The Advocate Top 5: LSU begins the season fifth in the AP poll The Advocate LSU finished No. 16 in the final AP top 25 poll last season, romping to a win over Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl. This is the Tigers' highest preseason rankings in the AP poll since starting No. 3 in 2012. They finished that season 14th. Since then ... LSU ranked No. 5 in AP Poll247Sports all 41 news articles ยป Continue reading...