6.63

GippyRank expected rank: 5.0. Central 80% interval: 2–9. Top-25 probability: 99.9%.

82.317 (5-2) +8, +6.375, Blew out previously ranked Mississippi State to continue their yo-yo season.

1.995 [8.10-3.90]

28.62 - This one shocks me, but the SEC is such a mess right now that nothing makes sense. I just wish they played OOC more so they wouldn't clog the Top 25. Again a HTH violation.

13. LSU — Score: 0.211 | Results: 0.849, SOS Rank: #17, Quality: 0.129, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 2, Off Rk: #5, Def Rk: #8

90.611

90.55 | +10

Adjustment: 3.8%

5-2; dominant wins over Texas A&M and Mississippi State; losses to Ole Miss and Kentucky.

Power: 10, SoR: 28; LW: NR (31)

Score 74.92 (▲ 3.87) | Place Change: ▲ 4 | Previous Rank: 20th | Wins Composite Rank: 27th | SoS Composite Rank: 12th | Margin of Victory Rank: 8th | Penalties Composite Rank: 39th | Yardage Composite Rank: 2nd | Turnover Composite Rank: 97th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 3rd | Other Stats Rank: 86th

0.834, +9, Pow: 4, Off: 5, Def: 9, SOR: 28

NEW

(5-2) (up 8)
W: 31-0 vs #13 Mississippi State (4-2)
Next Week: @ #24 Auburn (4-2) (JTGOTW)
Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Wisconsin

LSU is 5-2 with wins over Clemson (4-2) and Miss State (4-2). Lost to Kentucky and Ole MIss.

Too convincing to leave out. Ole Miss resume is going up and that comeback looks decent enough. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and the top of the next 5 (SEC hell)

NR

Well they shut up the Miss St hype real fast with that blowout.

0.72981

ugh... (x2)

Another double-take, the model is a lot higher on LSU than I am. They’re #1 in Net Adjusted EPA/Play, which carries their ranking here. The only thing that hurts them is their relative lack of success on the ground, coming in at #49 in rush success rate.

3rd–14th in 8 of 10 brackets
LSU is the oddest result in the top 10. It has no rule wins over top-25 teams, and its losses to Ole Miss and Kentucky chain into rule losses to Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. It ranks this high on simulated strength: it wins 95% against the field and 77% against the top 25. Lopsided wins like 51-10 over Clemson and 31-0 over Mississippi State drive that.

1729 points. 1st ranked team in ELO. Concerned about this one

(+5)

This team is wild.

(60.81, +7) The Tigers get a huge jump in the rankings after smashing a Mississippi State without Kamario Taylor or Fluff Bothwell. Good showing by the Tigers, but should be taken with a grain of salt given the context. Very intriguing matchup next week as LSU travels to Auburn who is coming off a massive upset over Georgia.

.430

A big win against a hurt Miss State team. They still move up, but not because of they're win against Miss State, but because everyone else went down.

72.54

118-9-10

2 quality losses to Ole Miss and Kentucky, 2 dominant wins over Miss State and Clemson.

That’s the lsu you’re looking for.

Comp's top 2-Loss Team

+13 (NR)

(23)

765

Zilch

(NR)

LSU beat Mississippi State, and picked up its best win of the season. That being said, Mississippi State was down Taylor and Fluff but LSU shut them out regardless. LSU has 2 losses to teams in my top 10, but also no wins over teams in my top 25, leaving them in an interesting position.

(+13) GS .810, TS 1926: 77.8% #21 Mississippi State + 14.8% #29 Clemson + 7.3% #32 Texas A&M + 0.1% #55 Louisiana Tech = 53.4% #17 Ole Miss + 46.6% #14 Kentucky.

kinda like ole miss (ironic). They've got issues, they can't win every game. they're mid.

You may be ranked, but you’ll need to win some road games before I take you seriously as a playoff team.

Dropped: Texas #9, Mississippi State #13, Missouri #15, Oklahoma State #17, New Mexico #23
New: Tennessee #15, SMU #21, LSU #22, Florida #23, Auburn #25

LSU jumps back in the rankings for me at #25. At 5-2, I definitely think LSU is a decent-to-good team, but they have not won the hardest games that have been on their schedule, so that's why they fell out for me. LSU obviously started out hot in destroying Clemson, had a rough first half vs LTech before taking off in the second half, lost to Ole Miss, destroyed a TAMU team that has not been performing well, tuned up against McNeese, then lost in OT @ Kentucky, before getting a clean sheet while dismantling a Miss St team that is currently a shell of its former self due to injury. Although I am certain Miss St is a decent-to-good team when fully healthy, none of LSU's wins have been against particularly impressive teams.

I think ESPN agrees with me here that as, by the numbers, LSU is in a weird spot, and I don't think has earned much more than possibly being a top 20-25 team. LSU is 27th in SOR and 25th in SOS. Despite their two losses and no marquee wins as of yet, FPI has them at #8. However, LSU is 2nd in Remaining SOS, with games against Auburn, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas. They absolutely have chances to prove their worth over this stretch, although my guess is that they will pick up 3 out of those 5 games. Perhaps I am harsher than other pollsters, but I foresee an 8-4 to 9-3 year for the Tigers.