BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU Tigers debuted at No. 14 in the inaugural College Football Playoff rankings for the 2026 season, released Tuesday night.
The ranking comes after LSU's victory over McNeese State at Tiger Stadium on October 3, where the Tigers secured a win to improve their postseason resume.
The selection committee's first top-25 sets the stage for the expanded 12-team playoff format, with LSU positioned just outside the projected at-large berths.
