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• C-SPAN survey ranks Obama No. 12 in presidential rankings

  February 18, 2017 6:57 PM

  WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama was ranked as the nation’s 12 th best president, according to a C-SPAN survey of historians. The survey, which was released Friday, is C-SPAN’s third Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership. The results of C-SPAN’s first two surveys were released in 2000 and 2009.... more »

• Death Valley ranked No. 1 among SEC stadiums

  August 24, 2016 4:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - USA Today Sports has ranked all 14 SEC football stadiums with Tiger Stadium pulling down the number one spot as students return to class and the team wraps up fall camp. USA Today Sports writers based their rankings on capacity, average attendance, “regality” and general boisterousness... more »

• Sam Houston, McNeeese top Southland Conference polls

  July 27, 2016 1:02 PM

  LAKE CHARLES - Sam Houston State, hot off an 11-4 season and a run at the national semifinals, has been selected as the favorite heading into upcoming Southland Conference football season. Sam Houston State tops the polls which were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.... more »

• LSU softball closes year with top 5 rankings in polls

  June 14, 2016 4:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After their semifinal appearance in the 2016 Women’s College World Series last week, the LSU softball team closes this season as one of the highest ranked teams in the final national polls. The Tigers ranked third in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Softball Coaches Poll and... more »

• Study ranks Baton Rouge as 2nd most dangerous city for drivers Play Video

  June 13, 2016 10:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Just days after Gov. John Bel Edwards established a statewide task force to take on infrastructure issues, a regional coalition has released a study that ranks Baton Rouge as the second most dangerous city in the nation for motorists. The Capital City ranked behind only Detroit... more »

• Tigers rank No. 5 in analyst's predicted preseason AP top 10

  May 10, 2016 3:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - College football analyst Phil Steele has placed the LSU Tigers at No. 5 in his predicted preseason AP top 10. In his past outings, Steele has hit 66 out of 70 teams that actually make it to the AP top 10 resulting in a 94.3 success... more »

• Recruiting ratings can remain in flux with big late signees

  February 4, 2016 11:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Sports analysts say that recruiting ratings can continue to shift even into Thursday despite National Signing Day being in the books as some highly rated players can opt to sign late. Demetris Robertson, a top-notch athlete from Savannah, Georgia, rated either a five- or four-star by... more »

• LSU's 2016 recruiting class ranked No. 2 in national poll

  January 20, 2016 11:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU football’s 2016 recruiting class has taken the No. 2 ranking in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite Ranking poll. LSU fell just behind Ohio State as the Buckeyes picked up a commitment from four-star wide receiver Binjimen Victor, enabling them to slide past the... more »

• LSU gymnastics ranked No. 1 in national poll

  January 11, 2016 2:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU gymnastics team has moved into the top position in the national rankings for the seventh time in program history after the squad posted a 196.950 score in a win over Oklahoma. According to RoadToNationals.com , 1-0 LSU is now tied at No. 1 with... more »

• LSU ranked No. 7 in college baseball preseason poll

  December 21, 2015 3:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tigers have come in at No. 7 in the 2016 Collegiate Baseball newspaper preseason poll released Monday. It’s the fifth straight season where LSU will start their campaign ranked among the Top 10 teams in the country. Other SEC teams appearing in the poll’s... more »

• LSU unranked after Saturday loss to Ole Miss

  November 22, 2015 2:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE – After their third straight loss, the LSU Tigers are no longer ranked in the Top 25 of the Associated Press Poll. Saturday’s loss to Ole Miss, marked the first three game losing streak for the Tigers since 1999. The Tigers fell behind early 24-0 before... more »