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The LSU Tigers currently sit at 2-3 overall on the 2020 season.
ESPN updated its Football Power Index on Tuesday, and the Tigers sit at 26th overall. The new ranking drops the Tigers two spots from last week.
The FPI gives the Tigers a win total between 3.9-6.1 to finish out the season.
LSU still has Arkansas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Florida on the schedule. Saturday’s match-up with No. 1 Alabama is in jeopardy of being canceled due to coronavirus concerns within the Tigers football program.
In total FPI points, the Tigers have 10.6, which ranks them sixth among SEC teams in the college football FPI.
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ESPN gives LSU just a 0.3% chance to win out. The ranked match-ups against Alabama (potentially), Texas A&M and Florida could boost the Tigers in the rankings later in the year if they win at least one of those games.
Getting to six wins at this point for LSU is going to take a lot. But the FPI gives them a 4.5% chance of achieving six wins, despite the strong schedule that awaits them.
The Tigers have a 0% chance of winning the SEC, making the College Football Playoff and winning the National Championship.
If the Tigers had just two losses up to this point, those chances would improve to above the 0% threshold that the team currently sits at.
With the game against Alabama in jeopardy, the Tigers need a win next week against Arkansas to move them up the FPI rankings. If the Alabama game is played, however, the Tigers are a 28-point underdog according to ESPN.
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