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LSU Football Sweeps Coaches' Poll After Big Win
BATON ROUGE -- On the day after its 9-6 overtime win at No. 2 Alabama, the LSU football team remained No. 1 as expected.
The Tigers (9-0, 6-0 SEC) received all 59 first-place votes from the coaches and 59 of 60 in the AP Top 25.
Check back for the Harris Interactive Poll (3 p.m. CT) and the Bowl Championship Series standings (7:30 p.m. CT).
USA TODAY TOP 25 COACHES' POLL - Nov. 6, 2011
The
Top 25 football coaches poll, with team's records in parentheses, total
points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th,
ranking in last week's poll and first-place votes received:
Rank, School (record), Points, Last week's rank
1. LSU (59) (9-0), 1475, 1
2. Stanford (9-0), 1378, 3
3. Oklahoma State (9-0), 1359, 4
4. Alabama (8-1), 1286, 2
5. Boise State (8-0), 1242, 5
6. Oregon (8-1), 1180, 6
7. Oklahoma (8-1), 1141, 7
8. Arkansas (8-1), 1075, 8
9. Virginia Tech (8-1), 955, 11
10. Clemson (8-1), 946, 12
11. Houston (9-0), 828, 14
12. Penn State (8-1), 799, 15
13. Michigan State (7-2), 696, 16
14. Wisconsin (7-2), 654, 17
15. South Carolina (7-2), 618, 10
16. Georgia (7-2), 572, 20
17. Nebraska (7-2), 530, 9
18. Cincinnati (7-1), 386, 22
19. Georgia Tech (7-2), 354, 23
20. Texas (6-2), 339, 25
21. Michigan (7-2), 334, 13
22. Kansas State (7-2), 328, 19
23. Southern Mississippi (8-1), 301, 24
24. TCU (7-2), 115, not ranked
25. Auburn (6-3), 109, not ranked
Dropped out: No. 18 Arizona State (6-3, lost to UCLA 29-28), No. 21 West Virginia (6-3, lost to Louisville 38-35).
Others
receiving votes: Arizona State (6-3) 49; Florida State (6-3) 44; Notre
Dame (6-3) 22; Ohio State (6-3) 22; Washington (6-3) 10; Iowa (6-3) 8;
Texas A&M (5-4) 6; West Virginia (6-3) 6; Baylor (5-3) 3; Rutgers
(6-3) 2; Arkansas State (7-2) 1; Miami (Fla.) (5-4) 1; Virginia (6-3) 1.
The AP Top 25
The
Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with
first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 5, total points
based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a
25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Points Previous
1. LSU (59) 9-0 1,499 1
2. Oklahoma St. 9-0 1,398 3
3. Stanford 9-0 1,369 4
4. Alabama 8-1 1,334 2
5. Boise St. (1) 8-0 1,288 5
6. Oregon 8-1 1,184 6
7. Oklahoma 8-1 1,138 7
8. Arkansas 8-1 1,107 8
9. Clemson 8-1 979 11
10. Virginia Tech 8-1 885 12
11. Houston 9-0 804 14
12. Penn St. 8-1 725 16
13. Michigan St. 7-2 718 15
14. Georgia 7-2 657 18
15. South Carolina 7-2 654 10
16. Wisconsin 7-2 602 19
17. Kansas St. 7-2 546 17
18. Southern Cal 7-2 502 21
19. Nebraska 7-2 491 9
20. Georgia Tech 7-2 340 22
21. Texas 6-2 313 NR
22. Michigan 7-2 264 13
23. Cincinnati 7-1 206 23
24. Auburn 6-3 181 25
25. Southern Miss. 8-1 161 NR
Others
receiving votes: TCU 56, Ohio St. 50, Arizona St. 15, Florida St. 12,
Washington 8, Iowa 4, Notre Dame 4, Baylor 3, Tulsa 1, Virginia 1, West
Virginia 1.
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