BATON ROUGE — After taking two of three from Arizona State this past weekend, the LSU baseball team has moved to No. 2 in the nation according to the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll and No. 3 in the nation according to Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball’s polls.
LSU (6-1) returns to action at 7 p.m. Tuesday night against McNeese State in a game that can be viewed using EATELCAST right here on LSUsports.net. Pregame audio and video will begin in the eTigers Den at 6:45 p.m. The audio broadcast from the LSUsports.net homepage will also begin at 6:45 p.m.
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Baseball America Top 25
| Team | Record | This week | Pvs. | |
|
1. |
Florida State |
9-2 |
2-0 |
1 |
|
2. |
Stanford |
7-4 |
1-1 |
3 |
|
3. |
LSU |
6-1 |
3-1 |
6 |
|
4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
5-5 |
3-1 |
5 |
|
5. |
Alabama |
4-3 |
2-2 |
4 |
|
6. |
Baylor |
8-2 |
4-0 |
11 |
|
7. |
Georgia Tech |
5-1 |
3-1 |
8 |
|
8. |
UCLA | 6-5 |
0-4 |
2 |
|
9. |
Southern California |
6-3 |
1-0 |
9 |
|
10. |
Houston |
7-3 |
2-1 |
10 |
|
11. |
Auburn |
10-2 |
3-2 |
7 |
|
12. |
Texas | 9-3 |
2-1 |
12 |
|
13. |
North Carolina |
9-0 |
3-0 |
20 |
|
14. |
Miami |
8-5 |
4-0 |
13 |
|
15. |
Tulane |
5-2 |
3-1 |
15 |
|
16. |
Wichita State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
14 |
|
17. |
Clemson | 5-1 |
3-0 |
19 |
|
18. |
South Carolina |
8-0 |
3-0 |
21 |
|
19. |
Arizona State |
12-4 |
1-2 |
17 |
|
20. |
Loyola Marymount |
5-3 |
2-2 |
16 |
|
21. |
Rice |
6-5 |
3-1 |
22 |
|
22. |
Long Beach State |
6-3 |
3-0 |
NR |
|
23. |
Notre Dame |
0-0 |
0-0 |
23 |
|
24. |
East Carolina |
6-1 |
3-0 |
NR |
|
25. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
8-1 |
3-0 |
NR |
| Dropped Out: Central Florida (No. 18), Florida (No. 24), Texas Tech (No. 25). | ||||
Collegiate Baseball Top 30
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NCAA Div. I Poll (As of Feb. 21, 2000) |
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| Rank School (Record) | Points | Previous |
| 1. Florida St. (9-2) | 486 | 1 |
| 2. Stanford (7-4) | 480 | 3 |
| 3. LSU (6-1) | 475 | 5 |
| 4. North Carolina (9-0) | 474 | 9 |
| 5. Texas (9-3) | 471 | 8 |
| 6. Georgia Tech. (5-1) | 467 | 7 |
| 7. Cal. St. Fullerton (5-5) | 465 | 6 |
| 8. Alabama (4-3) | 462 | 4 |
| 9. Clemson (5-1) | 460 | 11 |
| 10. Houston (7-3) | 457 | 10 |
| 11. Miami, Fla. (8-5) | 454 | 12 |
| 12. Tulane (5-2) | 452 | 13 |
| 13. Auburn (10-2) | 448 | 15 |
| 14. Wichita St. (0-0) | 442 | 14 |
| 15. UCLA (6-5) | 439 | 2 |
| 16. Southern Calif. (6-3) | 438 | 17 |
| 17. Baylor (8-2) | 437 | 18 |
| 18. South Carolina (8-0) | 434 | 21 |
| 19. Arizona St. (12-4) | 427 | 19 |
| 20. East Carolina (6-1) | 424 | 23 |
| 21. Rice (6-5) | 423 | 22 |
| 22. Long Beach St. (6-3) | 421 | 24 |
| 23. Fresno St. (8-2) | 420 | 26 |
| 24. Oklahoma St. (6-3) | 417 | ? |
| 25. Notre Dame (0-0) | 413 | 25 |
| 26. Texas Tech. (6-6) | 410 | 16 |
| 27. Florida (5-5) | 408 | 20 |
| 28. Florida International (12-0) | 405 | ? |
| 29. Louisiana-Monroe (10-1) | 397 | ? |
| 30. Va. Commonwealth (8-1) | 393 | ? |
?ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll
| Team (1st place) | Record | Pts. | LR | |
| 1. | Florida State (40) | 9-2 | 1071 | 1 |
| 2. | LSU (1) | 6-1 | 990 | 4 |
| 3. | Stanford (1) | 7-4 | 981 | 2 |
| 4. | North Carolina (1) | 9-0 | 857 | 14 |
| 5. | Auburn | 10-2 | 753 | 7 |
| 6. | Georgia Tech | 5-1 | 743 | 6 |
| 7. | Alabama | 4-3 | 706 | 3 |
| 8. | Texas | 9-3 | 701 | 11 |
| 9. | Houston | 7-3 | 615 | 8 |
| 10. | Miami | 8-5 | 584 | 10 |
| 11. | Wichita State | 0-0 | 563 | 12 |
| 12. | Baylor | 8-2 | 559 | 17 |
| 13. | Clemson | 5-1 | 554 | 18 |
| 14. | Southern California | 6-3 | 495 | 15 |
| 15. | Cal State Fullerton | 5-5 | 484 | 9 |
| 16. | Arizona State | 12-4 | 460 | 13 |
| 17. | Tulane | 5-2 | 402 | 20 |
| 18. | South Carolina | 8-0 | 398 | 22 |
| 19. | UCLA | 6-5 | 339 | 5 |
| 20. | Long Beach State | 6-3 | 310 | 24 |
| 21. | Florida International | 12-0 | 249 | 25 |
| 22. | Rice | 6-5 | 203 | 21 |
| 23. | Fresno State | 8-2 | 122 | NR |
| 24. | Kentucky | 7-0 | 84 | NR |
| 25. | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8-1 | 65 | NR |
| NR – Not ranked | ||||
| DROPPED OUT: No. 16 Texas Tech (6-6, 0-4 last week), No.19 Florida (5-5, 0-2 last week), No. 23 Central Florida (7-4, 2-2 last week). | ||||
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES (points): Mississippi State (59), Florida (51), Oklahoma State (49), Texas Tech (47), Notre Dame (44), East Carolina (44), Central Florida (43), Virginia Commonwealth (39), Mississippi (38), Louisiana-Monroe (34), Nevada (34), Oklahoma (28), Wake Forest (27), Stetson (19), Arkansas (16), Ohio State (15), Florida Atlantic (14), New Orleans (13), The Citadel (13), Loyola Marymmount (13), Nebraska (11), North Carolina State (10), Jacksonville (7), Michigan (4), Tennessee (4), Arizona (4), Illinois (3), Rutgers (1), Ball State (1), Creighton (1), Richmond (1), Lamar (1). | ||||