LSU and its next two opponents each climbs the major national rankings Sunday after notable headline wins amid another chaotic weekend nationally.
The Tigers (6-2, 3-2) moved up three spots in the latest AP poll and four spots in the Coaches to No. 15 and No. 13, respectively, after a dominant, 38-17 showing at Auburn (4-3, 2-3).
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Coach Lane Kiffin and company will enjoy a bye in the final weekend of October before hosting Alabama (6-2, 4-2) on Nov. 7 and Texas (5-2, 2-2) on Nov. 14.
The Crimson Tide and Longhorns both rebounded Saturday from back-to-back losses the previous two weeks to move back up in the polls.
Alabama climbed three spots in each to No. 10 after its 31-20 defeat of Texas A&M (4-4, 1-4), and Texas went up eight in the AP and seven in the Coaches to No. 11 on both lists after holding onto a 34-27 upset of Ole Miss (5-2, 3-2), which slipped to No. 12.
The Rebels were one of three top-10 and seven top-16 teams to lose to lower-ranked or mostly unranked opponents — even with three top-10 teams idle.
Last week’s No. 2 BYU (6-1), No. 7 Ole Miss, No. 8 Texas Tech (6-1), No. 11 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2), No. 14 Houston (6-2), No. 15 Iowa (5-2) and No. 16 USC (6-2) in the AP poll lost to UCF (4-3), Texas, Cincinnati (5-2), South Carolina (4-3, 2-3), No. 10 Utah (7-0), Minnesota (5-2) and Wisconsin (5-2).
The shakeup opened the door wide for LSU, Alabama and Texas among a slew of teams to move up the lists behind No. 1 Miami (7-0), which topped both polls Sunday for the second straight week.
No. 2 Ohio State (6-1) No. 3 Georgia (6-1, 4-1) and No. 4 Indiana (7-1) now hold those spots in both rankings with Notre Dame (6-1) and Utah (7-0) rounding out the AP and Coaches top fives, respectively.
Georgia, No. 9/8 Kentucky (7-1, 5-1) and Alabama now lead SEC contingents of three top-10 and nine top-25 representatives on each list.
AP POLL — WEEK 9 (OCT. 25)
1. Miami (7-0) — Steady
2. Ohio State (6-1) — Up 1
3. Georgia (6-1) — Up 2
4. Indiana (7-1) — Up 2
5. Notre Dame (6-1) — Down 1
6. Utah (7-0) — Up 4
7. UCLA (7-0) — Up 2
8. BYU (6-1) — Down 6
9. Kentucky (7-1) — Up 3
10. Alabama (6-2) — Up 3
11. Texas (5-2) — Up 8
12. Ole Miss (5-2) — Down 5
13. Texas Tech (6-1) — Down 5
14. Wake Forest (6-1) — Up 3
15. LSU (6-2) — Up 3
16. Tennessee (6-2) — Down 5
17. Florida (5-2) — Up 3
18. Houston (6-2) — Down 4
19. SMU (6-1) — Up 4
T-20. Boise State (6-1) — Up 1
T-20. Northwestern (6-1) — Up 4
22. Arizona (6-1) — Up 3
23. Missouri (5-2) — Down 1
24. Oklahoma State (5-2) — Previously unranked
25. Wisconsin (5-2) — Previously unranked
COACHES POLL — WEEK 9 (OCT. 25)
1. Miami (7-0) — Steady
2. Ohio State (6-1) — Steady
3. Georgia (6-1) — Up 1
4. Indiana (7-1) — Up 1
5. Utah (7-0) — Up 4
6. Notre Dame (6-1) — Up 2
7. UCLA (7-0) — Up 3
8. Kentucky (7-1) — Up 4
9. BYU (6-1) — Down 6
10. Alabama (6-2) — Up 3
11. Texas (5-2) — Up 7
12. Ole Miss (5-2) — Down 5
13. LSU (6-2) — Up 4
14. Texas Tech (6-1) — Down 9
15. Wake Forest (6-1) — Up 4
16. SMU (6-1) — Up 4
17. Tennessee (6-2) — Down 6
18. Northwestern (6-1) — Up 5
19. Houston (6-2) — Down 3
20. Florida (5-2) — Up 4
21. Arizona (6-1) — Previously unranked
22. Boise State (6-1) — Up 2
23. Missouri (5-2) — Down 2
24. Iowa (5-2) — Down 10
25. USC (6-2) — Down 10
