LSU vaults to No. 2 in AP poll; MSU at 16
Published 12:26 pm Tuesday, September 6, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) — Winning the biggest game of college football’s opening weekend boosted LSU to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25.
No. 1 Oklahoma held on to the top spot in the first regular-season rankings, while the Tigers used their 40-27 victory against Oregon to jump rival Alabama, which slipped to No. 3.
Mississippi State, coming off a 59-14 throttling of Memphis, moved up to No. 16. The Bulldogs are scheduled to play unranked Auburn on Saturday.
Boise State moved up a notch to No. 4 after its impressive 35-21 win against Georgia. Florida State moved up to No. 5.
Oregon dropped nine spots to No. 13 and defending national champion Auburn, which started the season at No. 23, fell out of the Top 25 after needing a late rally to beat Utah State at home. Notre Dame also dropped out.
Moving into the rankings were No. 20 Baylor, No. 22 South Florida, No. 23 Penn State and No. 24 Texas.
The AP Top 25
By The Associated Press
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses:
1. Oklahoma (32)
2. LSU (17)
3. Alabama (9)
4. Boise St. (2)
5. Florida St.
6. Stanford
7. Texas A&M
8. Wisconsin
9. Oklahoma St.
10. Nebraska
11. Virginia Tech
12. South Carolina
13. Oregon
14. Arkansas
15. Ohio St.
16. Mississippi St.
17. Michigan St.
18. Florida
19. West Virginia
20. Baylor
21. Missouri
22. South Florida
23. Penn St.
24. Texas
25. TCU
Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 119, Auburn 85, Southern Cal 69, Georgia 52, Northwestern 40, Maryland 34, BYU 33, Iowa 29, Houston 27, Utah 24, Notre Dame 22, Michigan 17, Air Force 11, Pittsburgh 11, UCF 10, NC State 8, Hawaii 6, Tennessee 6, Arizona 5, N. Illinois 5, Southern Miss 4, Clemson 1, Georgia Tech 1.