Lost to 2 of the 4 ranked teams they played last year, lost to an unranked Pitt (I guess no Clemson fan can really say anything about that), Rozier is mediocre at best, the online didnt look great last year, and had to survive on last minute victories against G-Tech and a bad FSU. They got the ranking based on the reputation of the previous teams and the need to inflate LSU so Bammer can have a "quality" win come playoff time in case they lose to Allbarn.