Tigers remain in top 10 of ESPN’s Football Power Index heading into Alabama game
LSU has the biggest game of the entire season up next.
The Tigers hit the road to take on Alabama in Tuscaloosa as they look to pull off an upset in the rivalry series for the second year in a row. The winner will emerge with the inside track to win the SEC West, while the loser will be staring down the barrel of a disappointing season.
The stakes are clear entering this game, and it will be a matchup between two teams that rank in the top 10 of ESPN’s Football Power Index.
Here’s how the top 25 in the FPI looks entering Week 10.
UCLA Bruins (6-2)
FPI: 10.5
Week 9 Result: W 28-16 vs. Colorado
Week 10 Result: Away at Arizona
Missouri Tigers (7-1)
FPI: 10.9
Week 9 Result: Bye
Week 10 Result: Away at Georgia
Miami Hurricanes (6-2)
FPI: 11.3
Week 9 Result: W 29-26 (OT) vs. Virginia
Week 10 Result: Away at NC State
North Carolina Tar Heels (6-2)
FPI: 11.5
Week 9 Result: L 46-42 at Georgia Tech
Week 10 Result: Home vs. Campbell
Louisville Cardinals (7-1)
FPI: 11.6
Week 9 Result: W 23-0 vs. Duke
Week 10 Result: Home vs. Virginia Tech
Clemson Tigers (4-4)
FPI: 11.6
Week 9 Result: L 24-17
Week 10 Result: Home vs. Notre Dame
SMU Mustangs (6-2)
FPI: 13.2
Week 9 Result: W 69-10 vs. Tulsa
Week 10 Result: Away at Rice
Oregon State Beavers (6-2)
FPI: 13.6
Week 9 Result: L 27-24 at Arizona
Week 10 Result: Away at Colorado
USC Trojans (7-2)
FPI: 15.1
Week 9 Result: W 50-49 at Cal
Week 10 Result: Home vs. Washington
Texas A&M Aggies (5-3)
FPI: 15.5
Week 9 Result: W 30-17 vs. South Carolina
Week 10 Result: Away at Ole Miss
Tennessee Volunteers (6-2)
FPI: 15.5
Week 9 Result: W 33-27 at Kentucky
Week 10 Result: Home vs. UConn
Washington Huskies (8-0)
FPI: 16.8
Week 9 Result: W 42-33 at Stanford
Week 10 Result: Away at USC
Ole Miss Rebels (7-1)
FPI: 18.0
Week 9 Result: W 33-7 vs. Vanderbilt
Week 10 Result: Home vs. Texas A&M
Kansas State Wildcats (6-2)
FPI: 19.0
Week 9 Result: W 41-0 vs. Houston
Week 10 Result: Away at Texas
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-2)
FPI: 20.2
Week 9 Result: W 58-7 vs. Pittsburgh
Week 10 Result: Away at Clemson
LSU Tigers (6-2)
FPI: 21.3
Week 9 Result: Bye
Week 10 Result: Away at Alabama
Texas Longhorns (7-1)
FPI: 22.4
Week 9 Result: W 35-6 vs. BYU
Week 10 Result: Home vs. Kansas State
Oklahoma Sooners (7-1)
FPI: 22.6
Week 9 Result: L 38-33 at Kansas
Week 10 Result: Away at Oklahoma State
Florida State Seminoles (8-0)
FPI: 22.9
Week 9 Result: W 41-16 at Wake Forest
Week 10 Result: Away at Pittsburgh
Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1)
FPI: 23.2
Week 9 Result: W 33-24 vs. Indiana
Week 10 Result: Away at Maryland
Georgia Bulldogs (8-0)
FPI: 23.2
Week 9 Result: W 43-20 vs. Florida
Week 10 Result: Home vs. Missouri
Oregon Ducks (7-1)
FPI: 23.3
Week 9 Result: W 35-6 at Utah
Week 10 Result: Home vs. California
Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1)
FPI: 23.4
Week 9 Result: Bye
Week 10 Result: Home vs. LSU
Michigan Wolverines (8-0)
FPI: 26.4
Week 9 Result: Bye
Week 10 Result: Home vs. Purdue
Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0)
FPI: 27.4
Week 9 Result: W 24-10 at Wisconsin
Week 10 Result: Away at Rutgers
