BATON ROUGE — For the first time since 2008, the LSU men’s basketball team received votes in the Preseason AP Top 25 poll which was released on Thursday afternoon.
LSU, under second-year head coach Johnny Jones, received six points from the writers after getting two points in the USA Today Coaches Poll released on Oct. 17.
The Tigers open the 2013-14 season with an exhibition contest on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m., against Xavier of New Orleans.
The regular season begins Nov. 12 when LSU travels to Amherst, Mass., to face UMass in ESPN’s 24-hour Tipoff Marathon. Tipoff is set for 10 a.m. CT on ESPN2.
Season tickets, 3 and 5-game Mini Plans and pre-conference individual-game tickets are on sale now at www.LSUtix.net.
The AP Preseason Top 25
Oct. 31, 2013
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) 2012-13 Record, Points, 2012-13 Final Ranking
1. Kentucky (27) 21-12 1,546 NR
2. Michigan St. (22) 27-9 1,543 9
3. Louisville (14) 35-5 1,501 2
4. Duke (2) 30-6 1,435 6
5. Kansas 31-6 1,357 3
6. Arizona 27-8 1,311 21
7. Michigan 31-8 1,120 11
8. Oklahoma St. 24-9 1,093 17
8. Syracuse 30-10 1,093 16
10. Florida 29-8 1,048 14
11. Ohio St. 29-8 1,036 7
12. North Carolina 25-11 954 NR
13. Memphis 31-5 741 19
14. VCU 27-9 680 NR
15. Gonzaga 32-3 538 1
16. Wichita St. 30-9 512 NR
17. Marquette 26-9 510 15
18. Connecticut 20-10 448 NR
19. Oregon 28-9 408 25
20. Wisconsin 23-12 338 18
21. Notre Dame 25-10 332 23
22. UCLA 25-10 244 24
23. New Mexico 29-6 213 10
24. Virginia 23-12 189 NR
25. Baylor 23-14 180 NR
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 176, Creighton 145, Indiana 111, Colorado 83, Iowa 83, Harvard 46, Boise St. 22, Villanova 14, Arizona St. 11, Georgetown 11, UNLV 8, Washington 8, LSU 6, Pittsburgh 6, Stanford 6, Boston College 5, La Salle 4, Missouri 3, Saint Louis 3, St. John’s 3, Cincinnati 1.
USA Today Coaches Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll
Oct. 17, 2013
Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), 2013-14 Record, Points
1, Kentucky (16), 0-0, 767
2, Michigan State (3), 0-0, 749
3, Louisville (10), 0-0, 741
4, Duke (3), 0-0, 710
5, Arizona, 0-0, 637
6, Kansas, 0-0, 623
7, Syracuse, 0-0, 551
8, Florida, 0-0, 550
9, Michigan, 0-0, 548
10, Ohio State, 0-0, 533
11, North Carolina, 0-0, 494
12, Oklahoma State, 0-0, 462
13, Memphis, 0-0, 334
14, Gonzaga, 0-0, 270
15, Virginia Commonwealth, 0-0, 258
16, Wichita State, 0-0, 233
17, Marquette, 0-0, 230
18, Oregon, 0-0, 175
19, Connecticut, 0-0, 167
20, New Mexico, 0-0, 153
21, Wisconsin, 0-0, 148
22, Notre Dame, 0-0, 128
23, UCLA, 0-0, 121
24, Indiana, 0-0, 118
25, Virginia, 0-0, 103
Others receiving votes: Baylor 102, Colorado 93, Creighton 87, Iowa 86, Tennessee 73, Georgetown 38, Harvard 28, Pittsburgh 23, California 16, Boise State 11, Saint Louis 8, La Salle 7, Missouri 4, Temple 4, Villanova 4, Kansas State 3, LSU 2, Illinois 2, Iowa State 2, Arizona State 2, Georgia 1, UNLV 1.