Tigers have moved up rankings since loss at Alabama.
LSU moved up another spot to No. 17 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday.
The Tigers (9-3) have moved up steadily in the rankings since the loss Nov. 4 at Alabama by beating Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
Next for LSU will be a bowl game; the bowl and opponent will be announced Sunday.
At the top of the CFP rankings are No. 1 Clemson (11-1), No. 2 Auburn (10-2), No. 3 Oklahoma (11-1) and No. 4 Wisconsin (12-0).
The next two teams are No. 5 Alabama (11-1) and No. 6 Georgia (11-1).
The rest of the top 10 consists of No. 7 Miami (11-1), No. 8 Ohio State (10-2), No. 9 Penn State (10-2) and No. 10 Southern Cal (10-2).
The rankings as they stand now would likely create semifinal matchups of Clemson against Wisconsin in the Sugar Bowl and Auburn against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl.
All that could change with Auburn and Georgia playing Saturday for the SEC championship and Wisconsin and Ohio State playing Saturday for the Big 10 title.
Clemson also will face Miami for the ACC title and Oklahoma faces No. 11 TCU for the Big 12 title.
The final CFP rankings will be released 11:30 a.m. CT Sunday.
