College Football Polls – LSU Creeps Up on USC

by Bodog Beat News Ticker  |  September 10th, 2007

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Les Miles and the LSU Tigers are closing in on No. 1 USC in the college football polls. (AP Images)

 

After two weeks of college football, it's not so clear which team is the best in the nation. Is it the USC Trojans or the LSU Tigers?

In the Associated Press preseason rankings, USC received 62 of a possible 65 1st-place votes. This week, the Trojans' number of 1st-place votes are down to 40, with LSU getting 25.

It's the same story in the USA Today poll. In the preseason, USC got 45 of 60 1st-place votes, with LSU getting four. (And Michigan getting two!) This week, the Trojans received 42, with LSU getting 11 and Florida seven.

The Trojans were idle Saturday, one week after a less-than-impressive trouncing of Idaho by a score of 38-10. Meanwhile, LSU blew out Mississippi State, 45-0, in Week 1 and hammered No. 9 Virginia Tech, 48-7, on Saturday.

LSU coach Les Miles is no doubt happy with his team's start, but is wary of his players getting ahead of themselves.

"You can save the accolades. We've just won two games and we have a lot of football to play," Miles said. "Don't make too much of this. It's all about what we have to get done in the future."

Complete College Football Rankings (After the jump…)

AP Top 25
 1. USC (40) 1-0 1,594
 2. LSU (25) 2-0 1,582
 3. Oklahoma 2-0 1,418
 4. West Virginia 2-0 1,408
 5. Florida 2-0 1,370
 6. Texas 2-0 1,290
 7. Wisconsin 2-0 1,171
 8. California 2-0 1,126
 9. Louisville 2-0 1,097
10. Ohio State 2-0 962
11. UCLA 2-0 910
12. Penn State 2-0 896
13. Rutgers 2-0 820
14. Nebraska 2-0 693
15. Georgia Tech 2-0 590
16. Arkansas 1-0 537
17. South Carolina 2-0 477
18. Virginia Tech 1-1 382
19. Oregon 2-0 367
20. Clemson 2-0 349
21. Boston College 2-0 323
22. Tennessee 1-1 284
23. Georgia 1-1 261
24. Hawaii 2-0 247
25. Texas A&M 2-0 243
Others Receiving Votes

South Florida 220, Missouri 144, Alabama 116, Washington 95, TCU 66, Arizona State 28, Auburn 23, Appalachian State 19, Cincinnati 12, Florida State 2, Iowa 1, Kansas 1, Purdue 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Auburn 17, TCU 19, Boise State 22.
 
USA Today Poll
 1. USC (42) 1-0 1,476
 2. LSU (11) 2-0 1,437
 3. Florida (7) 2-0 1,353
 4. West Virginia 2-0 1,269
 5. Oklahoma 2-0 1,264
 6. Texas 2-0 1,156
 7. Wisconsin 2-0 1,141
 8. California 2-0 1,038
 9. Louisville 2-0 1,020
10. Ohio State 2-0 972
11. UCLA 2-0 837
12. Penn State 2-0 804
13. Rutgers 2-0 699
14. Nebraska 2-0 677
15. Georgia Tech 2-0 582
16. Arkansas 1-0 493
17. Virginia Tech 1-1 371
18. Texas A&M 2-0 325
19. Boston College 2-0 315
20. Clemson 2-0 311
21. Oregon 2-0 309
22. Hawaii 2-0 308
23. South Carolina 2-0 294
24. Tennessee 1-1 237
25. Georgia 1-1 199
Others Receiving Votes

Auburn 131, South Florida 115, Missouri 65, Washington 60, Texas Tech 53, Boise State 47, TCU 41, Alabama 34, Iowa 19, Arizona State 18, Brigham Young 10, Kentucky 9, Miami (FL) 3, Wyoming 3, Maryland 2, Cincinnati 2, Purdue 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Auburn 13, TCU 19, Boise State 20.