BATON ROUGE -- Following a resounding 56-27 Texas Bowl victory, the LSU football team (9-3, 5-3 SEC) finished 16th in the AP Top 25, it was announced on Tuesday morning.
Check back for the Amway Coaches' Poll, which is expected to be released later this morning.
AP Top 25 | 2015 Final Rankings | LSU History
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Points, Previous
1, Alabama (61), 14-1, 1,525, 2
2, Clemson, 14-1, 1,464, 1
3, Stanford, 12-2, 1,360, 5
4, Ohio State, 12-1, 1,342, 7
5, Oklahoma, 11-2, 1,270, 4
6, Michigan State, 12-2, 1,227, 3
7, TCU, 11-2, 1,098, 11
8, Houston, 13-1, 1,050, 14
9, Iowa, 12-2, 981, 6
10, Ole Miss, 10-3, 975, 16
11, Notre Dame, 10-3, 953, 8
12, Michigan, 10-3, 911, 17
13, Baylor, 10-3, 820, 18
14, Florida State, 10-3, 630, 9
15, North Carolina, 11-3, 563, 10
16, LSU, 9-3, 546, 22
17, Utah, 10-3, 499, 20
18, Navy, 11-2, 465, 21
19, Oregon, 9-4, 391, 15
20, Oklahoma State, 10-3, 372, 13
21, Wisconsin, 10-3, 332, 23
22, Tennessee, 9-4, 260, 29
23, Northwestern, 10-3, 203, 12
24, Western Kentucky, 12-2, 128, 25
25, Florida, 10-4, 126, 19
Dropped from rankings: Temple 24
Others receiving votes: Georgia 109, Washington State 51, Mississippi State 47, San Diego State 44, Arkansas 28, Toledo 28, USC 10, Appalachian State 7, Boise State 4, Duke 3, Temple 2, BYU 1.