As the chaos of the transfer portal is nearly completely over as the vast majority of the top players in College Football are on rosters, the team's across the Country are mostly set. Heading into the summer, camp battles across the Country will play out but, barring any teams that come out of nowhere for the most part, every team is a known commodity.
The LSU Football team will enter the season with the hopes of returning to the College Football Playoff this time under the 12 team format. One of the best ways to indicate potential future success is by looking at a teams Win Total as it reflects how a team may fare next season. As the transfer portal has slowed to a halt, oddsmakers around the Country have released their win totals allowing fans to gauge where each team falls.
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What LSU's projected win total means for the Tigers College Football Playoff hopes
It's important to note that the College Football win totals don't include Bowl Games or any other postseason play.
If the Tigers go over their win total of 8.5 it doesn’t guarantee a bid into the College Football Playoff as At 9-3 the Tigers would likely miss out as a 3 loss team. The best path for LSU making the Playoff with 3 losses would be in the case where they lost to Clemson to open the season but, only lost 2 games in SEC Play winning the league.
When you look further into LSU's win total, the Tigers are going to be heavy favorites against Louisiana Tech, Southeastern Louisiana, and Western Kentucky which will account for 3 of the projected wins. That means in SEC Play and with the Clemson game, the Tigers would have to go 6-3 or better to hit their mark.
Based on the projected win total for Clemson and Alabama both of which are 9.5, the LSU Football team will likely be picked to lose those two games. If LSU is able to win either of those games it'll be a massive swing for the Tigers as it would give them a massive resume building win and take away a projected loss.
If LSU is going to make the College Football Playoff, it'll have to be because the Tigers won a ton of tough games. In the SEC, every week is a battle and to win the National Championship there's no easy path. The best start would be LSU finally snapping it's losing streak in season openers putting the Tigers on the right track for the first time under Brian Kelly.
The Conference Commissioners have been discussing potential changes to the College Football Playoff after it's first season at 12 teams. Among the proposed changes has been the idea to expand the field and the idea to guarantee the SEC and Big 10 each get 4 bids. The latter change would be pivotal for LSU as the Tigers are currently projected 4th while it would also give the Tigers an even greater chance at making the College Football Playoff.