Who's No. 1, Alabama or LSU?

The Associated Press says it should be LSU, even though Alabama received more first-place votes.

The coaches' poll has the Crimson Tide first.

The Football Writers Association of American panel that puts together the Super 16 rankings had 17 first-place votes for LSU, 17 for Alabama, with the Tigers getting the edge in overall voting.

The College Football Playoff committee will chime in with its initial rankings on Tuesday night (8 p.m. CT).

Alabama hosts LSU on Saturday (2:30 p.m., CBS).

AP Top 25

Rank, Team, Record, Points, Last Week

1 LSU 8-0 1479 1

2 Alabama 8-0 1472 2

3 Ohio State 8-0 1467 3

4 Clemson 9-0 1406 4

5 Penn State 8-0 1306 5

6 Georgia 7-1 1196 8

7 Oregon 8-1 1180 7

8 Utah 8-1 1090 9

9 Oklahoma 7-1 1045 10

10 Florida 7-2 938 6

11 Baylor 8-0 909 12

12 Auburn 7-2 901 11

13 Minnesota 8-0 831 13

14 Michigan 7-2 780 14

15 Notre Dame 6-2 571 16

16 Wisconsin 6-2 558 18

17 Cincinnati 7-1 527 17

18 Iowa 6-2 491 19

19 Memphis 8-1 448 24

20 Kansas State 6-2 364 22

21 Boise State 7-1 310 21

22 Wake Forest 7-1 296 23

23 SMU 8-1 250 15

24 San Diego State 7-1 87 25

25 Navy 7-1 83 NR

Others receiving votes: UCF 52, Texas 37, Indiana 27, Texas A&M 19, Oklahoma State 11, Louisiana Tech 7, Appalachian State 5, Washington 2, Pittsburgh 2, Iowa State 1, Virginia 1

Amway USA Today Coaches Poll

Alabama and LSU remained No. 1 and 2, respectively, on the eve of their head-to-head showdown. The Crimson Tide received 37 of 65 first-place votes while 11 had the Tigers first.

Rank, Team, Record, Points

1 Alabama 8-0 1591

2 LSU 8-0 1531

3 Clemson 9-0 1495

4 Ohio State 8-0 1492

5 Penn State 8-0 1361

6 Georgia 7-1 1263

7 Oregon 8-1 1236

8 Oklahoma 7-1 1143

9 Utah 8-1 1111

10 Baylor 8-0 980

11 Florida 7-2 941

12 Auburn 7-2 914

13 Minnesota 8-0 880

14 Michigan 7-2 746

15 Notre Dame 6-2 660

16 Wisconsin 6-2 591

17 Cincinnati 7-1 549

18 Iowa 6-2 527

19 Memphis 8-1 418

20 Wake Forest 7-1 392

21 Boise State 7-1 388

22 Kansas State 6-2 265

23 SMU 8-1 235

24 San Diego State 7-1 105

25 Navy 7-1 92

Dropped out: No. 24 Arizona State.

Also receiving votes: San Diego State 94; Navy 75; Central Florida 24; Louisiana Tech 22; Indiana 18; Texas A&M 16; Washington 15; Oklahoma State 7; Virginia Tech 3; UAB 3; Iowa State 3; Arizona State 3; Air Force 3; Wyoming 2; Virginia 2.

FWAA-NFF Super 16

LSU moved past Alabama in the Super 16 Rankings. The Tigers will be No. 1 in their showdown on Saturday with No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa after picking up four more first-place votes than a week ago. That's despite both teams being idle.

Both teams had 17-first-place votes.

Only Clemson, among the top five teams played over the weekend.

Rank, Team (Record), Points, First-place, Last week

1. LSU (8-0) 689 17 2

2. Alabama (8-0) 682 17 1

3. Ohio State (8-0) 676 9 3

4. Clemson (9-0) 616 3 4

5. Penn State (8-0) 551 5

6. Georgia (7-1) 484 7

7. Oregon (8-1) 417 8

8. Oklahoma (7-1) 400 9

9. Utah (8-1) 360 10

10. Florida (7-2) 279 6

11. Baylor (8-0) 264 12

12. Auburn (7-2) 250 11

13. Minnesota (8-0) 211 13

14. Michigan (7-2) 149 14

15. Notre Dame (6-2) 69 16

16. Wisconsin (6-2) 46 N/A

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati (32), Memphis (23), Kansas State (16), Wake Forest (14), Boise State (9), Iowa (7), Texas (6), Texas A&M (4), SMU (2).