Tue Jan 8 02:36:58 2008

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LSU, Georgia, USC finish 1-2-3 in AP poll

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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The LSU Tigers, by virtue of their 38-24 win over Ohio State in the Bowl Championship Series title game Monday night, finished atop the Associated Press college football poll.

LSU (12-2) had 60 of the 65 first-place votes and a total of 1,620 points, moving from second to first following its third national championship in school history.

Georgia (11-2), which topped previously unbeaten Hawaii (12-1), 41-10, in the Sugar Bowl, garnered three first-place votes and 1,515 points from a nationwide media panel to finish second in the final poll of the season.

Southern California (11-2) was third with one first-place vote and 1,500 points. The Trojans were followed by Missouri (12-2) and the Buckeyes (11-2). The Trojans blew out Illinois, 49-17, in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, while Missouri pounded Arkansas, 38-7, in the Cotton Bowl, also on Jan. 1.

West Virginia (11-2), which beat Oklahoma (11-3), 48-28, at the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2, was sixth in the poll. Kansas (12-1) received the other first place vote and was seventh after its 24-21 win over Virginia Tech (11-3) in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3. The Sooners were eighth in the rankings and the Hokies ninth, while Boston College and Texas came in a tie at 10th, each with 962 points.

Tennessee was 12th, followed by Florida, BYU, Auburn, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Michigan, Hawaii and Illinois. The final five teams were Clemson, Texas Tech, Oregon, Wisconsin and Oregon State.