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College Football Polls - LSU Creeps Up on USC
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 |
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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 |
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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. |