No. 2 LSU proved it can dominate a game without dominating the scoreboard against No. 9 Auburn on Saturday.Now, LSU is in prime College Football Brandon Bolden Jersey Playoff position after a in the SEC West rivalry game. LSU (8-0) set up a likely "Game of the Century" with No. 1 Alabama on Nov. 9, and that's not the only development after Week 9. opened the door a little wider for the po sibility of a two-SEC team College Football Playoff. That po sibility is not that difficult to envision:MORE: The winner of Alabama-LSU runs the table. The loser finishes 11-1 and takes the last Playoff spot.LSU now is in position to be part of that either/or scenario after taking care of busine s against Auburn (6-2), which is likely out of the running after its second lo s. LSU did that after breaking open a 10-10 tie at the half in which it failed to capitalize on another efficient performance from Heisman contender Joe Burrow, who finished 22 of 27 for 208 yards and a touchdown in the first half.LSU failed to extend that lead after an Auburn goal-line Henry Anderson Jersey stand and a Burrow interception. LSU had 22 first downs to Auburn's nine at that point, but the breakthrough came with an all-purpose effort from Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who scored the go-ahead touchdown with 4:58 left in the quarter. Burrow added a rushing score to break the game open, and he finished with 32 of 42 for 321 yards.LSU didn't have a blowout on the scoreboard, but it did have enough to win the game. The Tigers upheld their end of the bargain for their Nov. 9 Cody Davis Jersey matchup against Alabama, which presents LSU's best opportunity to beat the Tide for the first time since that No. 1-vs.-No. 2 showdown in November 2011.MORE: In the buildup, expect LSU to be No. 1 when the first College Football Playoff rankings . For what it's worth, Mi si sippi State (2014) is the only team to open at No. 1 in the Playoff rankings and not make the final four teams.LSU has earned this spot, and in the event of a New England Patriots Golf Sporting Goods game-of-the-year-scenario against the Crimson Tide, LSU might be able to sneak in with a 11-1 record. Keep in mind the Tigers have top- Harvey Langi Jersey 10 victories against Texas, Florida and Auburn; the CFP committee tends to value who you beat, more than whom you lost to especially if that one lo s is to Alabama.But that's all a suming LSU loses a game. This is a team that looks ready to create their own scenario without expecting any help. Keep in mind that Alabama and Ohio State are the only teams that made the Playoff without a conference championship. LSU can dominate a game and dominate a scoreboard.Now they get a chance to prove it against Alabama on the biggest stage.