Basketball Power Index
BPI is ESPN’s basketball power index. It’s put together by the analytics team at ESPN and is meant to be a predictive rating of how a team will play in the future. It takes almost everything into account.
LSU currently ranks No. 7 here as well, having played the No. 38 strength of schedule.
Like KenPom, BPI also has LSU pegged as the top defense in the country. They have a slightly more favorable view of the LSU offense, ranking the Tigers 48th on that side of the ball.
Also, like KenPom, LSU is the second highest-rated team in the SEC. The only difference is BPI has Kentucky ahead of LSU, not Auburn.
ESPN projects LSU to finish the regular season with 26 wins.
Next, LSU’s strength of record