NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama and LSU are back atop The Associated Press college football poll, holding down Nos. 1 and 2 the way they did most of last season.
The Crimson Tide is No. 1 for the third straight week, and it was almost unanimous. Alabama received 58 of 60 first-place votes. LSU got the other two.
The Southeastern Conference rivals were ranked first and second for eight weeks during last season before eventually meeting in the BCS title game. The difference last year was LSU was first and Alabama second — until the Tide won the national championship game.
LSU moved up to No. 2 this week after Southern California’s first loss of the season. USC slipped 11 spots to 13th after losing 21-14 at Stanford.
Stanford jumped from 21st to ninth.
Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 Alabama (58) 3-0 1,498 1
2 LSU (2) 3-0 1,433 3
3 Oregon 3-0 1,356 4
4 Florida State 3-0 1,275 5
5 Georgia 3-0 1,203 7
6 Oklahoma 2-0 1,181 5
7 South Carolina 3-0 1,081 8
8 West Virginia 2-0 1,051 9
9 Stanford 3-0 1,009 21
10 Clemson 3-0 899 11
11 Notre Dame 3-0 854 20
12 Texas 3-0 816 14
13 USC 2-1 776 2
14 Florida 3-0 743 18
15 Kansas State 3-0 683 15
16 Ohio State 3-0 680 12
17 TCU 2-0 535 16
18 Michigan 2-1 448 17
19 UCLA 3-0 429 22
20 Louisville 3-0 366 19
21 Michigan State 2-1 318 10
22 Arizona 3-0 296 24
23 Mississippi State 3-0 106 NR
24 Boise State 1-1 95 NR
25 Nebraska 2-1 80 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State68, Baylor55, Northwestern41, Ohio20, Rutgers19, Oklahoma State19, Iowa State15, Virginia Tech13, Cincinnati9, Tennessee6, Wisconsin5, Texas Tech5, Missouri4, Texas A&M4, Georgia Tech3, Fresno State2, Utah1
