Louisiana Drops Out of Latest Top 25 Polls, LSU Takes Big Dip

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns (3-0) fell out of the latest AP Top 25  and Coaches poll following yesterday's 20-18 win over Georgia Southern.

In the AP, UL was ranked #19 last week. They are receiving the 2nd most votes among teams just outside of the top 25, which would technically make them #27.

LSU (0-1) dropped 14 spots from #6 to #20 after their disappointing start to the season in Saturday's 44-34 loss to Mississippi State.

This marks the first weeks the polls began ranking Big 10 teams again after the conference announced they would reverse course and play fall football beginning in October, and in the AP polls, schools from the PAC-12 were allowed to be ranked for the same reason.

With fewer spots in the top 25, Louisiana fell just one spot outside of the Coaches Poll top 25, receiving the most votes (108) of any team outside of the rankings (putting them at #26), while LSU dropped a dozen spots back to #17.

AP Top 25 Poll

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Florida
4. Georgia
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio State
7. Auburn
8. Miami
9. Texas
10. Penn State
11. UCF
12. North Carolina
13. Texas A&M
14. Oregon
15. Cincinnati
16. Mississippi State
17. Oklahoma State
18. Oklahoma
19. Wisconsin
20. LSU
21. Tennessee
22. BYU
23. Michigan
24. Pittsburgh
25. Memphis

Others receiving votes:
Virginia Tech 195, Louisiana 126, Minnesota 110, USC 104, Kansas State 60, SMU 37, Marshall 31, Baylor 22, Iowa 16, Utah 14, Virginia 12, Arkansas State 11, UAB 5, Washington 4, Kentucky 4, Louisville 4, Army 3

Amway/USA Today/Coaches Poll

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Florida
4. Georgia
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio State
7. Auburn
8. Miami
9. Texas
10. Penn State
11. North Carolina
12. UCF
13. Texas A&M
14. Mississippi State
15. Cincinnati
16. Oklahoma
17. LSU
18. Wisconsin
19. Oklahoma State
20. Tennessee
21. Michigan
22. BYU
23. Virginia Tech
24. Memphis
25. Pittsburgh

Others receiving votes: Louisiana 108, Minnesota 106, SMU 46, Kansas State 33, Iowa 32, Virginia 29, Baylor 25, Marshall 22, Kentucky 17, Arkansas State 16, Boston College 9, South Carolina 6, Nebraska 4, UAB 3, Coastal Carolina 3, Army 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Ole Miss 1