LSU’s thrilling overtime win against Ole Miss put it right back in the thick of the College Football Playoff Race and will likely earn the Tigers a top-10 ranking when the polls release on Sunday.
However, it wasn’t quite enough to see a major rise in ESPN’s Football Power Index rankings. In those power rankings, LSU did see a one-spot bump from No. 14 to No. 15, but it will take some more work to reach the top 10.
Now that the Tigers are in the meat of SEC play, the next few weeks will prove decisive with games against Arkansas, Texas A&M and Alabama upcoming.
There’s a lot of work that still needs to be done, but a trip to the CFP for the first time in coach Brian Kelly’s LSU tenure is still on the table at the midpoint of the season.
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