
LSU Top 25 Games of the 2020s
A 2020s ranking built from game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, overtime, and the featured team's result.
- Games ranked
- 25
- Highest score
- 74/100
- Ranked matchups
- 24
2020s ranking
Top 25 games of the 2020s in the database
Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.
- 2022Week 10Home1OT
W 32-31 vs. Alabama
No. 15 LSU vs. No. 6 Alabama · 1-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
74
Game score
Highlight · 2022 LSU vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 7Home1OT
W 29-26 vs. Ole Miss
No. 13 LSU vs. No. 9 Ole Miss · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
71
Game score
Highlight · 2024 LSU vs. Ole Miss (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025Week 1Away
W 17-10 vs. Clemson
No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 9 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
67
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Clemson vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022Week 14Neutral site
L 30-50 vs. Georgia
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 11 LSU · 20-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 10/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
50
Game score
Full Game · 2022 Georgia vs. LSU (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2023Week 5Away
L 49-55 vs. Ole Miss
No. 20 Ole Miss vs. No. 13 LSU · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
43
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Ole Miss vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 1Neutral site
L 20-27 vs. USC
No. 13 LSU vs. No. 23 USC · 7-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
39
Game score
Highlight · 2024 LSU vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.
Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.
Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.
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