LSU Inches Up In The Latest AP Top 25, Coaches Poll

LSU (26-5) moved up one spot to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll after clinching the SEC Title with wins over Florida and Vanderbilt last week.

AP Top 25:
1. Gonzaga (41) 29-2
2. Virginia (23) 28-2
3. North Carolina 26-5
4. Kentucky 26-5
5. Duke 26-5
6. Michigan St. 25-6
7. Texas Tech 26-5
8. Tennessee 27-4
9. LSU 26-5
10. Michigan 26-5
11. Houston 29-2
12. Florida St. 25-6
13. Purdue 23-8
14. Nevada 28-3
15. Kansas St. 24-7
16. Virginia Tech 23-7
17. Kansas 23-8
18. Buffalo 28-3
19. Wisconsin 22-9
20. Wofford 28-4
21. Maryland 22-9
22. Auburn 22-9
23. Marquette 23-8
24. Cincinnati 25-6
25. Villanova 22-9

Others receiving votes: UCF 62, VCU 53, Mississippi State 37, Utah State 34, New Mexico State 16, Murray State 11, Louisville 11, Iowa State 8, Temple 4, Clemson 3, Liberty 1

Dropped from rankings: UCF 25

Coaches Poll:
1. Gonzaga (28) 29-2
2. Virginia (4) 28-2
3. North Carolina 26-5
4. Kentucky 26-5
5. Duke 26-5
6. Texas Tech 26-5
7. Michigan State 25-6
8. Tennessee 27-4
9. LSU 26-5
10. Houston 29-2
11. Michigan 26-5
12. Purdue 23-8
13. Florida State 25-6
14. Kansas State 24-7
15. Virginia Tech 23-7
16. Buffalo 28-3
17. Nevada 28-3
18. Kansas 23-8
19. Wisconsin 22-9
20. Wofford 28-4
21. Maryland 22-9
22. Marquette 23-8
23. Cincinnati 25-6
24. Auburn 22-9
25. Villanova 22-9

Others receiving votes:
Central Florida 27; Mississippi State 26; VCU 21; Utah State 19; Hofstra 13; Washington 11; Arizona State 11; Murray State 10; Iowa State 8; Louisville 3; Seton Hall 3; Liberty 2; Baylor 1; UC Irvine 1.

Dropped from rankings: Iowa State 25