The LSU Tigers have the best college football helmet in the country, CBS claims.
The website staged an NCAA Tournament-style bracket to determine the program with the best headgear in the sport. LSU, a No. 1 seed, thrashed Navy, a No. 5 seed, in the championship, earning 60 percent of the vote.
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The Bayou Bengals also took out No. 16 Illinois, No. 9 Mississippi State (Round of 32), No. 4 Auburn (Sweet 16), No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 1 Michigan.
Here are the results of the other SEC teams in the bracket:
- Georgia advanced to the Sweet 16 as a No. 4 seed, but lost to Michigan.
- Alabama advanced to the Round of 32 as a No. 2 seed, but Nick Saban’s former school, Michigan State, shocked the Tide as a No. 10 seed.
- Florida advanced to the Round of 32 as a No. 6 seed, but lost to Notre Dame.
- Arkansas beat No. 2 seed Ole Miss in the Round of 32 before falling to the Fighting Irish.
- Mizzou failed to pull off the 5/12 upset in the first round of the tournament, losing to Navy.
- South Carolina, a No. 14 seed, fell to Florida State.
- Tennessee advanced to the Round of 32 as a No. 7 seed before falling to Baylor.
These polls always are a popularity contest, and LSU fans showed up at the ballot. There are plenty of people who disagree that the Tigers claim the most iconic helmet in college football.
I think the gold helmets, with the big LSU letters and the Bengal Tiger, are pretty cool. What about you?
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
