BATON ROUGE – LSU moved up four spots in the AP media poll to No. 18, ranked for the second straight week and fourth time this year, as the Tigers prepare for a week of games on the road.
LSU plays at Vanderbilt on Wednesday night and at Auburn on Saturday.
More to come on the rankings later this afternoon.
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.