BATON ROUGE — The LSU men’s basketball team continued its ascent in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll this week, coming in at No. 15 and No. 17, respectively, in the polls released Monday.
LSU (21-4, 8-4 SEC) won both of its Southeastern Conference road matchups this week by a total of 55 points. The Tigers disposed of Ole Miss, 97-53, and Arkansas, 78-67, and stand one game behind Auburn in the SEC Western Division.
Head Coach John Brady will talk about his team tonight at 6:15 p.m. in Tiger Focus, right here on LSUsports.net. Submit your questions to coach Brady now, or if you are a member of the eTigers Den, join us tonight for the live chat with one of the nation’s best men’s basketball coaches.
Please check back later today for the women’s polls.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Pvs. |
| 1. | Stanford (69) | 22-1 | 1,749 | 2 |
| 2. | Duke | 21-3 | 1,622 | 3 |
| 3. | Cincinnati | 24-2 | 1,608 | 1 |
| 4. | Arizona (1) | 23-4 | 1,568 | 4 |
| 5. | Michigan St | 20-6 | 1,439 | 6 |
| 6. | Ohio St | 18-5 | 1,237 | 7 |
| 7. | Tennessee | 21-4 | 1,221 | 5 |
| 8. | Temple | 20-4 | 1,212 | 15 |
| 9. | Florida | 20-5 | 1,097 | 11 |
| 10. | Oklahoma St | 21-3 | 1,079 | 8 |
| 11. | Auburn | 21-4 | 1,041 | 12 |
| 12. | Tulsa | 25-2 | 987 | 13 |
| 13. | Syracuse | 21-3 | 937 | 9 |
| 14. | Texas | 19-6 | 831 | 17 |
| 15. | LSU | 21-4 | 830 | 16 |
| 16. | Indiana | 18-5 | 808 | 10 |
| 17. | Iowa St | 22-4 | 662 | 14 |
| 18. | Kentucky | 19-7 | 599 | 19 |
| 19. | Maryland | 19-7 | 450 | 22 |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 20-5 | 333 | 20 |
| 21. | Purdue | 19-7 | 322 | 25 |
| 22. | Connecticut | 18-7 | 284 | 18 |
| 23. | Kansas | 19-7 | 219 | 24 |
| 24. | Vanderbilt | 17-6 | 173 | NR |
| 25. | Utah | 19-5 | 146 | 21 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES St Johns 130, Oregon 54, Illinois 21, Miami Fla 15, Kent 12, Seton Hall 12, Virginia 9, Louisville 8, Pepperdine 7, SMU 7, Navy 4, Gonzaga 3, North Carolina 3, Notre Dame 3, Utah St 3, Lafayette 2, Missouri 2, Dayton 1. DROPPED FROM RANKINGS |
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ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Pvs. |
| 1. | Stanford (28) | 22-1 | 772 | 2 |
| 2. | Duke | 21-3 | 730 | 3 |
| 3. | Cincinnati (3) | 24-2 | 724 | 1 |
| 4. | Arizona | 23-4 | 669 | 4 |
| 5. | Michigan St | 20-6 | 624 | 5 |
| 6. | Ohio St | 18-5 | 565 | 7 |
| 7. | Tennessee | 21-4 | 539 | 6 |
| 8. | Auburn | 21-4 | 502 | 11 |
| 9. | Oklahoma St | 21-3 | 499 | 9 |
| 10. | Florida | 20-5 | 475 | 12 |
| 11. | Syracuse | 21-3 | 456 | 8 |
| 12. | Temple | 20-4 | 441 | 15 |
| 13. | Tulsa | 25-2 | 418 | 13 |
| 14. | Indiana | 18-5 | 396 | 10 |
| 15. | Texas | 19-6 | 375 | 14 |
| 16. | Kentucky | 19-7 | 294 | 16 |
| 17. | LSU | 21-4 | 273 | 23 |
| 18. | Iowa St | 22-4 | 229 | 17 |
| 19. | Maryland | 19-7 | 200 | 22 |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 20-5 | 192 | 19 |
| 21. | Connecticut | 18-7 | 116 | 18 |
| 22. | Vanderbilt | 17-6 | 113 | 24 |
| 23. | Kansas | 19-7 | 105 | 21 |
| 24. | Utah | 19-5 | 102 | 20 |
| 25. | Purdue | 19-7 | 98 | NR |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES St Johns 36, Dayton 19, North Carolina 19, Oregon 14, Seton Hall 11, Louisville 9, Pepperdine 9, Illinois 6, New Mexico 6, No Carolina St 6, Kent 5, Utah St 5, SMU 4, Gonzaga 3, St Bonaventure 3, Bowling Green 2, Missouri 2, Colorado 2, Miami Fla 2, Virginia 2, Arizona St 1, Indiana St 1, UL Lafayette 1. DROPPED FROM RANKINGS |
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