Texas and UCLA each moved up one spot to No. 2 and No. 4, respectively. South Carolina dropped one spot to No. 3 after a 1-1 week. The Gamecocks fell to Oklahoma, but followed up with a win over Vanderbilt. It was the Commodores’ first loss of the season, dropping them two spots to the No. 6 spot.
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LSU defeated Texas A&M on Thursday in College Station, then traveled home for Monday night’s kickoff against Florida. The Tigers extended their winning streak to five games with a victory over the Gators. It was the first of three consecutive home games.
Head coach Kim Mulkey’s team will take the court next Thursday when they host Arkansas in the PMAC. The Tigers stay home through Sunday for a ranked matchup against Alabama, which moved up one spot in the poll to No. 22.
USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
|
Range |
Equipment |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Former |
change |
Hi/Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
University of Connecticut |
21-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
2 |
UCLA |
19-1 |
738 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2/4 |
|
3 |
South Carolina |
20-2 |
710 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
|
4 |
Texas |
19-2 |
657 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2/5 |
|
5 |
L.S.U. |
19-2 |
635 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5/12 |
|
6 |
Vanderbilt |
20-1 |
625 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4/21 |
|
7 |
louisville |
19-3 |
549 |
0 |
7 |
– |
7/22 |
|
8 |
Iowa |
18-2 |
546 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
9 |
Michigan |
17-3 |
536 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
7/15 |
|
10 |
TCU |
19-2 |
489 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
7/12 |
|
11 |
Oklahoma |
16-4 |
434 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
5/16 |
|
12 |
Ohio State |
18-3 |
418 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
11/NR |
|
13 |
Michigan State |
18-2 |
407 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
13/NR |
|
14 |
Baylor |
18-3 |
395 |
0 |
14 |
– |
10/21 |
|
15 |
Tennessee |
14-3 |
369 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
9/22 |
|
16 |
Maryland |
17-4 |
321 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
6/16 |
|
17 |
old miss |
17-4 |
263 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
13/18 |
|
18 |
Kentucky |
17-5 |
242 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
7/20 |
|
19 |
Princeton |
17-1 |
208 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
19/NR |
|
20 |
Texas Tech |
20-2 |
156 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
18/NR |
|
21 |
W.V. |
17-4 |
144 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
20/NR |
|
22 |
Alabama |
18-3 |
121 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
21/NR |
|
23 |
North Carolina |
17-5 |
104 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
24 |
Washington |
16-4 |
73 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
22/NR |
|
25 |
Georgia |
18-3 |
58 |
0 |
NR |
6 |
25/NR |
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Where LSU women’s basketball ranked in the latest coaches’ poll