The LSU Tigers men’s basketball team has been picked to finish 15th in the 2025-26 Southeastern Conference season.
The 15th place projection is exactly where LSU finished one season ago after a 3-15 record in SEC play under coach Matt McMahon. Overall, the Tigers went 14-18 in a season that finished with six straight losses.
Florida, the defending National Champions, were picked to win the conference. They also had three players earn preseason All-SEC honors, the most of any team. LSU did not have any players selected to the preseason All-SEC teams.
Kemtucky’s Otega Oweh was tabbed as the preseason SEC Player of the Year.
LSU starts their 2025-26 season on Wednesday, November 5th with a home game against Tarleton State. You can listen to LSU men’s basketball all season on ESPN 103.7 Lafayette 104.1 Lake Charles.
The full SEC Preseason Poll is as follows:
Predicted Order Of Finish
1. Florida
2. Kentucky
3. Tennessee
4. Alabama
5. Arkansas
6. Auburn
7. Missouri
8. Ole Miss
9. Texas
10. Mississippi State
11. Vanderbilt
12. Oklahoma
13. Texas A&M
14. Georgia
15. LSU
16. South Carolina