Vol. XXV · No. 42 Top25Rankings.com Est. 2000
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LSU

Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
34 / 43
Best finish
No. 1 (2023-2024)
Sports
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Polls
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Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport
Season-final ranking by sport · 1986-1987 – 2026-2027
FootballMen's BasketballWomen's BasketballWomen's Volleyball
15101525Football · 2001: final No. 12Football · 2002: final No. 25Football · 2003: final No. 1Football · 2004: final No. 16Football · 2005: final No. 5Football · 2006: final No. 3Football · 2007: final No. 1Football · 2009: final No. 17Football · 2010: final No. 8Football · 2011: final No. 2Football · 2012: final No. 12Football · 2013: final No. 14Football · 2014: final No. 23Football · 2015: final No. 16Football · 2016: final No. 13Football · 2017: final No. 17Football · 2018: final No. 6Football · 2019: final No. 1Football · 2022: final No. 15Football · 2023: final No. 12Football · 2026: final No. 21Men's Basketball · 2005: final No. 3Men's Basketball · 2008: final No. 20Men's Basketball · 2018: final No. 12Women's Basketball · 2000: final No. 17Women's Basketball · 2001: final No. 22Women's Basketball · 2002: final No. 3Women's Basketball · 2003: final No. 3Women's Basketball · 2004: final No. 3Women's Basketball · 2005: final No. 4Women's Basketball · 2006: final No. 10Women's Basketball · 2007: final No. 4Women's Basketball · 2009: final No. 21Women's Basketball · 2017: final No. 24Women's Basketball · 2021: final No. 9Women's Basketball · 2022: final No. 1Women's Basketball · 2023: final No. 6Women's Basketball · 2024: final No. 8Women's Basketball · 2025: final No. 7Women's Volleyball · 1986: final No. 16Women's Volleyball · 1989: final No. 17Women's Volleyball · 1990: final No. 17Women's Volleyball · 1991: final No. 5Women's Volleyball · 1992: final No. 12Women's Volleyball · 2006: final No. 19Women's Volleyball · 2009: final No. 19’86’90’94’98’02’06’10’14’18’22’26
Each point is LSU's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

A year is lit when LSU was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.

2020s7 ranked
2026 Best · No. 7 FB2025 Best · No. 3 FBWomen's2024 Best · No. 3 FBWomen's2023 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2022 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2021 Best · No. 6 FBMen'sWomen's2020 Best · No. 5 FB
2010s10 ranked
2019 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's2018 Best · No. 3 FBMen's2017 Best · No. 11 FBWomen's2016 Best · No. 5 FB2015 Best · No. 2 FBMen's2014 Best · No. 8 FBWomen's2013 Best · No. 6 FBWomen's2012 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2011 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2010 Best · No. 5 FBVB
2000s10 ranked
2009 Best · No. 4 FBWomen'sVB2008 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2007 Best · No. 1 FBWomen'sVB2006 Best · No. 3 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2005 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2004 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2003 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's2002 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's2001 Best · No. 3 FBWomen's2000 Best · No. 7 FBWomen's
1990s4 ranked
1999Unranked
1998Unranked
1997Unranked
1996Unranked
1995Unranked
1994Unranked
1993 Best · No. 14 VB1992 Best · No. 8 VB1991 Best · No. 5 VB1990 Best · No. 9 VB
1980s3 ranked
1989 Best · No. 14 VB
1988Unranked
1987Unranked
1986 Best · No. 16 VB
1985Unranked
1984 Best · No. 17 VB

Recent Season

Media Top 25 · 2026-2027
Ranking by week
15101525Preseason: No. 11Wk 2: No. 8Wk 3: No. 7Wk 4: No. 10Wk 5: No. 11Wk 6: No. 10Wk 7: No. 22PreseasonWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
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