Florida State Moves up in US LBM Coaches Poll
September 5, 2023
After trailing then-No. 5 LSU 17-14 at halftime, Florida State scored 31 points in the second half to win going away, 45-24. The victory lifted the Seminoles to No. 5 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while LSU dropped to No. 14.
Georgia still sits No. 1 with 63 first-place votes, followed by Michigan, Alabama and Ohio State.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Georgia (63) 1,647 1 1-0
2 Michigan (1) 1,534 2 1-0
3 Alabama (2) 1,515 3 1-0
4 Ohio State 1,422 4 1-0
5 Florida State 1,388 8 1-0
6 USC 1,283 6 2-0
7 Penn State 1,216 7 1-0
8 Washington 1,115 11 1-0
9 Tennessee 1,099 10 1-0
10 Texas 957 12 1-0
11 Notre Dame 950 13 2-0
12 Utah 924 14 1-0
13 Oregon 904 15 1-0
14 LSU 738 5 0-1
15 Kansas State 630 17 1-0
16 North Carolina 546 20 1-0
17 Oklahoma 543 19 1-0
18 Oregon State 499 18 1-0
19 Wisconsin 445 21 1-0
20 Ole Miss 411 22 1-0
21 Clemson 287 9 0-1
22 Tulane 255 23 1-0
23 Texas A&M 236 25 1-0
24 Duke 222 NR 1-0
25 Colorado 161 NR 1-0
Dropped out: No. 16 TCU (0-1); No. 24 Texas Tech (0-1).
Others receiving Votes: Iowa (1-0) 111; Pittsburgh (1-0) 53; Kentucky (1-0) 50; UCLA (1-0) 44; TCU (0-1) 40; Fresno State (1-0) 30; Miami (Fla.) (1-0) 22; Auburn (1-0) 22; Arkansas (1-0) 18; Maryland (1-0) 14; Missouri (1-0) 13; Troy (1-0) 11; Oklahoma State (1-0) 11; North Carolina State (1-0) 10; Illinois (1-0) 9; Wyoming (1-0) 8; Washington State (1-0) 7; Wake Forest (1-0) 7; Air Force (1-0) 7; Minnesota (1-0) 6; Mississippi State (1-0) 5; South Carolina (0-1) 4; Kansas (1-0) 4; Texas Tech (0-1) 3; SMU (0-1) 3; Central Florida (1-0) 3; Houston (1-0) 2; Texas-San Antonio (0-1) 1; Michigan State (1-0) 1; Memphis (1-0) 1; Louisville (1-0) 1; James Madison (1-0) 1; Arizona (1-0) 1.
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After trailing then-No. 5 LSU 17-14 at halftime, Florida State scored 31 points in the second half to win going away, 45-24. The victory lifted the Seminoles to No. 5 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while LSU dropped to No. 14.
Georgia still sits No. 1 with 63 first-place votes, followed by Michigan, Alabama and Ohio State.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (63) | 1,647 | 1 | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Michigan (1) | 1,534 | 2 | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Alabama (2) | 1,515 | 3 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1,422 | 4 | 1-0 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 1,388 | 8 | 1-0 | |
| 6 | USC | 1,283 | 6 | 2-0 | |
| 7 | Penn State | 1,216 | 7 | 1-0 | |
| 8 | Washington | 1,115 | 11 | 1-0 | |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1,099 | 10 | 1-0 | |
| 10 | Texas | 957 | 12 | 1-0 | |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 950 | 13 | 2-0 | |
| 12 | Utah | 924 | 14 | 1-0 | |
| 13 | Oregon | 904 | 15 | 1-0 | |
| 14 | LSU | 738 | 5 | 0-1 | |
| 15 | Kansas State | 630 | 17 | 1-0 | |
| 16 | North Carolina | 546 | 20 | 1-0 | |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 543 | 19 | 1-0 | |
| 18 | Oregon State | 499 | 18 | 1-0 | |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 445 | 21 | 1-0 | |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 411 | 22 | 1-0 | |
| 21 | Clemson | 287 | 9 | 0-1 | |
| 22 | Tulane | 255 | 23 | 1-0 | |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 236 | 25 | 1-0 | |
| 24 | Duke | 222 | NR | 1-0 | |
| 25 | Colorado | 161 | NR | 1-0 |
Dropped out: No. 16 TCU (0-1); No. 24 Texas Tech (0-1).
Others receiving Votes: Iowa (1-0) 111; Pittsburgh (1-0) 53; Kentucky (1-0) 50; UCLA (1-0) 44; TCU (0-1) 40; Fresno State (1-0) 30; Miami (Fla.) (1-0) 22; Auburn (1-0) 22; Arkansas (1-0) 18; Maryland (1-0) 14; Missouri (1-0) 13; Troy (1-0) 11; Oklahoma State (1-0) 11; North Carolina State (1-0) 10; Illinois (1-0) 9; Wyoming (1-0) 8; Washington State (1-0) 7; Wake Forest (1-0) 7; Air Force (1-0) 7; Minnesota (1-0) 6; Mississippi State (1-0) 5; South Carolina (0-1) 4; Kansas (1-0) 4; Texas Tech (0-1) 3; SMU (0-1) 3; Central Florida (1-0) 3; Houston (1-0) 2; Texas-San Antonio (0-1) 1; Michigan State (1-0) 1; Memphis (1-0) 1; Louisville (1-0) 1; James Madison (1-0) 1; Arizona (1-0) 1.
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