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ESPN's SP+ rankings keep LSU a top 10 team after Kentucky loss

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LSU football fell 35-34 to Kentucky in overtime at Kentucky, which scored a two-point conversion to win. The Week 6 defeat dealt a blow to the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes in their first season under head coach Lane Kiffin.

As a result, LSU dropped in the national SP+ rankings. SP+, a statistic from ESPN, measures a team’s efficiency adjusted for tempo and opponent. The Tigers gave a 21.7 rating, which lands them at No. 9 nationally. Those marks are down 0.1 and two spots, respectively, from where they started the week.

Kentucky’s Kenny Minchey runs in the 2 point conversion to win the game against LSU at Kroger Field on Oct. 10, 2026.

(Scott Utterback/Courier Journal, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

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Kentucky’s Kenny Minchey runs in the 2 point conversion to win the game against LSU at Kroger Field on Oct. 10, 2026.

(Scott Utterback/Courier Journal, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Georgia (28.3), which defeated Alabama in Week 6, fell out of the top spot to Ohio State (29.5). The No. 2 Bulldogs, No. 6 Texas (24.4), and No. 8 Alabama (23) round out the SEC’s representation in the top 10 of SP+. The Crimson Tide fell two spots after suffering their first loss of 2026.

LSU hosts the Longhorns and the Crimson Tide in back-to-back weeks to begin November. The purple and gold welcome Mississippi State to Baton Rouge on Saturday, then travel to Auburn.

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This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: ESPN’s SP+ rankings keep LSU a top 10 team after Kentucky loss

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