Southern (LA) Best 20 Year Rankings
| Period | Rank | Total Points | Win. Pct. Points | Schedule Points | Nat. Champs Points | Big 4 Bowl Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-1966 | 59 | 699.21 | 521.67 | 177.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1946-1965 | 59 | 696.95 | 523.35 | 173.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1945-1964 | 60 | 692.51 | 526.65 | 165.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1948-1967 | 63 | 690.10 | 509.86 | 180.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1944-1963 | 60 | 684.01 | 534.21 | 149.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1943-1962 | 63 | 678.74 | 536.43 | 142.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1942-1961 | 67 | 671.87 | 537.37 | 134.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1949-1968 | 67 | 669.15 | 487.62 | 181.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1950-1969 | 67 | 664.59 | 478.68 | 185.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1941-1960 | 74 | 650.54 | 532.07 | 118.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1951-1970 | 72 | 646.07 | 461.52 | 184.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1940-1959 | 76 | 637.19 | 531.22 | 105.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1952-1971 | 77 | 633.28 | 453.45 | 179.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1939-1958 | 81 | 620.17 | 518.78 | 101.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1938-1957 | 81 | 617.95 | 519.64 | 98.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1937-1956 | 86 | 612.12 | 516.92 | 95.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1953-1972 | 83 | 611.75 | 433.17 | 178.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1936-1955 | 88 | 608.17 | 514.17 | 93.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1954-1973 | 84 | 602.77 | 424.88 | 177.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1955-1974 | 90 | 592.42 | 417.91 | 174.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1956-1975 | 92 | 588.16 | 418.96 | 169.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1957-1976 | 91 | 587.75 | 427.21 | 160.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1935-1954 | 101 | 578.69 | 495.08 | 83.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1934-1953 | 108 | 572.02 | 483.33 | 88.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1933-1952 | 113 | 562.48 | 473.64 | 88.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1958-1977 | 111 | 555.63 | 416.58 | 139.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1931-1950 | 119 | 554.49 | 480.75 | 73.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1932-1951 | 127 | 544.54 | 466.01 | 78.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1960-1979 | 132 | 539.31 | 395.65 | 143.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1959-1978 | 134 | 537.31 | 400.97 | 136.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1930-1949 | 147 | 532.31 | 471.47 | 60.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1929-1948 | 154 | 526.69 | 465.27 | 61.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1927-1946 | 169 | 521.45 | 433.44 | 88.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1985-2004 | 185 | 519.40 | 457.58 | 61.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1988-2007 | 197 | 518.91 | 456.99 | 61.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1923-1942 | 180 | 517.48 | 433.90 | 83.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1986-2005 | 192 | 517.21 | 455.46 | 61.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1961-1980 | 166 | 516.70 | 378.61 | 138.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1989-2008 | 203 | 516.27 | 453.93 | 62.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1987-2006 | 196 | 516.14 | 453.93 | 62.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1984-2003 | 191 | 515.51 | 453.48 | 62.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1990-2009 | 202 | 514.66 | 452.40 | 62.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1982-2001 | 184 | 513.15 | 450.22 | 62.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1922-1941 | 189 | 512.18 | 433.80 | 78.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1928-1947 | 184 | 511.61 | 447.22 | 64.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1921-1940 | 188 | 511.29 | 429.78 | 81.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1992-2011 | 210 | 508.62 | 446.29 | 62.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1991-2010 | 212 | 508.51 | 446.29 | 62.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1965-1984 | 186 | 508.02 | 374.76 | 133.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1924-1943 | 197 | 507.32 | 425.54 | 81.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1993-2012 | 215 | 505.36 | 443.23 | 62.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1926-1945 | 202 | 505.06 | 416.55 | 88.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1983-2002 | 199 | 504.93 | 442.11 | 62.82 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1995-2014 | 220 | 503.19 | 440.52 | 62.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1964-1983 | 189 | 503.02 | 369.90 | 133.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1966-1985 | 199 | 501.23 | 374.65 | 126.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1981-2000 | 203 | 500.60 | 437.89 | 62.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1925-1944 | 209 | 499.34 | 415.47 | 83.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1963-1982 | 197 | 498.95 | 371.67 | 127.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1994-2013 | 226 | 497.65 | 435.22 | 62.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1980-1999 | 213 | 493.75 | 430.18 | 63.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1996-2015 | 245 | 493.48 | 427.27 | 66.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1962-1981 | 202 | 492.55 | 363.40 | 129.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1967-1986 | 220 | 487.35 | 366.35 | 120.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1979-1998 | 225 | 485.87 | 421.56 | 64.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1916-1935 | 230 | 485.45 | 406.00 | 79.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1969-1988 | 229 | 484.62 | 379.17 | 105.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1919-1938 | 229 | 484.36 | 411.60 | 72.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1968-1987 | 226 | 482.77 | 371.16 | 111.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1970-1989 | 238 | 481.35 | 375.69 | 105.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1917-1936 | 252 | 476.18 | 398.61 | 77.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1920-1939 | 255 | 476.13 | 406.11 | 70.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1978-1997 | 246 | 473.49 | 407.81 | 65.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1915-1934 | 251 | 472.77 | 395.50 | 77.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1974-1993 | 243 | 471.48 | 390.99 | 80.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1918-1937 | 270 | 470.75 | 394.87 | 75.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1971-1990 | 239 | 470.66 | 370.87 | 99.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1973-1992 | 249 | 468.46 | 378.64 | 89.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1972-1991 | 244 | 466.38 | 372.37 | 94.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1976-1995 | 259 | 459.64 | 390.99 | 68.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1975-1994 | 272 | 457.37 | 384.68 | 72.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1977-1996 | 276 | 454.08 | 386.10 | 67.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1914-1933 | 311 | 447.85 | 367.50 | 80.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1913-1932 | 369 | 416.54 | 346.50 | 70.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1912-1931 | 416 | 381.33 | 325.50 | 55.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1911-1930 | 461 | 332.13 | 276.50 | 55.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 |