After their 17-6 win over then No. 17 Florida, the LSU Tigers have moved up four spots to No. 6 in the AP Poll and five spots to No. 7 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for Week 8.
Florida State, which was idle this weekend, moved up one spot to 5th in both the AP and Coaches Polls.
Texas A&M climbed higher in the Top Ten after winning at Ole Miss. The Aggies moved up to 7th in both polls. Missouri made the biggest jump of all by virtue of their 41-26 upset win over then No. 7 Georgia. The Tigers moved up from 25th to 14th in the AP Poll and from unranked to 14th in the Coaches Poll.
Stanford, which lost at Utah, fell from 5th to 13th in both polls. Oklahoma lost to Texas in the Red River Shootout and fell six spots to 18th in the AP and eight spots to 18th in the Coaches.
Michigan (lost to Penn State in OT) fell out of the AP Poll and dropped to 24th in the Coaches Poll. Northwestern (lost at Wisconsin) fell out of both polls.
Teams entering the polls this week include Missouri (14 Coaches), Auburn (24 AP) and Wisconsin (25 AP).
AP Poll – Week 8 (Complete Rankings)
- Alabama
- Oregon
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Florida State
- LSU
- Texas A&M
- Louisville
- UCLA
- Miami (FL)
- South Carolina
- Baylor
- Stanford
- Missouri
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Fresno State
- Oklahoma
- Virginia Tech
- Washington
- Oklahoma State
- Florida
- Northern Illinois
- Auburn
- Wisconsin
Coaches Poll – Week 8 (Complete Rankings)
- Alabama
- Oregon
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Florida State
- Louisville
- Texas A&M
- LSU
- South Carolina
- UCLA
- Miami (FL)
- Baylor
- Stanford
- Missouri
- Texas Tech
- Georgia
- Oklahoma State
- Oklahoma
- Fresno State
- Virginia Tech
- Nebraska
- Florida
- Northern Illinois
- Michigan
- Washington
Harris Poll – Week 8 (Complete Rankings)
With BYU in the top 25 of every computer poll, I expected at least a single vote in one of the polls. The old boys getting help from the 2009 recruiting rankings.
If the season ended today, these teams have qualified for the BCS Bowls
BCS #1 Alabama
BCS #2 Oregon
SEC Texas A&M
ACC Clemson
Big 10 Baylor
Big 12 Ohio State
PAC 12 UCLA
AAC Louisville
Invitee #1 Stanford
Invitee #2 Texas Tech
If the season ended today and this is in 2014 we should have the following semifinalists:
#1 Alabama
#2 Oregon
#3 Clemson
#4 Baylor
Oregon and Ohio State will end up in the title game. Ohio State has a massive national fan base that will impact this.
Rob
Michigan still being in the coaches poll is good evidence for why there shouldn’t be a coaches poll
BCS National Championship Game: Alabama vs. Oregon
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. UCLA
Sugar Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Stanford
Fiesta Bowl: Louisville vs. Baylor