LSU ranked 15th in first College Football Playoff rankings of the season

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The first college football playoff rankings of the season are out, and LSU is ranked 15th. With 12 teams set to make the playoffs this year, the Fighting Tigers have more work to do in order to be in the new 12-team College Football Playoff. Coach Brian Kelly says there’s a month left in the regular season and a lot can change.

“My sense is, more than anything else, is that there’s so much football to be played that the initial rankings is just, you know, the horses getting into the gates,” Kelly said.

LSU can show it deserves to be in the College Football Playoff by beating Alabama on Saturday night and then winning its final three games on the schedule. Kelly says it’s good to be in contention.

“There’s a lot of race ahead of us, and all you need to be is ready now, because you’re in the gate and now you’ve got to play well for the remaining four weeks of the season,” Kelly said.

LSU hosts Alabama on Saturday in Tiger Stadium. The Crimson Tide are ranked 11th in the CFP. College football analysts are calling it a college football playoff elimination game. Kelly says the teams at the top of the SEC standings understand what’s at stake.

“You’ve got everybody with one loss. You know, four teams or five teams with one loss and then a bunch of two-loss teams. So, again, at the end of the day all these games matter,” Kelly said.

Kick-off is at 6:30 on Saturday.

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