Tigers move up in polls

BATON ROUGE -- LSU Football's 56-point win on Saturday night over New Mexico State allowed for a move up in the Associated Press Top 25 and the Amway Coaches' Poll released Sunday.

LSU (4-1) moved from No. 17 in the AP Top 25 and No. 18 in the coaches' poll to No. 15 in the each.

The Tigers travel to face No. 5 Auburn on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.

The AP Top 25 | LSU History

Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous
1. Florida St. (27) 4-0 1,416 1
2. Oregon (13) 4-0 1,405 2
3. Alabama (13) 4-0 1,387 3
4. Oklahoma (7) 4-0 1,357 4
5. Auburn 4-0 1,272 5
6. Texas A&M 5-0 1,206 6
7. Baylor 4-0 1,149 7
8. UCLA 4-0 975 11
9. Notre Dame 4-0 972 8
10. Michigan St. 3-1 944 9
11. Ole Miss 4-0 906 10
12. Mississippi St. 4-0 848 14
13. Georgia 3-1 788 12
14. Stanford 3-1 643 16
15. LSU 4-1 636 17
16. USC 3-1 560 18
17. Wisconsin 3-1 502 19
18. BYU 4-0 450 20
19. Nebraska 5-0 445 21
20. Ohio St. 3-1 298 22
21. Oklahoma St. 3-1 246 24
22. East Carolina 3-1 237 23
23. Kansas St. 3-1 216 25
24. Missouri 4-1 145 NR
25. TCU 3-0 109 NR

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 97, South Carolina 61, Clemson 52, Arizona 43, Marshall 40, Georgia Tech 37, West Virginia 24, Arkansas 18, Maryland 5, Louisville 4, N. Dakota St. 3, Washington 2, NC State 1, Virginia 1.

Amway Coaches Poll | LSU History
Sept. 28, 2014

RANK, TEAM, RECORD, POINTS, FIRST PLACE VOTES, PREVIOUS RANK
1, Alabama, 4-0, 1477 (15) 2
2, Florida State, 4-0, 1468 (26) 1
3, Oklahoma, 4-0, 1442 (14) 3
4, Oregon, 4-0, 1407 (7) 4
5, Auburn, 4-0, 1312, 5
6, Baylor, 4-0, 1191, 6
7, Texas A&M, 5-0, 1172, 7
8, Notre Dame, 4-0, 1072, 8
9, UCLA, 4-0, 1007, 10
10, Michigan State, 3-1, 975, 9
11, Ole Miss, 4-0, 907, 11
12, Georgia, 3-1, 824, 13
13, Stanford, 3-1, 735, 14
14, Mississippi State, 4-0, 708, 16
15, LSU, 4-1, 587, 18
16, Wisconsin, 3-1, 571, 17
17, Nebraska, 5-0, 559, 19
18, Ohio State, 3-1, 474, 20
19, BYU, 4-0, 473, 21
20, USC, 3-1, 392, 22
21, East Carolina, 3-1, 255, 24
22, Kansas State, 3-1, 253, 25
23, Oklahoma State, 3-1, 216, 26
24, Arizona State, 3-1, 148, 12
25, TCU, 3-0, 86, 31

Schools Dropped Out
No. 15 South Carolina, No. 23 Duke.

Others Receiving Votes
Missouri 83; South Carolina 82; Clemson 81; Arizona 59; Marshall 49; GeorgiaTech 39; Washington 10; Louisville 8; Duke 7; North Carolina 7; Arkansas 5; Iowa 3; Minnesota 3; Cincinnati 1; Texas 1; West Virginia 1.