It turns out that recent memory and the eye test are weighted heavier than resume in the AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll. At least for now.
The LSU Tigers entered last Saturday’s contest with the Alabama Crimson Tide ranked No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings and No. 4 in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. But after a lackluster performance in a 30-16 defeat, the Tigers have fallen all the way to No. 9 in both of the latter two.
Alabama climbed three spots to No. 4 in the Coaches Poll and four spots to No.