BATON ROUGE – The LSU Tigers basketball team has returned to the national polls for the first time since Week 2, ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press media poll after wins last week against Florida and at Texas.
The Tigers, 15-4 and 6-0 in the Southeastern Conference, host Alabama on Wednesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Tickets are available at LSUTix.net.
LSU received 260 points from the 64-member voting panel.
AP Top 25 Others receiving votes: More to come.
Jan. 27, 2020
Rank, Team (Record), Points, Previous
1, Baylor (17-1), 1,578, 1
2, Gonzaga (21-1), 1,552, 2
3, Kansas (16-3), 1,434, 3
4, San Diego State (21-0), 1,408, 4
5, Florida State (17-2), 1,318, 5
6, Louisville (17-3), 1,277, 6
7, Dayton (18-2), 1,163, 7
8, Villanova (16-3), 1,110, 9
9, Duke (16-3), 1,084, 8
10, Seton Hall (15-4), 1,055, 10
11, Oregon (17-4), 926, 12
12, West Virginia (16-3), 874, 14
13, Kentucky (15-4), 839, 15
14, Michigan State (15-5), 751, 11
15, Maryland (16-4), 650, 17
16, Butler (16-4), 631, 13
17, Auburn (17-2), 619, 16
18, Iowa (14-5), 545, 19
19, Illinois (15-5), 483, 21
20, Colorado (16-4), 314, 23
21, Houston (16-4), 296, 25
22, LSU (15-4), 260, NR
23, Wichita State (17-3), 161, NR
24, Penn State (14-5), 114, NR
25, Rutgers (15-5), 102, 24
Creighton 59, Arizona 55, Texas Tech 33, Ohio State 16, Indiana 15, East Tennessee State 14, Northern Iowa 13, Memphis 11, USC 9, Rhode Island 6, Purdue 6, Florida 4, Arkansas 3, Saint Mary's 3, Tulsa 3, SMU 3, Wisconsin 1, Akron 1, Harvard 1