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2023 Preseason LSU Tigers Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Casaiir	2
_fastball	3
Archaic_1	3
BallSoHerd	3
BigBoutros	3
Daigotsu	3
dogwoodmaple	3
Due_Connection179	3	I currently believe that they will repeat as SEC West Champions, go 11-2, and be the other SEC school in the playoffs.
ExternalTangents	3
fredmerc111	3	The Bayou Bengals have a stud at quarterback and return one of the best lines in college on both sides of the ball.
Hugefootballfan44	3
ikindalikelemons	3	Maybe I'm too high on their returners, but the season lies ahead. Big game against FSU.
Mr_Brews	3
nw____	3	May not be starting their best QB but the roster is stacked (not a ton of depth at some positions though)
RavenclawWiz816	3
RiffRamBahZoo	3
Acm0028	4
BamaPride95	4
bretticus33	4	It was rocky, but Brian Kelly’s first season at LSU was a success. They won the SEC West and won 10 games but even bigger things will be expected in 2023. It starts with QB Jayden Daniels who was stellar in 2022 and is my pick to win the Heisman this season. Harold Perkins has potential to be the top defensive player in FBS but will have to avoid a sophomore slump. The pieces are there for LSU to make a playoff push.
CockADoodleBOOM	4
DaewooLanosMFerrr	4
darkra01	4
DylanCarlson3	4
falconlover79	4
IceColdDrPepper_Here	4
joebob431	4
JohnWickStuntDouble	4
jrluhn	4
kamiller2020	4	Jayden Daniels showed the promise he had as a freshman starter at Arizona State to full use last year and with a full year in Baton Rouge under his belt, expect big things from the senior QB this year. Malik Nabors is poised for a big year in 2024 along with stud TE Mason Taylor but the Tigers are going to need more out of the rest of their skill positions this year. Brian Thomas returns, but expect a lot of Aaron Anderson or Jalen Brown if they start the year strong. The offensive line returns in full which is huge and should carry a pretty mediocre group of RBs. Harold Perkins was dynamite all season long, Mekhi Wingo was an all-American last year, and Mason Smith is back from injury giving LSU major star power up front. The LBs should be solid, but it's the secondary where questions arise. The reports from the camp have been great about guys like Duce Chester and Zy Alexander but everything is speculation until week 1. LSU is missing depth that would make it an easy title front-runner, but if some young guys step up next year they have more top-end talent than anybody CFB and could make a strong run at Houston this year. However, the FSU game looms large in week 1 and is a must-win if they want a real shot at the CFP.
magnumweiner	4
Megalomanizac	4
monkeymatt1836	4
Rakarei	4
skuhlke	4
Texasagsman	4
the_neverdoctor	4
typicaliconoclast	4
VerySeriousBanana	4
12panther	5
AlexanderComet	5
AudiieVerbum	5
Blazeth	5
Blooblod	5
Branzilla91	5
BRNXB0MBERS	5
captain_sasquatch	5
coletheredditer	5	Week 1 decides their fate.
Corgi_Koala	5	Drinking the kool-aid, but the LSU team is loaded with talent and Kelly is already ahead of schedule. Better certainty at QB has me higher on them than Bama.
cornholesurfer	5
corundum9	5
djowen68	5
Drexlore	5
Dropbackandpunt	5
galacticdude7	5
GoBlueScrewOSU7	5
grjohnst	5
Hackasizlak	5
Hobbes_121	5
HUSKEROYAL	5
Jakesnake42	5
JeromesNiece	5
Johnnycockseed	5
justsaynotoreddit	5	0.82629
kflinderman	5
MADBuc49	5
MahjongDaily	5
Meany_Vizzini	5	20.6
Muffinnnnnnn	5
nemoran	5
oghawks18	5	A lot of talent, will have to stay healthy in some areas where depth isn’t a strength but I like both sides of the ball. Will have to try and beat Bama a second year in a row and avoid another loss to A&M
owlalwaysloveyew	5
peachios	5	offense should be good, and seemed Brian Kelly always had decent defense before (maybe that was the man who stayed behind tho) but LSU alwayus seems to have amazing defenders on deck
physedka	5
Pollaski	5
PromEmperorHarbaugh	5
PumpSmash	5
Pure_Protein_Machine	5
rain_parkour	5	LSU is going to win a national championship under Kelly, it is just a matter of when
RheagarTargaryen	5
roaddogg	5
sasmith2015	5
scronko	5
Staind075	5
studio_sally	5
tauzeta	5
tdoger	5
The_Good_Constable	5
UNC_Samurai	5
washington_jefferson	5
woakley	5	Recruiting Rank #6 Poll Rank #16 Production Rank #12 Overall Weighted Number 10.6 LSU finished last year really strong, so this isn't super surprising
ya111101	5
AlphaH4wk	6
ALStark69	6	+10
Bank_Gothic	6
bannista7	6
BosskOnASegway	6
CambodianDrywall	6
ChaseTheFalcon	6
dan4223	6
DFWSFO	6
DrKennethJNoisewater	6
GeauxTri	6
halldaylong	6
HHcougar	6
icklebush	6
jthomas694	6
malowry0124	6
nbingham196	6
nburt13	6
noahthearc	6
one98d	6
outthawazoo	6
Red261	6
RollWarTideEagle	6
SteemieRayVaughn	6
T-Thugs	6
TDenverFan	6
Terminal_BAS	6
thexraptor	6
ucieaters33	6
Xtremeloco	6
Zloggt	6	Just me and my F A M U H L E E expecting good (if not great) things from the Tigers...
311polo	7
aggiebruin27	7
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	7
CFBHurts	7
Charlemagne42	7
CharlemagneOfTheUSA	7
COLU_BUS	7
Feral_Squirrel	7
fourpinz8	7
molodyets	7
Nathanael-Greene	7
Our-Gardian-Angel	7
Pikachu1989	7
plannedsickdays	7
RegionalBias	7
RegulatorRWF	7
retnuh101	7
Ruhrgebietheld	7
seaotter2	7
tdeff19	7
texas2089	7
TimeBroken	7
wameron	7
BearsAreGreat1	8
Ch-i-ef	8
crownebeach	8	I am a Jayden Daniels truther, and I think Brian Kelly is an underappreciated head coach. I am deeply concerned about the defense, which is not great and very thin. I don't think LSU has national championship upside, but they could be this year's Tennessee, throwing a few big upsets but folding in some games that they should win.
D1N2Y	8
DataDrivenPirate	8
eclectic_tastes	8
EpicSchwinn	8
jjjoebox	8
Maladroit44	8
PHubbs	8
ReallyCreative	8
RobertNeyland	8
Striker743	8	32
ThaCarter	8
bakonydraco	9	72.035
bwburke94	9
chweris	9
cyberchaox	9
DarkLegend64	9
goblue10	9
HarbingerOfFun	9
Helifino	9
Lex_Ludorum	9
Longvols	9
MoneyManeVick	9
NotSoSuperNerd	9	2.46
pileatedloon	9
sirgippy	9
SlaminSammons	9
SpadeRyker	9
T-nawtical	9
TouchdownHeroes	9
WarEagle9	9
admiraltarkin	10
arrowfan624	10
I_am_bot_beep_boop	10
Joester09	10
NyquillusDillwad20	10	LSU is similar to FSU in that they seem to be getting a bit more hype than I think they deserve based on last year's performance. They got blown out by Tennessee and UGA, and lost to an awful A&M team. The Bama win is likely the culprit for the mass amount of hype. They have the potential to be a great team, but I also think they're just as likely to disappoint and go 8-4. Like FSU, I think their season hinges on the Week 1 matchup.
practicallybert	10
tallg8tor	10
Ticklebump	10
vanburen1845	10	Kelly will do dumb things and lose
52hoova	11
CommodoreN7	11
hascogrande	11
placid_salad	11
ToeInDigDeep	11
ewolfy13	12
lillipup03	12
shadowwingnut	12
A_Rolling_Baneling	13
Arteza147	13
BUSean	13
GilBrandt	13
CptCheese	14
fo13	14
kdcoltred	14
ndbroski	14
Sometimeswelose	14
tmothy07	14
Hey_Its_Roomie	15
70stang	16
hendarvich	16
ChargerFan2121	17
romulusjsp	17
TaylorLeprechaun	17
SkiFlashing	21

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
DoAsRomansDo	3
dterp13	3
evil_muffins_5436	3
manbeardawg	3
mcguffinman	3
Mini-Mussolini	3
PAWGAllenFieldhouse	3
siggyrambler	3
Somali-Pirate-Lvl100	3
stoeseri000	3
True_Ad5324	3	Really big on them
ard8	4
attax	4
Chipsahoy523	4
ClandestineFox	4
ColombianInIowa24	4
DeerPrison	4
Devintheroaster	4
DownshiftGD	4
J4ckiebrown	4
journey1986	4
maxwell6233	4
mcdsmaster8824	4
OG_Felwinter	4
ScaratheBear	4	The scariest part about LSU is how far ahead of schedule they are. Last years LSU team was supposed to be a foundational team. Set the stage for the Brian Kelly era. All he did was win 10 games, make the SECCG, and keep LSU in contention for the playoff until a late season loss to Texas A&M. The season starts tough with Florida State, and of course the SEC West slate is relentless, but LSU returns plenty to keep up.
Spacesurfer6	4	Made a run at the end of the year and should have some good momentum coming into this season
SpursUpSoundsGudToMe	4	Surprisingly fast turnaround, love em or hate em, Kelly is a good coach, and I like the QB a lot.
TheFalconGuy	4
twr96	4
usernamegoeshere763	4
ViewFrom209	4
Weekly_Flatworm5707	4
yousmelllikebiscuits	4
Zzyzx8	4
10catsinspace	5
59brad	5
70277027	5
AnAngryPanda1	5
ballstar03	5
BananaBouquet	5
Blyvzy	5
bread_bird	5
brucewaynewins	5
bthombeast	5
Dan20698	5
divey043	5
donbagert	5	Probably the SEC third wheel for the CFP.
entropy888	5
ETHTrillionaire	5
GreenAndYellow12	5	Were able to knock off Bama last season to win the West and return 13 starters from that team. They also brought in a heavy amount of transfers that should be able to improve the team as they try and make another SEC Championship.
Harpua99	5
IAmJohnnyJB	5
Jadenflo	5
judolphin	5
just-regular-I-guess	5
Kodak6lack	5
KrispyKangaroo96	5
lowcontrol	5
ManiacalBlazer	5
mithrandir2398	5
mubert	5
MuhMuhManRay	5
narwhalz27	5
ndbfsu22	5
patriots230	5
Piptit	5
PNW_Jeff	5
RadiationRichard	5
ReadySetMeow	5
rgalexan	5
RootBeerBloat	5
Scott72901	5
stew_pac	5
tapswitch	5
TheGred03	5
thejawa	5
TheRedKing75	5
TheSlyPudding	5
titansfan174	5
TommyTwoTaps	5
URhyno	5
Witness_Gritness	5
ziggysaysnada	5
Actual_Yellow8728	6
AeolusA2	6
Bandos_Bear	6
Bereft13	6
big_thunder_man	6
bloodmuffins793	6
BoukenGreen	6
charmingcharles2896	6	I think Brian Kelly is building something special down in Baton Rouge.
colton_97	6
Dawg-Bite	6
demolisty24	6
frone	6
GeyWeyner12	6
Greyson04	6
grtgbln	6
Keveroni	6
Loopylime	6
Maize_n_Boom	6
MajikSix	6
MemeofMemeJTG999999	6	Next Week: vs #7 Florida State (Orlando)
Murphanian	6
newSomberMan	6
OldCoaly	6	Brian Kelly seems to have things humming a bit
PlactusTX	6
ProudlyUnflaired	6
Pyroblockx	6
sconbon	6
seantgs	6
spaceblev11	6	Even though Brian Kelly is faking his accent, LSU will be the biggest threat to Alabama in the SEC West.
StumpVanDerHuge	6
SundownSaloon	6	I’ve heard of a lot of hype around this Baton Rouge team but I’m gonna be honest I don’t know what to expect from them. In a crowded SEC field they have one of the more competitive schedules so we’ll see how that shakes out.
tcomn	6
thatoneguyD13	6
TheBeekman8	6
thehornedlamb	6
Underground_Bread	6
ActuallyJasonPrice	7
bethe2ndmouse	7
bigmac_3	7
cfbpeoplespoll	7
corona779	7
diehardcubforever	7
donald_flap	7	returning offense
Doogitywoogity	7
drneilpretenamen	7
Fantastic-Calendar-9	7
good4steve	7
Jay682002	7
jaybigs	7
jibberishdhyukl	7	Ranked below FSU because they lost to them last year
kevinsdomain	7
KyleAg06	7
MyCatsNameIsMilton	7
OSU_Shecter	7
Protoco2	7
Pylon-Cam	7
redrumsoxLoL	7
saquad69	7
SIMBONEGTP	7
squibby	7
Thehomelessguy11	7
tms42206	7
Tornadohunter24	7
Tylex123	7
Xy13	7
Butternades	8
GarethSchilly	8	Don't feel as strong about having LSU top 10 to start the season. Played great at the end, but unsure of how they will look.
HideNZeke	8
ItsFreakinHarry2	8
JoeFreshwata	8
maknasty09	8
mikecsiy	8
mthompson2320	8
Player_1_has_Joined	8
PSUMediaPA	8
samuelbassett	8
Sflabuckeye13	8
Starwarsewok	8
StateOfTheArt-	8
UnkelEarl	8
CarnellWilliams	9
chillmagic420	9
mill1634	9
TheThirdViceroy	9
UVUboi2	9
camus69x	10
cmcabrera	10
FigletPiglet	10	1.881
FloridaBoy317	10
ianmcmoney	10
JBonkies	10
losbullitt	10
qwer546	10
TinderForMidgets	10	LSU has a proven roster on their team. They could very well take the next step this season provided their secondary holds up. DBU's speciality is underrated but has the potential to outperform expecatations.
alwaysveryconflicted	11
bbshock21	11
ch1l1_ch33s3	11
JustinMSU21	11
Ok_Elderberry7070	11
spmartin1993	11
throwaway_6786	11	LSU is out for revenge on FSU after that blocked XP last year, but the Tigers did beat Bama and Ole Miss to win the SEC West and go to the SEC Championship game. Brian Kelly returns, as well as Jaden Daniels, Harold Perkins, and several other talented players. This might seem a little low for LSU, but they were robbed of any meaningful bowl game impact when Purdue basically threw their 2nd-string team in for the Outback Bowl (or whatever it's called these days) and the TA&M loss was pretty stark considering how bad the Aggies were last year. Still, if LSU gets their revenge on FSU and keeps winning, they'll rise up on my ballot quickly.
FourteenClocks	12	Brian Kelly pointedly showed off the 'WIN!' banner after upsetting my Rebels last year; he reminded us that's exactly what he does. LSU had its share of goofy moments last year, but by and large he proved that his move to Baton Rouge was the right call. This is a scary team that can get scarier--between smiling Jayden Daniels and defensive standout Harold Perkins, can Kelly get the rest of the team to win consistently, at a school that seems to include a national championship in each new hire contract?
Nayko	12
ogpeplowski64	12
BertGallagher	13
CaptainScuttlebottom	13
Consistent_Train128	13
JetoGrov	13	I hate Brian Kelly. I love LSU. I hate Brian Kelly. He made LSU un-cool. Which is impossible to do and pisses me off.
leadbymight	13
notsmartprivate	13
RealignmentJunkie	13
the_lost_carrot	13
TheNSAAgent777	13
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT	14
IDropFatLogs	15
mathmanhale	15
Totes_Not_an_NSA_guy	15
Dontworryaboutit1	16
StannisGrammarMannis	16
TadKosciuszko	16
PerfectZeroKnowledge	17
tunaduck	17
boomersooner222	18
FrolfAholic	18
twitter_paulbd	18	[4x]
Noelthemexican	19

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