LSU holds steady at No. 4 on ‘Forbes’ list of most valuable college football teams

For the second year in a row, Forbes has ranked the LSU football team No. 4 in its annual list of the nation’s most valuable college football teams. LSU jumped three spots on last year’s list to No. 4; this year’s report says the team is worth more money than a year ago, though its ranking is unchanged. At $102 million, LSU’s value rose 6% since last year’s $96 million valuation in the report. Placed behind Texas ($133 million), Michigan ($120 million) and Notre Dame ($103 million), LSU is the most highly ranked SEC team. “LSU remains the SEC’s most valuable team, which is quite the feat considering that the conference holds seven of the top ten spots,” reads the report. “The Tigers may have lost last year’s national championship to Alabama, but going to the game as the SEC’s first team to a BCS bowl earned the conference more than $22 million.” See a slideshow of the rankings here; and read Forbes‘ complete coverage on the business of college football here. The full report also includes access to slideshow rankings of the best teams for the money, in which LSU is ranked No. 7, up from No. 10 last year; and of the most powerful coaches, in which LSU’s Les Miles is ranked No. 9.