LSU’s playoff hopes took a hit with the loss at Texas A&M, but the Tigers are still in the picture. At 6-2 with one conference loss, the SEC title is still in play. If the SEC title is still possible, so is the College Football Playoff.
With divisions gone, conference title races across the country are more muddy. Larger conferences haven’t helped to clear the picture either. Countless scenarios are still possible and at this point, it’s not worth sorting through everyone.
For LSU, the easiest path to Atlanta is simple. For starters, the Tigers need to win out. That means beating Alabama, Florida, Vanderbilt and Oklahoma.
Then, LSU needs Texas A&M to win out. That means A&M hands Texas its second loss of the year.
This would put LSU and Texas A&M in Atlanta for a rematch.
Even if Georgia wins out, LSU owns the tiebreaker with the Dawgs in this scenario. If there’s no head-to-head tiebreaker, it goes to common opponents. LSU would have a win over Alabama, a team Georgia lost to in September.
It will be an uphill battle to reach Atlanta. Alabama poses its own challenges to LSU and the Aggies will be underdogs vs. Texas.
LSU was in a similar spot in 2022 and 2023 — entering the Bama game at 6-2 with one conference loss. In 2022, LSU beat the Crimson Tide to get to Atlanta. Last year, LSU fell short in Tuscaloosa.
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