The LSU Tigers women’s basketball team (17-2, 5-1 SEC) entered the top 10 of the WBCA coaches’ poll on January 18th marking the first time that the Tigers have climbed into the top 10 since the 2009-2010 season
The rise has been almost meteoric with the Tigers struggling to break into the coaches poll as LSU was not ranked in the poll a month ago,
LSU’s resumé includes a tie for the most wins in the country with 17 and impressive wins over No. 7 Iowa State and No. 13 Georgia.
Almost as big as the ranking is the fact that LSU is ahead of such perennial powers as UCONN (9-4), Maryland (12-5), and Kim Mulkey’s former employer Baylor (11-4).