LSU in top 10 of ESPN’s Football Power Index entering final week of regular season
The Tigers have everything in front of them despite having two ticks in the loss column.
This team has already clinched a spot in the SEC title game in Atlanta, and if it wins its final two games, it should find itself as the first two-loss team to make it to the College Football Playoff. LSU ranks No. 6 in the polls and could jump up to No. 5 in the CFP rankings on Tuesday, but ESPN’s Football Power Index is slightly less high on the Tigers.
The analytics system has LSU in the top 10, but just barely. Here’s how the full top 25 breaks down entering the final weekend of the regular season in which the Tigers head to College Station to take on Texas A&M.
Wisconsin Badgers (6-5)
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Week 12 Result: W 15-14 at Nebraska
FPI: 9.1
Oklahoma Sooners (6-5)
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Week 12 Result: W 28-13 vs. Oklahoma State
FPI: 10.0
Oregon State Beavers (8-3)
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Week 12 Result: W 31-7 at Arizona State
FPI: 10.1
Washington Huskies (9-2)
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Week 12 Result: W 54-7 vs. Colorado
FPI: 10.3
Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-4)
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Week 12 Result: L 13-10 vs. Iowa
FPI: 10.6
Louisville Cardinals (7-4)
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Week 12 Result: W 25-10 vs. NC State
FPI: 10.6
Baylor Bears (6-5)
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Week 12 Result: L 29-28 vs. TCU
FPI: 10.8
Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-4)
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Week 12 Result: W 56-7 vs. East Tennessee State
FPI: 11.9
Ole Miss Rebels (8-3)
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Week 12 Result: L 42-27 at Arkansas
FPI: 13.4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3)
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Week 12 Result: W 44-0 vs. Boston College
FPI: 13.5
TCU Horned Frogs (11-0)
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Week 12 Result: W 29-28 at Baylor
FPI: 14.1
USC Trojans (10-1)
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Week 12 Result: W 48-45 at UCLA
FPI: 14.5
Oregon Ducks (9-2)
Syndication: The Register Guard
Week 12 Result: W 20-17 vs. Utah
FPI: 15.1
Kansas State Wildcats (8-3)
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Week 12 Result: W 48-31 at West Virginia
FPI: 15.5
Florida State Seminoles (8-3)
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Week 12 Result: W 49-17 vs. Louisiana
FPI: 15.9
LSU Tigers (9-2)
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Week 12 Result: W 41-10 vs. UAB
FPI: 16.8
Clemson Tigers (10-1)
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Week 12 Result: W 40-10 vs. Miami
FPI: 18.0
Utah Utes (8-3)
Syndication: The Register Guard
Week 12 Result: L 20-17 at Oregon
FPI: 18.2
Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2)
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Week 12 Result: W 55-10 at Rutgers
FPI: 18.7
Tennessee Volunteers (9-2)
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Week 12 Result: L 63-38 at South Carolina
FPI: 19.4
Texas Longhorns (7-4)
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Week 12 Result: W 55-14 at Kansas
FPI: 20.5
Michigan Wolverines (11-0)
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Week 12 Result: W 19-17 vs. Illinois
FPI: 22.7
Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2)
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Week 12 Result: W 34-0 vs. Austin Peay
FPI: 26.4
Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0)
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Week 12 Result: W 43-30 at Maryland
FPI: 27.8
Georgia Bulldogs (11-0)
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Week 12 Result: W 16-6 at Kentucky
FPI: 28.9
