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LSU moves up, Tide still No.1 in AP football poll

UNDATED (AP) — LSU has surged to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after its second victory of September against a highly ranked team.

The Tigers began the season ranked 25th before wins over Miami and Auburn.

Wisconsin tumbled from sixth to 18th with Saturday’s loss to BYU. The Cougars are one of three newcomers in the poll, along with Texas A&M and Boston College.

Top-ranked Alabama strengthened its hold on No. 1, receiving a season-high 58 first-place votes from the media panel. Clemson slipped out of the No. 2 spot for the first time this season and Georgia climbed ahead of the No. 3 Tigers.

Ohio State and Oklahoma are fourth and fifth respectively, followed by LSU, Stanford, Notre Dame, Auburn and Washington.