Tigers move into Top Ten

BATON ROUGE -- After an impressive win over a ranked FCS opponent on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, the LSU football team moved up three spots in the Amway Coaches' Poll and two in the AP Top 25, it was announced Sunday morning.
LSU (2-0) was ranked No. 9 by the coaches and No. 10 by the AP after the 56-0 victory over then-No. 13 (FCS) Sam Houston State on Saturday.
Next weekend, the Tigers remain at home for the second of four-consecutive games in Tiger Stadium. Louisiana-Monroe comes to town for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff on ESPNU.

The AP Top 25 | LSU History
By The Associated Press
Record Points Previous
1. Florida St. (38) 2-0 1,463 1
2. Oregon (16) 2-0 1,415 3
3. Alabama (1) 2-0 1,334 2
4. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1,303 4
5. Auburn 2-0 1,236 5
6. Georgia (1) 1-0 1,201 6
7. Texas A&M (2) 2-0 1,101 9
8. Baylor 2-0 1,043 10
9. Southern Cal 2-0 1,039 14
10. LSU 2-0 1,029 12
11. Notre Dame 2-0 815 16
12. UCLA 2-0 779 11
13. Michigan St. 1-1 751 7
14. Ole Miss 2-0 703 15
15. Stanford 1-1 592 13
16. Arizona St. 2-0 570 17
17. Virginia Tech 2-0 532 NR
18. Wisconsin 1-1 391 18
19. Kansas St. 2-0 285 20
20. Missouri 2-0 237 24
21. Louisville 2-0 234 25
22. Ohio St. 1-1 222 8
23. Clemson 1-1 206 23
24. South Carolina 1-1 199 21
25. BYU 2-0 179 NR

Others receiving votes: Nebraska 153, North Carolina 118, Oklahoma St. 92, Florida 70, Duke 43, Penn St. 35, TCU 31, Mississippi St. 29, Marshall 18, Tennessee 14, Iowa 10, Cincinnati 6, West Virginia 6, Washington 4, N. Dakota St. 3, Pittsburgh 3, Texas Tech 3, Utah 2, Arizona 1.