LSU Sam Leavitt (10) looks to pass the ball while under pressure from Alabama linebacker Luke Metz (4) during Saturday's game at Tiger Stadium. -- Photo by Stephen Lew-Imagn Images/Reuters
The LSU Tigers dropped in the second week of the College Football Playoff Rankings.
After suffering a 31-13 loss to Alabama this past weekend, Lane Kiffin’s team (6-3) fell to No. 21 in the College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings, which were released on Tuesday night. LSU was ranked No. 14 in the initial rankings last week.
The Tigers are one of nine teams from the Southeastern Conference in the rankings.
Georgia (8-1) is the top-ranked team in this week’s rankings, followed by Utah (9-0) at No. 2, Alabama (7-2) at No. 3, UCLA (9-0) at No. 4, and Notre Dame (8-1) at No. 5.
The rest of the Top 10 is Texas (7-2) at No. 6, last week’s top team Miami (8-1) at No. 7, Tennessee (7-2) at No. 8, defending national champion Indiana (8-1) at No. 9, and BYU (7-2) at No. 10.
The other SEC teams that earned a spot in the second CFP rankings are Kentucky (7-2) at No. 11, South Carolina (6-3) at No. 17, Ole Miss (6-3) at No. 19, and Missouri (6-3) at No. 22,
The highest-ranked Group of Six program is Boise State (8-1) as the Broncos land at No. 24.
LSU is also ranked No. 24 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll and No. 22 in the AFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS
No. 1 Georgia (8-1)
No. 2 Utah (9-0)
No. 3 Alabama (7-2)
No. 4 UCLA (9-0)
No. 5 Notre Dame (8-1)
No. 6 Texas (7-2)
No. 7 Miami (8-1)
No. 8 Tennessee (7-2)
No. 9 Indiana (8-1)
No. 10 BYU (7-2)
No. 11 Kentucky (7-2)
No. 12 Texas Tech (8-1)
No. 13 Wake Forest (8-1)
No. 14 Houston (7-2)
No. 15 Iowa (7-2)
No. 16 Oregon (6-3)
No. 17 South Carolina (6-3)
No. 18 USC (7-2)
No. 19 Ole Miss (6-3)
No. 20 Ohio State (6-3)
No. 21 LSU (6-3)
No. 22 Missouri (6-3)
No. 23 Arizona (7-2)
No. 24 Boise State (8-1)
No. 25 Oklahoma State (6-3)
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