LSU’s consecutive wins against Missouri, 42-7, and Southern Miss, 45-10, bumped the Tigers back into the polls Sunday.
In the weekly release of the Associated Press’ top 25, LSU shifted from multiple unranked weeks to No. 25.
The Tigers (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) also jumped from No. 25 to No. 23 in the Amway Coaches Poll.
After a last-second, five-point loss at Auburn on Sept. 24, LSU dropped out of the AP top 25 and has returned 21 days later.
Because of Hurricane Matthew, the Tigers did not meet then-No. 18 Florida on Oct. 8, leaving them in the same unranked position they were in in Week 6’s AP Poll. LSU, without the game, checked in at No. 25 in the Amway Coaches Poll.
The Tigers have ranked as high as fifth in the AP Poll before their season-opening loss to Wisconsin on Sept. 3.
LSU began the season fifth, moved to No. 21, then to No. 20 and up as high as No. 18 before losing to Auburn and being knocked out of the top 25 for three weeks until Sunday.
It was the first time since 2008 the Tigers were left out of the AP Poll for three-consecutive weeks, since 2008 when LSU was unranked for the last four weeks of the season.
Ole Miss, LSU’s next opponent at 8 p.m. at Tiger Stadium, checks in at No. 22 in the coaches poll — one spot ahead of the Tigers. The Rebels are No. 23 in the AP poll after their 34-30 loss against Arkansas Saturday.