College football magazine projections
National rankings
LSU
No. 2 (No. 1 SEC, No. 1 SEC West) — Athlon
No. 1 (No. 1 SEC, No. 1 SEC West) — Lindy’s
No. 3 (No. 1 SEC, No. 1 SEC West) — Phil Steele, USA Today
Louisiana Tech
No. 63 (No. 1 WAC) — Athlon
No. 72 (No. 1 WAC) — Lindy’s
No. 43 (No. 1 WAC) – Phil Steele
Louisiana-Lafayette
No. 76 (No. 3 Sun Belt) — Athlon
No. 96 (No. 4 Sun Belt) — Lindy’s
Louisiana-Monroe
No. 100 (No. 4 Sun Belt) — Athlon
No. 94 (No. 3 Sun Belt) — Lindy’s
Tulane
No. 113 (No. 6 C-USA West) — Athlon
No. 107 (No. 4 C-USA West) — Lindy’s
Grambling
No. 23 FCS (No. 1 SWAC, No. 1 SWAC West) — Lindy’s
McNeese State
No. 25 FCS (No. 4 Southland) — Lindy’s
Conference projections
Southern
No. 3 SWAC West — Lindy’s
Louisiana-Lafayette
No. 2 Sun Belt — USA Today
No. 3 Sun Belt — Phil Steele
Louisiana-Monroe
No. 5 Sun Belt — Phil Steele
No. 6 Sun Belt — USA Today
Louisiana Tech
No. 1 WAC — Lindy’s, Phil Steele
No. 2 WAC — USA Today
Tulane
No. 6 C-USA West — Phil Steele, USA Today
Northwestern State
No. 5 Southland — Lindy’s
Southeastern Louisiana
No. 7 Southland — Lindy’s
Nicholls State
No. 8 Southland — Lindy’s
All-American rankings
LSU
Alex Hurst, OG
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s
Third team — Phil Steele
Tyrann Mathieu, CB/PR
First team (CB) — Lindy’s, USA Today
First team (PR) — Athlon
First team (CB/PR) — Phil Steele
Second team (CB) — Athlon
Sam Montgomery, DE
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, USA Today
Second team — Phil Steele
Eric Reid, Safety
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s
Second team — Phil Steele
Brad Wing, P
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, USA Today
Second team — Phil Steele
Chris Faulk, OT
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Bennie Logan, DT
Third team — Athlon
Barkevious Mingo, DE
Second team — Lindy’s
LOUISIANA TECH
Ryan Allen, P
First team — Phil Steele
Second team — Athlon
McNeese State
Malcolm Bronson, FS
Second team — Lindy’s*
Darius Carey, KR
Second team — Lindy’s*
*-FCS All-American team
All-conference selections
LSU
Chris Faulk, OT
First team — USA Today
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Alex Hurst, OT
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, USA Today
Tyrann Mathieu, CB/PR
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, USA Today (CB)
Barkevious Mingo, DE
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s
Third team — Phil Steele
Sam Montgomery, DE
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, USA Today
Eric Reid, SS
First team — Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Brad Wing, P
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, USA Today
Drew Alleman, PK
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Anthony Johnson, DT
Second team — Phil Steele
Bennie Logan, DT
Second team — Athlon
Third team — Lindy’s
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Tharold Simon, CB
Second team — Athlon
Third team — Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Kevin Minter, MLB
Third team — Phil Steele
Josh Williford, OG
Third team — Phil Steele
Odell Beckham, WR
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Kenny Hilliard, RB
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Spencer Ware, RB
Fourth team — Phil Steele
TULANE
Trent Mackey, LB
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Orleans Darkwa, RB
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Ryan Griffin, QB
Second team — Lindy’s
Ryan Travis, CB
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s
Robert Kelley, KR
Third team — Phil Steele
Ryan Grant, WR
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Eric Jones, OT
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Shakiel Smith, SS
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Derrick Strozier, PR
Fourth team — Phil Steele
LOUISIANA TECH
Ryan Allen, P
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Chad Boyd, SS
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Colby Cameron, QB
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Justin Ellis, DT
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
IK Enemkpali, DE
First team — Athlon, Phil Steele
Lyle Fitte, KR
First team — Athlon
Second team — Phil Steele
Jamel Johnson, FS
First team — Lindy’s
Second team — Phil Steele
Hunter Lee, RB
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s
Second team — Phil Steele
Matt Nelson, PK
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Quinton Patton, WR
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Kevin Saia, OG
First team — Athlon, Phil Steele
Second team — Lindy’s
Stephen Warner, C
First team — Lindy’s
Second team — Athlon, Phil Steele
Myles White, WR
First team — Phil Steele
Second team — Lindy’s
Dave Clark, CB
Second team — Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Quinn Giles, DB
Second team — Lindy’s
Oscar Johnson, OT
Second team — Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Shakeil Lucas, DT
Second team — Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Jordan Mills, OT
Second team — Athlon
Third team — Phil Steele
Solomon Randle, LB
Second team — Phil Steele
D.J. Banks, WR
Third team — Phil Steele
Andrew Guillot, PR
Third team — Phil Steele
Rufus Porter, LB
Third team — Phil Steele
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
Brent Baer, PK/P
First team — Phil Steele (PK)
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s
Third team — Phil Steele (P)
Leonardo Bates, OT
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Alonzo Harris, RB
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Javone Lawson, WR
First team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Jermarlous Moten, CB
First team — Lindy’s
Second team — Athlon, Phil Steele
Darryl Surgent, PR
First team — Athlon
Second team — Lindy’s
Melvin White, CB
First team — Athlon, Phil Steele
Second team — Lindy’s
Blaine Gauthier, QB
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Jalen Fields, DT
Second team — Phil Steele
Jaron Odom, OT
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s
Third team — Phil Steele
Jake Molbert, LB
Third team — Phil Steele
Harry Peoples, WR
Third team — Phil Steele
Ian Thompson, TE
Third team — Phil Steele
Cordian Hagans, DT
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Daniel Quave, OG
Fourth team — Phil Steele
LOUISIANA-MONROE
Josh Allen, C
First team — Lindy’s
Brent Leonard, WR
First team — Lindy’s
Second team — Athlon
Second team — Phil Steele
Vincent Eddie, CB
Second team — Lindy’s
Jyruss Edwards, RB
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Jonathan Gill, OG
Second team — Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele
Gerrand Johnson, NT
Second team — Lindy’s
Keavon Milton, TE
Second team — Athlon
Kentarius Caldwell, DE
Third team — Phil Steele
Tavarese Maye, WR
Third team — Phil Steele
Joseph Treadwell, OT
Third team — Phil Steele
Cameron Blakes, LB
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Kolton Browning, QB
Fourth team — Phil Steele
Heisman contenders
Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
Lindy’s — Sixth
Athlon — Eighth
Bowl projections
LSU
Athlon — BCS Championship Game vs. USC
Lindy’s — BCS Championship Game vs. USC
Phil Steele — Sugar Bowl vs. Michigan State
Louisiana Tech
Athlon — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. Western Michigan
Phil Steele — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. Bowling Green
Louisiana-Lafayette
Athlon — New Orleans Bowl vs. Tulsa
Unit rankings
LSU
RBs — No. 1 Athlon, No. 7 Phil Steele
WRs — No. 30 Phil Steele
OL — No. 2 Athlon, Lindy’s, No. 6 Phil Steele
DL — No. 1 Athlon, Lindy’s, No. 2 Phil Steele
LBs — No. 26 Phil Steele
DBs — No. 1 Lindy’s No.2 Athlon, No. 3 Phil Steele
SP — No. 2 Phil Steele
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
QBs — No. 33 Phil Steele
LOUISIANA TECH
WRs — No. 26 Phil Steele
OL — No. 26 Phil Steele
DBs — No. 38 Phil Steele
SP — No. 10 Phil Steele