LSU remained ranked No. 3 and No. 4 in unchanged top threes for each of the new AP and Coaches polls released Sunday entering the NCAA’s Week 3.
The Tigers (2-0) again follow No. 1 Ohio State (2-0) and No. 2 Penn State (2-0) on both lists and No. 3 Georgia (2-0) on the Coaches’ list on the heels of their 23-7 defeat of Louisiana Tech (1-1) in Saturday’s home opener.
No. 5 Oregon (2-0) rounds out the Coaches’ top five, with No. 4 Oregon and No. 5 Miami (2-0) doing so for the AP where Georgia slipped to spots to No. 6.
LSU and Georgia lead nine SEC representatives in the Coaches’ top 25 with Florida (1-1) falling out from No. 15 after losing to new No. 23 USF (2-0) on Saturday.
The Tigers and Bulldogs headline a group of 10 programs from the conference in the AP top 25 as No. 24 Auburn (2-0) entered the mix to replace the Gators
Oklahoma (2-0) was the Coaches’ big climber with an eight-spot leap to No. 16 after beating Michigan (1-1), while Tennessee (2-0) earned those honors for the AP with a seven-spot move up to No. 15.
AP POLL — WEEK 3 (SEPT. 9)
1. Ohio State (2-0) — steady
2. Penn State (2-0) — steady
3. LSU (2-0) — steady
4. Oregon (2-0) — up 2
5. Miami (2-0) — steady
6. Georgia (2-0) — down 2
7. Texas (1-1) — steady
8. Notre Dame (0-1) — up 1
9. Illinois (2-0) — up 2
10. Florida State (2-0) — up 4
11. South Carolina (2-0) — down 1
12. Clemson (1-1) — down 4
13. Oklahoma (2-0) — up 5
14. Iowa State (3-0) — up 2
15. Tennessee (2-0) — up 7
16. Texas A&M (2-0) — up 3
17. Ole Miss (2-0) — up 3
18. South Florida (2-0) — previously unranked
19. Alabama (1-1) — up 2
20. Utah (2-0) — up 5
21. Texas Tech (2-0) — up 3
22. Indiana (2-0) — up 1
23. Michigan (1-0) — down 8
24. Auburn (2-0) — previously unranked
25. Missouri (2-0) — previously unranked
COACHES POLL — WEEK 3 (SEPT. 7)
1. Ohio State (2-0) — steady
2. Penn State (2-0) — steady
3. Georgia (2-0) — steady
4. LSU (2-0) — steady
5. Oregon (2-0) — steady
6. Miami (2-0) — up 1
7. Texas (1-1) — down 1
8. Notre Dame (0-1) — up 1
9. Illinois (2-0) — up 3
10. South Carolina (2-0) — up 1
11. Clemson (1-1) — down 3
12. Florida State (2-0) — up 7
13. Ole Miss (2-0) — up 1
14. Iowa State (3-0) — up 4
15. Tennessee (2-0) — up 2
16. Oklahoma (2-0) — up 8
17. Texas A&M (2-0) — up 5
18. Alabama (1-1) — up 2
19. Indiana (2-0) — up 2
20. Texas Tech (2-0) — up 3
21. Utah (2-0) — previously unranked
22. Michigan (1-1) — down 9
23. South Florida (2-0) — previously unranked
24. Arizona State (1-1) — down 14
25. BYU (2-0) — steady