BATON ROUGE -- LSU jumped two spots in the AP Top 25 poll this week thanks to a win over Rice and losses from Ohio State and West Virginia.
The Tigers (9-2) are currently tied for 8th with the undefeated UCF Knights.
The rankings are led by unanimous No. 1 Alabama, the top six stayed the same as last week. Clemson was No. 2, followed by Notre Dame, Michigan, Georgia and Oklahoma.
Washington State moved up a spot to No. 7 and UCF jumped three spots to No. 8, season highs for both schools.
A 10-2 overall and 6-2 SEC regular season finish for second in the West will be LSU's with a win at Texas A&M (7-4, 5-3 SEC) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the SEC Network. That after predictions of 6-6 and 7-5 and a fifth place finish in the West. The Aggies defeated Alabama-Birmingham, 41-20, Saturday night.
Full AP Top 25 rankings below:
1 Alabama
2 Clemson
3 Notre Dame
4 Michigan
5 Georgia
6 Oklahoma
7 Washington State
8 UCF
8 LSU
10 Ohio State
11 Texas
12 West Virginia
13 Florida
14 Utah State
15 Penn
16 Washington
17 Kentucky
18 Utah
19 Syracuse
20 Northwestern
21 Boise State
22 Mississippi State
23 Army
24 Pittsburgh
25 Iowa State