LSU cracks the top 10 of ESPN’s Football Power Index after big win over Mississippi State
Much of the national media wrote LSU off as a College Football Playoff and even SEC contender after beginning the year with a disappointing 45-24 loss against Florida State.
However, some of the doubters are starting to buy back in, given the overall struggles the league has had and the fact that the Tigers are coming off an absolutely dominant performance on the road against Mississippi State to kick off SEC play.
LSU began the year as a top 10 team in ESPN’s Football Power Index, a computer-based metric. It fell out of the top 10 after the loss to the Seminoles, but the Tigers are back in after Saturday’s huge win.
Here’s how the full top 25 looks in this week’s FPI.
Florida Gators (2-1)
FPI: 10.8
Week 3 Result: W 29-16 vs. Tennessee
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Charlotte
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FPI: 11.7
Week 3 Result: L 29-16 at Florida
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. UTSA
North Carolina Tar Heels (3-0)
FPI: 11.8
Week 3 Result: W 31-13 vs. Minnesota
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Pittsburgh
Kansas State Wildcats (2-1)
FPI: 11.7
Week 3 Result: L 30-27 at Missouri
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. UCF
UCF Knights (3-0)
FPI: 12.4
Week 3 Result: W 48-14 vs. Villanova
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Kansas State
Oregon State Beavers (3-0)
FPI: 12.8
Week 3 Result: W 26-9 vs. San Diego State
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Washington State
Utah Utes (3-0)
FPI: 14.0
Week 3 Result: W 31-7 vs. Weber State
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. UCLA
Texas A&M Aggies (2-1)
FPI: 14.4
Week 3 Result: W 47-3 vs. Louisiana-Monroe
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Auburn
Clemson Tigers (2-1)
FPI: 14.9
Week 3 Result: W 48-14 vs. Florida Atlantic
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Florida State
Syracuse Orange (3-0)
FPI: 15.0
Week 3 Result: W 35-20 at Purdue
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Army
Miami Hurrricanes (3-0)
FPI: 15.6
Week 3 Result: W 48-7 vs. Bethune
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Temple
Michigan Wolverines (3-0)
FPI: 17.3
Week 3 Result: W 31-6 vs. Bowling Green
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Rutgers
Ole Miss Rebels (3-0)
FPI: 19.4
Week 3 Result: W 48-23 vs. Georgia Tech
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Alabama
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0)
FPI: 19.7
Week 3 Result: W 41-17 vs. Central Michigan
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Ohio State
Washington Huskies (3-0)
FPI: 19.8
Week 3 Result: W 41-7 at Michigan State
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Cal
Florida State Seminoles (3-0)
FPI: 19.8
Week 3 Result: W 31-29 at Boston College
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Clemson
LSU Tigers (2-1)
FPI: 21.0
Week 3 Result: W 41-14 at Mississippi State
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Arkansas
Oregon Ducks (3-0)
FPI: 21.1
Week 3 Result: W 55-10 vs. Hawaii
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Colorado
Texas Longhorns (3-0)
FPI: 21.6
Week 3 Result: W 31-10 vs. Wyoming
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Baylor
Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0)
FPI: 22.1
Week 3 Result: W 30-13 at Illinois
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Iowa
USC Trojans (3-0)
FPI: 23.2
Week 3 Result: Bye
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Arizona State
Alabama Crimson Tide (2-1)
FPI: 23.2
Week 3 Result: W 17-3 at South Florida
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. Ole Miss
Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)
FPI: 24.2
Week 3 Result: W 24-14 vs. South Carolina
Week 4 Opponent: Home vs. UAB
Oklahoma Sooners (3-0)
FPI: 25.5
Week 3 Result: W 66-17 vs. Tulsa
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Cincinnati
Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0)
FPI: 27.7
Week 3 Result: W 63-10 vs. Western Kentucky
Week 4 Opponent: Away at Notre Dame
