LSU falls to No. 18 and No. 19 in AP and Coaches Top-25 polls
BATON ROUGE – LSU remained ranked among the Top 25 teams in the nation in both national polls on Tuesday as the Tigers are ranked No. 18 in the AP Poll and No. 19 in the Coaches Poll.
LSU opened the season at No. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 13 in the Coaches Poll. LSU dropped a 27-20 decision to USC in Las Vegas on Sunday in the season-opener for both teams.
LSU has been ranked in the AP Top 25 for 25 consecutive weeks dating back to the 2022 season. The 25 consecutive weeks in the AP Poll ranks as the nation’s seventh-longest active streak.
The Tigers open the 100th season of football in Tiger Stadium on Saturday when they host Nicholls at 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and SEC Network+.
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LSU women's basketball hosting three 5-star official visitors this week (premium)
The position grades are posted: LSU vs USC report card (premium)
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Rankings
Released September 03
1 Georgia (1-0)Southeastern vs. Clemson W 34-3 1545 (57)
2 Ohio State (1-0)Big Ten - vs. Akron W 52-6 1478 (5)
3 Texas (1-0)Southeastern 1 vs. Colorado State W 52-0 1418 (0)
4 Alabama (1-0) Southeastern 1 vs. Western Kentucky W 63-0 1309 (0)
5 Notre Dame (1-0)IA Independents 2 @ Texas A&M W 23-13 1240 (0)
6 Ole Miss (1-0)Southeastern - vs. Furman W 76-0 1212 (0)
7 Oregon (1-0)Big Ten -4 vs. Idaho W 24-14 1197 (0)
8 Penn State (1-0)Big Ten- @ West Virginia W 34-12 1146 (0)
9 Missouri (1-0)Southeastern 2 vs. Murray State W 51-0 968 (0)
10 Michigan (1-0)Big Ten -1 vs. Fresno State W 30-10 935 (0)
11 Utah (1-0)Big 12 1 vs. Southern Utah W 49-0 897 (0)
12 Miami (FL)(1-0)Atlantic Coast 7 @ Florida W 41-17 893 (0)
13 USC (1-0)Big Ten 10 vs. LSU W 27-20 811 (0)
14 Tennessee(1-0)Southeastern 1 vs. Chattanooga W 69-3 784 (0)
15 Oklahoma (1-0)Southeastern 1 vs. Temple W 51-3 703 (0)
16 Oklahoma State (1-0)Big 12 1 vs. South Dakota State W 44-20 610 (0)
17 Kansas State (1-0)Big 12 1 vs. Tennessee-Martin W 41-6 607 (0)
18 LSU (0-1) Southeastern -5 @ USC L 20-27 410 (0)
19 Kansas (1-0)Big 12 3 vs. Lindenwood W 48-3 349 (0)
20 Arizona (1-0)Big 12 1 vs. New Mexico W 61-39 339 (0)
21 Iowa (1-0)Big Ten 4 vs. Illinois State W 40-0 294 (0)
22 Louisville(1-0)Atlantic Coast - vs. Austin Peay W 62-0 188 (0)
23 Georgia Tech (2-0)Atlantic Coast- vs. Georgia State W 35-12 161 (0)
24 North Carolina State(1-0)Atlantic Coast - vs. Western Carolina W 38-21 142 (0)
25 Clemson (0-1)Atlantic Coast -11 @ Georgia L 3-34 134 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Texas A&M 97, Boston College 49, Boise St. 47, Iowa St. 32, Memphis 27, Nebraska 27, SMU 23, Washington 20, Liberty 12, Vanderbilt 8, Wisconsin 8, Auburn 8, Tulane 4, North Carolina 4, UTSA 3, Appalachian St. 3, Kentucky 2, West Virginia 2, Arkansas 2, UNLV 1, Colorado 1.Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
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