LSU Jumps to No. 2 Behind Alabama in Latest AP Top 25 Poll
By Michael Luciano
Following a dominant offensive showing against one of the most ferocious pass rushes in the country, Joe Burrow and LSU are moving up in the latest AP Top 25.
Ed Orgeron's Tigers leapfrogged Dabo Swinney and Clemson despite the fact that Trevor Lawrence and company ate Florida State alive.
New @AP_Top25 poll
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 13, 2019
1 Bama
2 LSU
3 Clemson
4 Ohio St
5 OU
6 Wisconsin
7 Penn St
8 Notre Dame
9 Florida
10 Georgia
11 Auburn
12 Oregon
13 Utah
14 Boise St
15 Texas
16 Michigan
17 Arizona St
18 Baylor
19 SMU
20 Minnesota
21 Cincinnati
22 Missouri
23 Iowa
24 Appalachian St
25 Wash
Despite unblemished records, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are on the outside looking in with regards to the playoff. Penn State moved up to No. 7 after beating Iowa, while Florida and Georgia dropped to No. 9 and No. 10 following losses to LSU and South Carolina.
Boise State is the highest-ranked Group of Five team at No. 14 overall. Baylor, SMU, and Minnesota all moved into the Top 20 after an undefeated start. Sun Belt favorites Appalachian State are ranked No. 24, while Kelly Bryant's Missouri and Jacob Eason's Washington are back in the Top 25.
Wake Forest, Virginia, and Memphis fell out of the Top 25 after losses last week.
The Week 8 AP Poll is out!@SEC teams in the Top 25:
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) October 13, 2019
1) Alabama
2) LSU
9) Florida
10) Georgia
11) Auburn
22) Missouri
November 9. LSU at Alabama. Mark your calendars for what could be one of the best regular season games in recent college football history.