LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 2024 USA Today/NFCA Division I Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll has LSU ranked No. 14. The Tigers earn a spot in the NFCA preseason poll for the 18th consecutive year.
The SEC has nine teams ranked in the top 25, two in the top 10 and four in the top 15. The Tigers will compete in 23 games against 11 teams ranked in the preseason poll.
The Tigers return 18 letter winners from the 2023 roster, including All-American pitcher Sydney Berzon, back-to-back Gold Glove winner Ciara Briggs, five NFCA South All-Region First Team selections and six All-SEC honorees.
LSU will open the 2024 season with a 6 p.m. CT game against Nicholls on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Tiger Park before hosting the LSU Invitational Feb. 9-11, featuring games against Memphis and Pittsburgh.
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2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – 1/30/24 (Preseason)
| Rank | School
(First Place Votes) |
Points | Record | 2023 Final Ranking |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 731 | 0-0 | 3 |
| T-3 | Florida State | 729 | 0-0 | 2 |
| T-3 | Stanford | 729 | 0-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Clemson | 579 | 0-0 | 9 |
| 6 | Georgia | 562 | 0-0 | 14 |
| 7 | Washington | 550 | 0-0 | 5 |
| 8 | Texas | 536 | 0-0 | 11 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 522 | 0-0 | 6 |
| 10 | UCLA | 515 | 0-0 | 13 |
| 11 | Duke | 470 | 0-0 | 10 |
| 12 | Alabama | 423 | 0-0 | 7 |
| 13 | Utah | 383 | 0-0 | 8 |
| 14 | LSU | 368 | 0-0 | 16 |
| 15 | Oregon | 360 | 0-0 | 15 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 334 | 0-0 | 16 |
| 17 | Florida | 252 | 0-0 | 21 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 245 | 0-0 | RV |
| 19 | Auburn | 207 | 0-0 | 20 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 203 | 0-0 | 12 |
| 21 | Louisiana | 189 | 0-0 | 18 |
| 22 | Baylor | 173 | 0-0 | 22 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 129 | 0-0 | 25 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 97 | 0-0 | 19 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 79 | 0-0 | 24 |
Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech (78), Texas A&M (60), Wichita State (49), Liberty (24), California (6), Arizona (5), Boston University (5), McNeese State (5), Miami University (2), Charlotte (1).