight games against ranked opponents, LSU (8-2, 4-2 SEC) next faces Ole Miss at 2:30 p.m. CST on Saturday. The game will be broadcast nationally by CBS.
In the Bowl Championship Series standings, the Tigers remained No. 7.
Associated Press Top 25
Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous
1. Oregon (45) 10-0 1,485 2
2. Kansas St. (14) 10-0 1,451 3
3. Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1,382 4
4. Alabama 9-1 1,259 1
5. Georgia 9-1 1,223 5
6. Ohio St. 10-0 1,212 5
7. Florida 9-1 1,089 7
8. LSU 8-2 1,046 9
9. Texas A&M 8-2 1,031 15
10. Florida St. 9-1 1,024 8
Bowl Championship Series Standings
RK, TEAM, BCS Avg., PVS, Computer Avg. , Comp. Pct.
1, Kansas State, .9674, 2, 2, .970
2, Oregon, .9497, 3, 4, .870
3, Notre Dame, .9396, 4, 1, .990
4, Alabama, .8534, 1, 5, .850
5, Georgia, .8328, 5, 6, .810
6, Florida, .7955, 6, 3, .920
7, LSU, .7331, 7, 7, .770
8, Texas A&M, .6621, 15, 8, .690
9, South Carolina, .6349, 8, 8, .690
10, Florida State, .6071, 10, 17, .290
