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The Tigers were ahead of schedule in Brian Kelly’s first season. Winning another 10 games may be difficult in 2023, if in part because of a schedule that begins with Florida State and includes trips to Mississippi State, Mississippi and Alabama. But the Tigers will be deeper overall and have some big-time star power, including …

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LSU’s first season under head coach Brian Kelly culminated with a dominant 63-7 win over Purdue in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl and as a result the Tigers are ranked No. 15 in the final AFCA Coaches Poll, the organization announced on Tuesday. The Tigers finished No. 16 in the final Associated Press Top 25. — …

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Dec. 4 Football National Rankings – LSU — Read on lsusports.net/news/2022/12/04/dec-4-football-national-rankings/

The Tigers hopes of reaching the final four in the first season under Brian Kelly were shattered on Saturday with a 38-23 loss on the road against Texas A&M to close out the regular season. With CFP contention out of the picture, the Tigers don’t have much to play for on Saturday against Georgia in …

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Nov. 20 Football National Rankings – LSU — Read on lsusports.net/news/2022/11/20/nov-20-football-national-rankings/

The Tigers had one of their most well-rounded and efficient performances of the season in a 41-10 win over UAB on Saturday night. While a beatdown against a .500 Conference USA team in the Blazers isn’t going to do much to boost LSU’s national profile, they’re still rising in this week’s Coaches Poll thanks to …

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Nov. 13 Football National Rankings – LSU — Read on lsusports.net/news/2022/11/13/nov-13-football-national-rankings/

The second College Football Playoff rankings of the season are out and there's an interesting situation developing with No. 7 LSU. The Tigers do have two losses overall, but they likely control their destiny to reach the SEC championship game and a win there against No. 1 Georgia could make for a strong case to …

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LSU surged three spots to No. 7 in this week’s edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings, the CFP Committee announced on ESPN Tuesday evening. LSU (7-2 overall) made its debut at No. 10 in the first edition of the CFP Rankings last week. Georgia (9-0) is No. 1, followed by Ohio State (9-0), Michigan …

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Brian Kelly and his new LSU family will not forget that win over Alabama for a long time. Few teams were bigger Week 10 winners than LSU, which has its sights set on an SEC Championship. Kelly gets the head-to-head win against Nick Saban, knocks Alabama out of the playoff conversation and has his first …

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Nov. 6 Football National Rankings – LSU — Read on lsusports.net/news/2022/11/06/nov-6-football-national-rankings/

The Tigers pulled off one of the biggest wins of the college football season on Saturday night, upsetting Alabama in the first season under coach Brian Kelly. In doing so, they virtually eliminated the Tide from division title contention and have the inside track toward clinching the division. While LSU jumped into the top 10 …

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The Tigers were No. 15 in last week's AP Top 25 poll, positioned as the third-best two-loss team in the country, according to the voters. Since those ballots were turned in, two things happened that have influenced a move all the way to No. 7 in the new rankings. Most importantly is LSU's 32-31 overtime …

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One of the surprises of the first College Football Playoff rankings was LSU coming in at No. 10. That meant five SEC teams made the top 11 — and FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt didn’t hold back on his thoughts about that decision. Klatt called out the CFP committee for putting so many SEC teams …

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Everyone loves to talk about the top six ranked teams in the College Football Playoff rankings. But more times than not, somebody from the outside of the initial CFP top six ends up in the final four, competing for a national championship. For ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, that team this season could be the LSU …

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The College Football Playoff committee released its first rankings of the '22 season and one of the most shocking rankings of all was the spot it gave to LSU. — Read on http://www.wwltv.com/video/sports/locked-on/lo-new-orleans/lsu-tigers-show/top-ten-tigers-what-does-lsus-spot-in-the-college-football-playoff-rankings-mean-for-the-program/289-bc787244-a7f6-4796-a6a8-ef4bdde1d107

Win and you’re in. That should be the message for any college football coach whose team is ranked in the top seven of the initial College Football Playoff rankings, released Tuesday. If any of those teams win out, they will be in the playoff. No ifs, ands or buts. Teams outside the top seven may …

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LSU appeared at No. 10 in the first College Football Playoff Rankings of the 2022 season as the playoff selection committee announced its Top 25 here Tuesday evening on ESPN. LSU is back in the CFP Rankings for the first time since winning the national title in 2019. At 6-2 overall, LSU is the highest-ranked …

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The first release of the College Football Playoff rankings for the 2022 season arrived on Tuesday night, along with plenty of controversy. One team that drew immediate attention over its spot in the CFP rankings was LSU. The Tigers checked in ranked No. 10, the highest of any two-loss team, ahead of one-loss Ole Miss, …

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It was a relatively boring Saturday for LSU fans as the Tigers had an off week before the big matchup on the Bayou against Alabama on Saturday. There were a few shakeups in the world of college football, though, as Gus Malzahn led the UCF Knights to a big win against Cincinnati and Oklahoma State …

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Oct. 30 Football National Rankings – LSU — Read on lsusports.net/news/2022/10/30/oct-30-football-national-rankings/

LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 on Sunday and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend. Georgia is …

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LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 on Sunday and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend. — Read …

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LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 on Sunday and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend. Georgia is …

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First year LSU head football coach and his Tiger football team have made their first appearance in an Associated Press Top-25 poll. — Read on tigerbait.com/s/4466/lsu-arrives-in-ap-top-25-football-poll