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It's never too early for College Football Bowl projections...

According to Brad Crawford of CBS Sports, LSU and first-year head coach Lane Kiffin are projected to make the 12-team playoff.

Projected CFP Top 12:
1. Miami
2. Texas
3. Indiana
4. Notre Dame
5. Texas Tech
6. Georgia
7. Oregon
8. Ohio State
9. LSU
10. Ole Miss
11. USC
12. Memphis

The Tigers would travel up to Columbus, Ohio, for their first-round matchup against Ohio State on Dec. 18.

(9) LSU at (8) Ohio State
Dec. 18, 2026 - Columbus, Ohio (Ohio Stadium)

The winner would go on to play top-seeded Miami in the next round.
Filed Under: LSU Football
Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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OGTiger12 hours
Weird not seeing Bama on that list. How long before there is mutiny in Greenbow, Alabama?
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TouchdownTony12 hours
Let’s play the season first. Having 7-5 teams from last year in the playoffs this year is a stretch.
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LSUbacchus8112 hours
Looks a lot like last years prediction with the $20 million roster. Just to get beat by Houston in the Texas Bowl.
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YMCA5 hours
Part of me wants LSU to land 5-8 seed just to witness the craziness of a night playoff game in Tiger Stadium. If these are the teams that end up making the playoffs, I’d love to get OSU, but a playoff game against OM after this past year would be absolute must see TV for everyone.
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Rex Feral8 hours
I’d like to see USC come to Athens.
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CSATiger8 hours
Memphis?? didnt their coach leave for arky?
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Simplemaaan9 hours
Did Miami find a qb?
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