LSU Basketball Lands In The Preseason AP Top 25

LSU Basketball is ranked No. 22 in the preseason AP Top 25, which was released Monday morning.

The Tigers open up the 2019-2020 season on November 8 vs. Bowling Green.

Preseason AP Top 25*
1. Michigan State (60)
2. Kentucky (2)
3. Kansas (3)
4. Duke
5. Louisville
6. Florida
7. Maryland
8. Gonzaga
9. North Carolina
10. Villanova
11. Virginia
12. Seton Hall
13. Texas Tech
14. Memphis
15. Oregon
16. Baylor
17. Utah State
18. Ohio State
19. Xavier
20. Saint Mary's (California)
21. Arizona
22. LSU
23. Purdue
24. Auburn
25. VCU

*First-place votes in parenthesis