LSU moves up to No. 2; Georgia drops to No. 10

NEW YORK» LSU moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 29th time and putting the Tigers behind No. 1 Alabama less than a month before the rivals meet in Tuscaloosa.

The Tigers jumped from No. 5, past No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State, after beating Florida in a matchup of unbeaten teams Saturday night. LSU received 12 first-place votes Sunday in the AP Top 25 poll while Alabama received 30 first-place votes and is No. 1 for the third consecutive week. The Crimson Tide host the Tigers on Nov. 9.

One conference has held the top two spots 75 times since the AP poll started in 1936, none more than the SEC. The nowdefunct Big Eight is next with 23.

Clemson received 11 first-place votes Sunday and Ohio State had nine. Oklahoma was No. 5 and Wisconsin became the first new team to crack the top six after Georgia suffered the biggest upset of the season so far. The Bulldogs dropped from No. 3 to No. 10 after losing at home to South Carolina in double overtime.

Georgia is the highest-ranked team to lose to an unranked team this season. The Bulldogs had been steady at No. 3 since the preseason. They were among a season-high eight ranked teams to lose this weekend, including four to unranked teams. The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Points Pv 1. Alabama (30) 6-0 1,503 1 2. LSU (12) 6-0 1,449 5 3. Clemson (11) 6-0 1,427 2 4. Ohio State (9) 6-0 1,404 3 5. Oklahoma 6-0 1,333 6 6. Wisconsin 6-0 1,245 8 7. Penn State 6-0 1,129 10 8. Notre Dame 5-1 1,042 9 9. Florida 6-1 1,041 7 10. Georgia 5-1 995 3 11. Auburn 5-1 985 12 12. Oregon 5-1 906 13 13. Utah 5-1 729 15 14. Boise State 6-0 716 14 15. Texas 4-2 672 11 16. Michigan 5-1 648 16 17. Arizona State 5-1 524 18 18. Baylor 6-0 470 22 19. SMU 6-0 398 21 20. Minnesota 6-0 330 NR 21. Cincinnati 5-1 308 25 22. Missouri 5-1 233 NR 23. Iowa 4-2 210 17 24. Appalachian State 5-0 148 NR 25. Washington 5-2 107 NR Others receiving votes: Tulane 55 (points), Iowa State 36, Temple 31, Wake Forest 25, California 20, Virginia 8, Memphis 6, Southern Cal 4, South Carolina 4, Texas A&M 3, UCF 3, San Diego State 2, Louisiana Tech 1.