Bleacher Report Unveils Pre-Spring Preseason Top 25

David Kenyon of Bleacher Report unveiled his College Football Preseason rankings on this week and pegged LSU at No. 7.

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Heading into the spring, fans and analysts alike have created and debated expectations for the 2017 season. This ranking reflects an individual projection of how the regular season will shake out, not a prediction of preseason polls.

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7. LSU
2016 Record: 8-4

Barring a complete letdown, LSU will end September at 5-0. The hot start will probably buy the Tigers a secure place in the Top 15 for the season as long as they avoid a bad loss.

Immediately after the favorable start, though, head coach Ed Orgeron's team faces Florida and Georgia in consecutive games. LSU, depending on those two results, can set itself on yet another collision course with Alabama or potentially spend the next six weeks hoping for some indirect help to overthrow the Tide.

The talent is there for a championship run. But starting with the quarterback, will the execution be, too?

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Here is the complete Pre-Spring Preseason Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. USC
5. Oklahoma State
6. Clemson
7. LSU
8. Oklahoma
9. Washington
10. Auburn
11. Michigan
12. Penn State
13. Louisville
14. Georgia
15. Wisconsin
16. Stanford
17. South Florida
18. TCU
19. Miami
20. West Virginia
21. Florida
22. Colorado
23. Oregon
24. Texas
25. Boise State