Florida State Moves Up to 5th, LSU to 6th in Week 8 AP Poll

By Kevin Kelley -

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)

  1. Alabama
  2. Oregon
  3. Clemson
  4. Ohio State
  5. Florida State
  6. LSU
  7. Texas A&M
  8. Louisville
  9. UCLA
  10. Miami (FL)
  11. South Carolina
  12. Baylor
  13. Stanford
  14. Missouri
  15. Georgia
  16. Texas Tech
  17. Fresno State
  18. Oklahoma
  19. Virginia Tech
  20. Washington
  21. Oklahoma State
  22. Florida
  23. Northern Illinois
  24. Auburn
  25. Wisconsin

Coaches Poll – Week 8 (Complete Rankings)

  1. Alabama
  2. Oregon
  3. Ohio State
  4. Clemson
  5. Florida State
  6. Louisville
  7. Texas A&M
  8. LSU
  9. South Carolina
  10. UCLA
  11. Miami (FL)
  12. Baylor
  13. Stanford
  14. Missouri
  15. Texas Tech
  16. Georgia
  17. Oklahoma State
  18. Oklahoma
  19. Fresno State
  20. Virginia Tech
  21. Nebraska
  22. Florida
  23. Northern Illinois
  24. Michigan
  25. Washington

Harris Poll – Week 8 (Complete Rankings)

  1. Alabama
  2. Oregon
  3. Clemson
  4. Ohio State
  5. Florida State
  6. Louisville
  7. Texas A&M
  8. LSU
  9. UCLA
  10. Miami (FL)
  11. South Carolina
  12. Stanford
  13. Baylor
  14. Missouri
  15. Texas Tech
  16. Georgia
  17. Oklahoma
  18. Fresno State
  19. Oklahoma State
  20. Virginia Tech
  21. Florida
  22. Northern Illinois
  23. Nebraska
  24. Michigan
  25. Washington

Comments (6)

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

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