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Joel Klatt Explains His Way Too Early Top-10 Rankings For 2026

by Staff Reporter

January 23, 202624 Comments

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Fox Sports College Football analyst Joe Klatt revealed his Way Too Early Top-10 for the 2026 season and put LSU, led by new head coach Lane Kiffin, at No. 8.

Here's his complete Top-10:

1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Indiana
4. Ohio State
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Miami
8. LSU
9. Michigan
10. Texas Tech

And here's what he had to say about the Tigers.

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com

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Schmelly•8 days

So nice, I mean unfortunate, that Bama isn’t in here

theballguy•7 days

Indiana is the new Alabama.

blueboxer1119•7 days

Lol. No.

Geaux Guy•5 days

Alabama may never win another game

HarryHoudini•7 days

I don’t get the medias love for Oregon. They shite the bed every big game.

NotaStarGazer•7 days

The most overrated program nowadays is Oregon . Until the last few years Oklahoma State was the most overrated every pre-season...usually in the top 15 where they didn't belong. Now, Oregon has taken that mantle.

KCT•8 days

"While the exit from Ole Miss was messy"

That wasn't Lane Kiffin's fault. KSU offered LK their HC job. Like every other coach in America, Kiffin had every right to accept the offer. Hell, he even allowed his offensive coaches to return to Ole Miss and coach the team.

TaderSalad•6 days

Well shite... I've been pulling for Kansas State University this whole time.

LSUbacchus81•8 days

So we like Klatt today

Higgysmalls•8 days

Indiana and Miami are way to high. They are both losing a ton

HarryHoudini•7 days

Cuban is giving Indiana a boat load of NIL money. They ain’t going anywhere.

Demonbengal•8 days

Probably more accurate than the one I saw last week. I doubt Oregon at #1. OSU should still be up there along with UGA.

LSU82Cajun•7 days

Notre Dame with their, “we only play pus*ies on our schedule but since the media loves us we get an automatic bid to the CFB championship “. Year after year they are automatically elevated to the throne of greatness only to crash & burn. Remember it has been since 1988. Meanwhile their little brother Hoosiers are kicking a*s.

Dalosaqy•5 days

ND has no business sniffing the top ten.

skullopener•8 days

Michigan is a shite show right now.

this list is shite.

HuntinFishin25•7 days

One person's opinion so posters, let the guy 'do his thing'. It adds perspective to the upcoming season. Remember how high they had LSU last year in the preseason!

Old Time tyger•7 days

Klatt is a tool who doesn’t know jack Squat about rankings!! LSU should be at least in top 5 even with our schedule based on the amount of talent Kiffin has put together!!

LSUBlitzkrieg•8 days

What I like even more than his number 8 ranking is that he got the logo right.

CR4090•8 days

Way too early is way too stupid.

brewdrees•4 days

Oregon???? Lol

atltiger6487•6 days

clickbait.

Boyntonbeach Tiger•7 days

Wow surprising from J klatt

BIIIL•7 days

No hotty potty listed anywhere.