LSU, Florida in Top 10 ahead of showdown
BATON ROUGE -- After completing its non-conference slate undefeated, the LSU football team remained No. 3 in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 and dropped to No. 4 in the latest AP Top 25 released Sunday morning.
Next Saturday, LSU (5-0, 1-0 SEC) and No. 10 Florida (4-0, 3-0 SEC) meet as ranked teams for the ninth-straight season. The Tigers have won the past two meetings -- 41-11 last season in Baton Rouge and 33-29 in Gainesville in 2010 -- and try for three-straight over the Gators for the first time since 1977-80.
LSU's Poll History: AP | Coaches
Kickoff for the CBS-televised contest is set for 2:30 p.m. CT in Gainesville.
Florida had an open date this past weekend.
AP Top 25
Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous
1. Alabama (60) 5-0 1,500 1
2. Oregon 5-0 1,430 2
3. Florida St. 5-0 1,349 4
4. LSU 5-0 1,310 3
5. Georgia 5-0 1,252 5
6. South Carolina 5-0 1,152 6
7. Kansas St. 4-0 1,123 7
8. West Virginia 4-0 1,066 9
9. Notre Dame 4-0 1,043 10
10. Florida 4-0 937 11
11. Texas 4-0 932 12
12. Ohio St. 5-0 793 14
13. Southern Cal 3-1 703 13
14. Oregon St. 3-0 647 18
15. Clemson 4-1 608 17
15. TCU 4-0 608 15
17. Oklahoma 2-1 581 16
18. Stanford 3-1 509 8
19. Louisville 5-0 404 19
20. Mississippi St. 4-0 306 21
21. Nebraska 4-1 240 22
22. Rutgers 4-0 160 23
23. Washington 3-1 159 NR
24. Northwestern 5-0 143 NR
25. UCLA 4-1 122 NR
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 72, Boise St. 53, Texas A&M 51, Michigan St. 43, Texas Tech 39, Michigan 38, Louisiana Tech 37, Baylor 31, Ohio 30, Arizona St. 15, Arizona 4, Miami 4, Iowa St. 3, Tennessee 3.
USA Today Coaches' Poll
Team, Record, Points, Previous
1. Alabama, 5-0, 1472, 1
2. Oregon, 5-0, 1403, 2
3. LSU, 5-0, 1327, 3
4. Florida St., 5-0, 1301, 4
5. Georgia, 5-0, 1227, 5
6. South Carolina, 5-0, 1161, 6
7. West Virginia, 4-0, 1137, 7
8. Kansas St., 4-0, 1050, 8
9. Texas, 4-0, 981, 10
10. Notre Dame, 4-0, 915, 11
11. Florida, 4-0, 883, 12
12. USC, 3-1, 784, 13
13. TCU, 4-0, 749, 14
14. Oklahoma, 2-1, 684, 15
15. Clemson, 4-1, 626, 16
16. Louisville, 5-0, 524, 17
17. Oregon St., 3-0, 453, 21
18. Stanford, 3-1, 452, 9
19. Mississippi St., 4-0, 422, 19
20. Nebraska, 4-1, 415, 20
21. Rutgers, 4-0, 206, 25
22. Northwestern, 5-0, 202, NR
23. Cincinnati, 3-0, 175, NR
24. Texas Tech, 4-0, 108, NR
25. Boise St., 3-1, 83, NR
Schools Dropped Out: No. 18 Michigan State (3-2), No. 22 Oklahoma State (2-2), No. 23 Wisconsin (3-2), No. 24 Baylor (3-1), No. 25 (Tie) Virginia Tech (3-2).Others
Receiving Votes: Washington 65; Texas A&M (3-1) 61; UCLA (4-1) 58; Louisiana Tech 56; Michigan State (3-2) 45; Baylor (3-1) 41; Arizona State 40; Miami (Fla.) 17; Michigan (2-2) 11; Ohio 11; Louisiana-Monroe 8; Purdue 6; Wisconsin (3-2) 6; San Jose State 4; Oklahoma State (2-2) 3; Toledo 1; Tulsa 1; Virginia Tech (3-2) 1.
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