After two wins last week, LSU women’s basketball climbed one spot in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll. In Tuesday’s edition, the Tigers ranked No. 5. It matches their highest spot after starting the season as the fifth-ranked team in the country.
Texas and UCLA each moved up one spot to No. 2 and 4, respectively. South Carolina dropped one spot to No. 3 after a 1-1 week. The Gamecocks fell to Oklahoma but followed it up with a win over Vanderbilt. It was the Commodores’ first loss of the season, which dropped them two spots to No. 6.
LSU defeated Texas A&M on Thursday in College Station, then traveled home for a Monday evening tipoff against Florida. The Tigers extended their win streak to five games with a victory over the Gators. It was their first of three straight home games.
Head coach Kim Mulkey’s team takes the court next on Thursday when it welcomes Arkansas to the PMAC. The Tigers stay home until Sunday for a ranked matchup against Alabama, which climbed one spot in the poll to No. 22.
USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
UConn |
21-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
2 |
UCLA |
19-1 |
738 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2/4 |
|
3 |
South Carolina |
20-2 |
710 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2/3 |
|
4 |
Texas |
19-2 |
657 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2/5 |
|
5 |
LSU |
19-2 |
635 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5/12 |
|
6 |
Vanderbilt |
20-1 |
625 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4/21 |
|
7 |
Louisville |
19-3 |
549 |
0 |
7 |
– |
7/22 |
|
8 |
Iowa |
18-2 |
546 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
9 |
Michigan |
17-3 |
536 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
7/15 |
|
10 |
TCU |
19-2 |
489 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
7/12 |
|
11 |
Oklahoma |
16-4 |
434 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
5/16 |
|
12 |
Ohio State |
18-3 |
418 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
11/NR |
|
13 |
Michigan State |
18-2 |
407 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
13/NR |
|
14 |
Baylor |
18-3 |
395 |
0 |
14 |
– |
10/21 |
|
15 |
Tennessee |
14-3 |
369 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
9/22 |
|
16 |
Maryland |
17-4 |
321 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
6/16 |
|
17 |
Ole Miss |
17-4 |
263 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
13/18 |
|
18 |
Kentucky |
17-5 |
242 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
7/20 |
|
19 |
Princeton |
17-1 |
208 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
19/NR |
|
20 |
Texas Tech |
20-2 |
156 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
18/NR |
|
21 |
West Virginia |
17-4 |
144 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
20/NR |
|
22 |
Alabama |
18-3 |
121 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
21/NR |
|
23 |
North Carolina |
17-5 |
104 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
24 |
Washington |
16-4 |
73 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
22/NR |
|
25 |
Georgia |
18-3 |
58 |
0 |
NR |
6 |
25/NR |
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Where LSU women’s basketball ranked in latest Coaches Poll
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