LSU Tigers Playoffs 2026

LSU Tigers 2026 playoff page. The LSU Tigers are 2-1, 33rd in the with a +34 point differential and a 1-game losing streak. They are in the hunt, level with the last wild-card spot on record with 9 games left.

Last time out they lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide 13-31 at home. Next up: home to the Texas Longhorns (3-1) on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM EST. Their remaining opponents have a combined 0.600 record, including 1 game against teams currently in playoff position.

2026 College Football playoffs · · 33rd in division

In the hunt · tied for the last spot

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LSU Tigers Playoff Outlook

Standings

#	Team	W-L	Div	Diff	Strk
1	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	4-0	4-0	+89	W4
2	Liberty Flames	3-0	3-0	+83	W3
3	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2-0	2-0	+78	W2
4	UCLA Bruins	4-0	4-0	+69	W4
5	Louisville Cardinals	3-0	3-0	+63	W3
6	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	3-0	3-0	+60	W3
7	Utah Utes	5-0	5-0	+60	W5
8	Boise State Broncos	4-0	4-0	+55	W4
9	Ohio Bobcats	3-0	3-0	+53	W3
10	New Mexico Lobos	4-0	4-0	+49	W4
11	North Texas Mean Green	3-0	3-0	+46	W3
12	Wyoming Cowboys	3-0	3-0	+38	W3
13	Toledo Rockets	3-0	3-0	+30	W3
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	3-0	3-0	+28	W3
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	3-0	3-0	+25	W3
16	Buffalo Bulls	3-0	3-0	+17	W3
17	Wheaton Thunder	1-0	1-0	+3	W1
18	Duke Blue Devils	3-1	3-1	+82	W3
19	Southern Methodist Mustangs	3-1	3-1	+69	W1
20	Texas State Bobcats	3-1	3-1	+62	W1
21	Georgia Southern Eagles	3-1	3-1	+57	W3
22	Georgia Bulldogs	3-1	3-1	+54	W2
23	Texas Longhorns	3-1	3-1	+46	W3
24	Miami Hurricanes	3-1	3-1	+33	L1
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	3-1	3-1	+28	W2
26	Oregon Ducks	3-1	3-1	+13	W2
27	Air Force Falcons	3-1	3-1	+8	W2
28	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	3-1	3-1	-7	W1
29	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	2-1	2-1	+68	W1
30	South Florida Bulls	2-1	2-1	+44	L1
31	Tennessee Volunteers	2-1	2-1	+41	W1
32	Iowa Hawkeyes	2-1	2-1	+41	W2
33	LSU Tigers	2-1	2-1	+34	L1
34	North Dakota State Bison	2-1	2-1	+33	W1
35	Arizona Wildcats	2-1	2-1	+29	W1
36	Louisiana Ragin Cajuns	2-1	2-1	+25	W1
37	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2-1	2-1	+25	W2
38	Utah State Aggies	2-1	2-1	+21	W2
39	Memphis Tigers	2-1	2-1	+20	W2
40	Miami (Oh) Red Hawks	2-1	2-1	+18	L1
41	Ball State Cardinals	2-1	2-1	+17	L1
42	Washington Huskies	2-1	2-1	+16	L1
43	Arkansas State Red Wolves	2-1	2-1	+14	L1
44	Clemson Tigers	2-1	2-1	+13	W2
45	Western Michigan Broncos	2-1	2-1	+13	W1
46	Indiana Hoosiers	2-1	2-1	+10	W2
47	UAB Blazers	2-1	2-1	+4	W1
48	USC Trojans	2-1	2-1	+3	W1
49	Houston Cougars	2-1	2-1	+2	W1
50	West Virginia Mountaineers	2-1	2-1	+2	L1
51	San Diego State Aztecs	2-1	2-1	+2	W1
52	Kentucky Wildcats	2-1	2-1	-3	L1
53	UTSA Roadrunners	2-1	2-1	-4	L1
54	Virginia Tech Hokies	2-1	2-1	-9	L1
55	Marshall Thundering Herd	2-1	2-1	-16	L1
56	UCF Knights	2-1	2-1	-23	W1
57	James Madison Dukes	3-2	3-2	+55	W1
58	Arizona State Sun Devils	3-2	3-2	+4	W1
59	Oklahoma State Cowboys	2-2	2-2	+66	W1
60	Delaware Blue Hens	2-2	2-2	+32	L1
61	North Carolina Tar Heels	2-2	2-2	+17	W1
62	TCU Horned Frogs	2-2	2-2	+12	L1
63	Baylor Bears	2-2	2-2	+31	W2
64	Ole Miss Rebels	2-2	2-2	+16	L1
65	Alabama Crimson Tide	2-2	2-2	+10	W2
66	Northwestern Wildcats	2-2	2-2	+9	L2
67	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	2-2	2-2	+9	W2
68	Penn State Nittany Lions	2-2	2-2	+6	W2
69	Army Knights	2-2	2-2	+5	L2
70	San Jose State Spartans	2-2	2-2	+4	W1
71	Oklahoma Sooners	2-2	2-2	-1	W1
72	Missouri State Bears	2-2	2-2	-2	L1
73	Wisconsin Badgers	2-2	2-2	-2	W1
74	Brigham Young Cougars	2-2	2-2	-5	L1
75	Michigan Wolverines	2-2	2-2	-6	L1
76	Florida Atlantic Owls	2-2	2-2	-6	W1
77	East Carolina Pirates	2-2	2-2	-9	W2
78	Syracuse Orange	2-2	2-2	-9	L1
79	Kennesaw State Owls	2-2	2-2	-13	W2
80	Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	2-2	2-2	-23	L1
81	Boston College Eagles	2-2	2-2	-24	L2
82	Stanford Cardinal	1-1	1-1	-25	L1
83	Appalachian State Mountaineers	2-2	2-2	-26	L2
84	Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks	2-2	2-2	-29	W1
85	Auburn Tigers	2-2	2-2	-45	W1
86	Tulane Green Wave	2-2	2-2	-52	L1
87	Central Michigan Chippewas	1-2	1-2	+20	W1
88	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	1-2	1-2	-4	L2
89	Maryland Terrapins	1-2	1-2	-5	W1
90	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	1-2	1-2	-5	L1
91	Connecticut Huskies	1-2	1-2	-7	L2
92	UNLV Rebels	1-2	1-2	-9	L1
93	Charlotte 49ers	1-2	1-2	-11	L2
94	Michigan State Spartans	1-2	1-2	-12	W1
95	Pittsburgh Panthers	1-2	1-2	-12	W1
96	Florida State Seminoles	1-2	1-2	-13	W1
97	Missouri Tigers	1-2	1-2	-18	L1
98	Arkansas Razorbacks	1-2	1-2	-17	L2
99	Oregon State Beavers	1-2	1-2	-19	L2
100	North Carolina State Wolfpack	1-2	1-2	-20	L1
101	Ohio State Buckeyes	1-2	1-2	-21	L2
102	Vanderbilt Commodores	1-2	1-2	-25	W1
103	Massachusetts Minutemen	1-2	1-2	-25	W1
104	Florida Gators	1-2	1-2	-32	L2
105	Kent State Golden Flashes	1-2	1-2	-33	L1
106	New Mexico State Aggies	1-2	1-2	-34	L2
107	Iowa State Cyclones	1-2	1-2	-45	L1
108	Fresno State Bulldogs	1-3	1-3	-1	L1
109	Purdue Boilermakers	1-3	1-3	-3	L3
110	Cincinnati Bearcats	1-3	1-3	-21	L2
111	Georgia State Panthers	1-3	1-3	-28	W1
112	Navy Midshipmen	1-3	1-3	-29	W1
113	Old Dominion Monarchs	1-3	1-3	-34	W1
114	Sacramento State Hornets	1-3	1-3	-40	L1
115	Kansas State Wildcats	1-3	1-3	-41	L3
116	Florida Intl Golden Panthers	1-3	1-3	-42	W1
117	Colorado Buffaloes	1-3	1-3	-43	L1
118	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1-3	1-3	-46	L2
119	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	1-3	1-3	-49	L3
120	Nevada Wolf Pack	1-3	1-3	-54	L2
121	Troy Trojans	1-3	1-3	-55	L1
122	Colorado State Rams	1-3	1-3	-75	L2
123	Kansas Jayhawks	1-4	1-4	-34	L2
124	UW Stout Blue Devils	0-1	0-1	-3	L1
125	Texas A&M Aggies	0-2	0-2	-19	L2
126	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0-3	0-3	-21	L3
127	Bowling Green Falcons	0-3	0-3	-21	L3
128	Temple Owls	0-3	0-3	-22	L3
129	South Alabama Jaguars	0-3	0-3	-24	L3
130	UTEP Miners	0-3	0-3	-40	L3
131	Akron Zips	0-3	0-3	-43	L3
132	Washington State Cougars	0-3	0-3	-45	L3
133	Rice Owls	0-3	0-3	-52	L3
134	Eastern Michigan Eagles	0-3	0-3	-52	L3
135	Virginia Cavaliers	0-3	0-3	-57	L3
136	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0-4	0-4	-69	L4
137	Northern Illinois Huskies	0-4	0-4	-71	L4
138	Sam Houston State Bearkats	0-4	0-4	-73	L4
139	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0-4	0-4	-82	L4
140	California Golden Bears	0-3	0-3	-94	L3

Season Trend

LSU Tigers Playoff Push: 2026 Schedule and Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
1	Oct 17	vs Mississippi St.	0-4	W 31-0
1	Oct 24	at Tigers	2-2	W 38-17
1	Nov 7	vs Crimson Tide #5	2-2	L 13-31
1	Nov 14	vs Longhorns #7	3-1	7:30 PM
1	Nov 21	at Volunteers	2-1	1:00 PM
1	Nov 28	at Razorbacks	1-2	1:00 PM

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