BATON ROUGE – The LSU Tigers are on the rise.
The only undefeated team in Southeastern Conference play moved up in both college basketball polls on Monday. LSU rose four spots to No. 18 in the AP Top 25 Poll while climbing six spots to No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
This marks the second consecutive week that LSU is ranked in both Top 25 polls, the fourth time the team is ranked in the AP Poll and third time in the USA Today poll.
LSU returns to action on the road at Vanderbilt on Wednesday night with tip set for 8 p.m. and then on the road at Auburn on Saturday with tip at 11 a.m.
Associated Press Poll
Rank, Team (Record), Points, Previous
1, Baylor (19-1), 1,608, 1
2, Gonzaga (23-1), 1,567, 2
3, Kansas (18-3), 1,472, 3
4, San Diego State (23-0), 1,447, 4
5, Louisville (19-3), 1,352, 6
6, Dayton (20-2), 1,271, 7
7, Duke (18-3), 1,242, 9
8, Florida State (18-3), 1,188, 5
9, Maryland (17-4), 999, 15
10, Villanova (17-4), 959, 8
11, Auburn (19-2), 926, 17
12, Seton Hall (16-5), 900, 10
13, West Virginia (17-4), 827, 12
14, Oregon (18-5), 758, 11
15, Kentucky (16-5), 660, 13
16, Michigan State (16-6), 624, 14
17, Iowa (16-6), 604, 18
18, LSU (17-4), 572, 22
19, Butler (17-5), 437, 16
20, Illinois (16-6), 373, 19
21, Creighton (17-5), 372, NR
22, Penn State (16-5), 356, 24
23, Arizona (15-6), NR, NR
24, Colorado (17-5), 134, 20
25, Houston (17-5), 85, 21
Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 66, Marquette 31, Ohio State 19, Tulsa 19, Rhode Island 18, Northern Iowa 17, Wichita State 17, BYU 14, Rutgers 12, Stanford 7, Stephen F. Austin 3, Yale 1, Winthrop 1, Michigan 1, Virginia 1, Bowling Green 1.
USA Today Coaches Poll
Feb. 3, 2020
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points, Previous
1, Baylor (19), 19-1, 762, 1
2, Gonzaga (12), 23-1, 750, 2
3, Kansas, 18-3, 694, 3
4, San Diego St., 23-0, 690, 4
5, Louisville, 19-3, 651, 5
6, Dayton, 20-2, 616, 7
7, Duke, 18-3, 592, 8
8, Florida State, 18-3, 520, 6
9, Maryland, 17-4, 492, 15
10, Auburn, 19-2, 452, 16
11, West Virginia, 17-4, 421, 11
12, Villanova, 17-4, 404, 10
13, Seton Hall, 16-5, 392, 9
14, Oregon, 18-5, 329, 12
15, Michigan St, 16-6, 324, 14
16, Kentucky, 16-5, 320, 13
17, Iowa, 16-6, 300, 18
18, LSU, 17-4, 245, 24
19, Penn St., 16-5, 197, 23
20, Butler, 17-5, 193, 17
21, Illinois, 16-6, 171, 19
22, Creighton, 17-5, 157, NR
23, Arizona, 15-6, 110, NR
24, Colorado, 17-5, 83, 21
25, Houston, 17-5, 55, 20
Dropped Out: No. 22 Wichita St.; No. 25 Rutgers.
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Tech 31; Rutgers 21; Wichita St. 20; Marquette 18; Tulsa 12; Yale 10; Ohio St. 9; St. Mary’s 8; Rhode Island 8; Stanford 4; Northern Iowa 4; Wisconsin 3; Virginia 3; Indiana 2; Brigham Young 2.