No ranked program entering this season made a bigger Labor Day leap in the polls than LSU.
The Tigers (1-0) climbed six spots in the new AP Poll and five spots in the Coaches to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, on the new lists released Tuesday.
Previously unranked Florida State (1-0) joined the top 25 after manhandling Alabama (0-1), which plummeted at least 12 spots in both polls.
But no other team in the country appeared to send a stronger message in Week 1 than Brian Kelly’s bunch, which visited top-five Clemson and came away with a 17-10 victory with a dominant second half on the road.
LSU is the highest-ranked of 10 SEC programs in the AP’s top 25 and a spot behind Georgia as the leaders of 10 SEC representatives on the Coaches’ list.
Here’s a look at the new rankings, as the Tigers prepare for their home opener against Louisiana Tech.
AP POLL — WEEK 2 (SEPT. 2)
1. Ohio State (1-0) — up 2
2. Penn State (1-0) — steady
3. LSU (1-0) — up 6
4. Georgia (1-0) — up 1
5. Miami (1-0) — up 5
6. Oregon (1-0) — up 1
7. Texas (0-1) — down 6
8. Clemson (0-1) — down 4
9. Notre Dame (0-1) — down 3
10. South Carolina (1-0) — up 3
11. Illinois (1-0) — up 1
12. Arizona State (1-0) — down 1
13. Florida (1-0) — up 2
14. Florida State (1-0) — previously unranked
15. Michigan (1-0) — down 1
16. Iowa State (2-0) — up 6
17. SMU (1-0) — down 1
18. Oklahoma (1-0) — steady
19. Texas A&M (1-0) — steady
20. Ole Miss (1-0) — up 1
21. Alabama (0-1) — down 13
22. Tennessee (1-0) — up 2
23. Indiana (1-0) — down 3
24. Texas Tech (1-0) — down 1
25. Utah (1-0) — previously unranked
COACHES POLL — WEEK 2 (SEPT. 2)
1. Ohio State (1-0) — up 1
2. Penn State (1-0) — up 1
3. Georgia (1-0) — up 1
4. LSU (1-0) — up 5
5. Oregon (1-0) — up 2
6. Texas (0-1) — down 5
7. Miami (1-0) — up 3
8. Clemson (0-1) — down 2
9. Notre Dame (0-1) — down 4
10. Arizona State (1-0) — up 1
11. South Carolina (1-0) — up 2
12. Illinois (1-0) — steady
13. Michigan (1-0) — up 1
14. Ole Miss (1-0) — up 1
15. Florida (1-0) — up 2
16. SMU (1-0) — steady
17. Tennessee (1-0) — up 1
18. Iowa State (2-0) — up 3
19. Florida State (1-0) — previously unranked
20. Alabama (0-1) — down 12
21. Indiana (1-0) — down 2
22. Texas A&M (1-0) — down 1
23. Texas Tech (1-0) — up 1
24. Oklahoma (1-0) — previously unranked
25. BYU (1-0) — down 2