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Louisiana State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2007, when it won a national championship.
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Louisiana State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2007, when it won a national championship. The Tigers held the top ranking for four weeks during the regular season that year.
L.S.U. (4-0) bumped Oklahoma from the top spot after winning, 47-21, at West Virginia on Saturday. The Sooners, who had been No. 1 since the preseason, stayed unbeaten with a 38-28 victory at home against Missouri.
L.S.U. has been strong away from home, defeating Oregon, 40-27, at Cowboys Stadium and Mississippi State in Starkville, 19-6, before taming West Virginia. All three teams were ranked when the Tigers played them. Oklahoma had previously defeated Tulsa, 47-14, and then-No. 5 Florida State, 23-13, in Tallahassee.
6:06 amLSU's depth in undeniable. The defense is awesome. LSU deserves top ranking because of the hard work and discipline that is its characteristic. Geaux Tigers.
9:42 amI hope LSU enjoys the top ranking and continues to receive lots of adulation. They will lose that ranking November 5th when Alabama shows the country who is truly the best team in semi-pro football. Roll Tide!
11:30 pmThey got it by playing a tough out-of-conference schedule, and they deserve it. I wish a lot of other teams would take that to heart. College football as a whole would benefit.
5:12 amThe rest of their schedule will be a challenge. If they can maintain their focus, which has had lapses in years past, they will compete with Alabama as one of the teams in the BCS. As Coach Miles said they are probably not the best right now, but it's a great recognition of their effort to date.
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L.S.U. Claims Top SpotLouisiana State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2007, when it won a national championship.
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