#13 Southeastern Conference
LSU
Projected 8–4 · 8 proj. wins
Call the season
How many games does LSU win? The Ninjas project 8.
Tap a number to call it — then see how you stack up against the Ninjas.
Playoff
30%
Title
2%
Win conf
9%
SOS
#8
Schedule & outlook
Full schedule + record projection →Path to the playoff
Playoff odds →- LOCKWin out → in the field, no committee debate.
- RISKLose to Texas → the margin for error vanishes.
- CHAOSWin out, then scoreboard-watch → contenders ahead have to slip.
Full odds
- Make the 12
- 30%
- 16-team field
- 39%
- 24-team field
- 50%
- Win conference
- 9%
- National title
- 2%
Our playoff odds call · month by month
▲0Last season
2025 · via CFBDWhere LSU finished a year ago — the foundation the 2026 outlook is built on.
SP+ rating
#32
+10.3 · off #75 / def #11
Talent composite
#6
247 blue-chip composite
Recruiting class
#10
2025 signing class
Returning prod.
66%
of offensive production
Efficiency
2025 · national rank- EPA / play#111
- Success rate#101
- Explosiveness#75
- EPA / play#32
- Success rate#34
The big number is opponent-adjusted SP+ offense/defense; the splits underneath are per-play efficiency — the same signals that feed the 2026 model. Lower rank is better.
Offseason moves
2026 portal · via CFBDPortal in
41
3.5★ avg
Portal out
41
3.2★ avg
Net
0
in − out
Scholarship players in and out of the transfer portal for 2026, with average recruiting stars — a quick read on whether the roster got deeper or thinner. Star quality matters as much as the count.
Rooting guide
Beyond LSU's own games, here's who to scoreboard-watch — the teams chasing the same playoff spots.
Rivalries
The all-time series against the teams LSU keeps playing.
The buzz
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Board strength 62 of 100 · polls say 66, our model says 60 · Updated Aug 17, 2026 · how this is built