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ESPN released its College Football Power Rankings after Week 5 and dropped LSU down to No. 17 following the Tigers' 24-19 troubling loss to Ole Miss.

Here's what Bill Connelly had to say about LSU:
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17. LSU Tigers
Previous ranking: 4


The biggest surprise of the early season for LSU might simply be that the passing game hasn't been nearly as good as it was supposed to be. After finishing 10th in Total QBR last year, Garrett Nussmeier entered Saturday's game against Ole Miss ranked 33rd, and he struggled mightily in Oxford. He finished the afternoon 21-for-34 for 197 yards, a touchdown, an interception and a sack, and the Tigers gained just 254 yards thanks in part to prolonged run game troubles. Nussmeier struggled with accuracy, and LSU went just 2-for-11 on third downs, but thanks to a couple late bursts -- two field goals and a touchdown on its final three drives -- the Tigers were able to hang in there. But a late fourth down conversion allowed Ole Miss to run out the clock and prevent Nussmeier from getting one last chance at a heroic comeback. -- Bill Connelly
Complete College Football Power Rankings:
1. Ohio State
2. Oregon
3. Miami
4. Ole Miss
5. Texas A&M
6. Oklahoma
7. Indiana
8. Penn State
9. Texas Tech
10. Alabama
11. Georgia
12. Texas
13. Tennessee
14. Florida State
15. Iowa State
16. Missouri
17. LSU
18. Vanderbilt
19. Georgia Tech
20. Michigan
21. Notre Dame
22. BYU
23. Illinois
24. Memphis
25. Louisville
Filed Under: LSU Football
Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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Barbellthor5 months
Lol what a joke.
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TouchdownTony5 months
Texas Tech about to be a national power
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BlackPot5 months
Well we are def not a #4 team. 17 seems harsh, but LSU has not shown the world anything to prove that wrong.
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The Third Leg5 months
Indiana v. Oregon October 11th with both getting a bye week beforehand should make for a great game.
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Koolazzkat5 months
Oregon not at 1?
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BayouBengal995 months
I mean who cares but what other team loses away from home by a legit top 10 team and drops outside of the top 10 lol. This is so dumb. Rankings are a complete waste of time. Anyone paying attention to the rankings are just as delusional as the guys doing the ranking.
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brass2mouth5 months
If you think LSU is a top 10 team, you’re pretty delusional.
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Jabontik5 months
still too high
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TigerGrad035 months
Who cares. It's September and we have stuff we need to fix before we can think of this team and a contender. Let's see if we can get to November with only 1-loss and then we can start worrying about where we rank.
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