LSU gets one of its worst scores and Tulane gets one of its best in U.S. News and World ranking Daily Comet BATON ROUGE -- LSU tumbled backward a few spots in the U.S. News and World Report's latest annual ranking of top schools in the country, which LSU President F. King Alexander said is a direct result of state budget cuts. BATON ROUGE -- LSU tumbled ... and more ยป Continue reading...