Sports Illustrated ranks LSU as #4 in the country in its pre-season top twenty. Here is how the the lsit looks. 1. Ohio State 2. Notre Dame 3. Texas 4. LSU 5. USC 6. West Virginia 7. Auburn 8. California 9. Florida 10. Michigan 11. Georgia 12. Florida St. 13. Louisville 14. Oklahoma 15. clemson 16. Arizona State 17. Miami 18. Nebraska 19. Penn St. 20. Oregon