LSU Ranked No. 2 In Latest ESPN FPI

LSU has moved up to No. 2 in the latest ESPN Football Power Index rankings after beating Auburn 45-21 on Saturday. Here is how the FPI is explained according to ESPN:

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The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.

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FPI Top 25:
1. Ole Miss, SEC 3-0
2. LSU, SEC 2-0
3. Georgia, SEC 3-0
4. Alabama, SEC 2-1
5. Baylor, Big 12 2-0
6. OSU, Big Ten 3-0
7. USC, Pac-12 2-1
8. TCU, Big 12 3-0
9. Notre Dame, FBS Indep.
10. Texas A&M, SEC 3-0
11. Oklahoma, Big 12 3-0
12. Georgia Tech, ACC 2-1
13. Tennessee, SEC 2-1
14. FSU, ACC 3-0
15. Oregon, Pac-12 2-1
16. Michigan State, Big Ten 3-0
17. Stanford, Pac-12 2-1
18. UCLA, Pac-12 3-0
19. Clemson, ACC 3-0
20. West Virginia, Big 12 2-0
21. Miss St, SEC 2-1
22. Cal, Pac-12
23. VT, ACC 2-1
24. UNC, ACC 2-1
25. Florida, SEC 3-0

LSU travels to Syracuse this weekend to play the Orange on Saturday at 11am CT on ESPN.