BATON ROUGE — Southeastern Conference coaches picked LSU to finish fourth in the league last week at the SEC Coaches Indoor Championships.
The three teams ranked ahead of them are all ranked in the top 10 in the nation, including No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Florida and No. 6 Ole Miss.
The Tigers tied for third place in the SEC last year, when all 12 SEC schools were given berths in the NCAA Tournament.
LSU begins its dual match season this Saturday in a doubleheader against Centenary and Southeastern La. beginning at noon.
2005 SEC COACHES’ PRESEASON POLL
Rank Team
1. Georgia
2. Florida
3. Ole Miss
4. LSU
5. Kentucky
6. Mississippi State
7. Tennessee
8. Auburn
9. Vanderbilt
10. Alabama
10. Arkansas
12. South Carolina