LSU basketball moves up in both polls

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AP Top 25

Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points
1, Tennessee (40), 22-1, 1,573
2, Duke(24), 21-2, 1,554(24)
3, Gonzaga, 23-2, 1,457
4, Virginia, 20-2, 1,406
5, Kentucky, 20-3, 1,330
6, Michigan, 22-2, 1,253
7, Nevada, 23-1, 1,230
8, North Carolina, 19-4, 1,178
9, Houston, 23-1, 1,022
10, Marquette, 20-4, 953
11, Michigan State, 19-5, 948
12, Purdue, 17-6, 900
13, Villanova, 19-5, 753
14, Kansas, 18-6, 699
15, Texas Tech, 19-5, 660
16, Louisville, 17-7, 542
17, Florida State, 18-5, 455
18, Kansas State, 18-5, 444
19, LSU, 19-4, 437
20, Wisconsin, 17-7, 403
21, Iowa, 19-5, 399
22, Virginia Tech, 18-5, 393
23, Iowa State, 18-6, 280
24, Maryland, 18-6, 196
25, Buffalo, 20-3, 170

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 76, Auburn 35, Wofford 22, Washington 17, Lipscomb 6, TCU 5, Texas 3, Clemson 1.

Coaches Poll

Rank, Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points, Previous
1, Tennessee (30), 22-1, 798, 1
2, Duke (2), 21-2, 768, 2
3, Gonzaga, 23-2, 734, 4
4, Virginia, 20-2, 689, 3
5, Kentucky, 20-3, 667, 5
6, Nevada, 23-1, 609, 6
7, Michigan, 22-2, 607, 7
8, North Carolina, 19-4, 583, 8
9, Houston, 23-1, 517, 12
10, Marquette, 20-4, 488, 9
11, Purdue, 17-6, 430, 15
12, Michigan State, 19-5, 420, 11
13, Villanova, 19-5, 411, 13
14, Kansas, 18-6, 320, 14
15, Texas Tech, 19-5, 305, 18
16, Virginia Tech, 18-5, 266, 10
17, Iowa, 19-5, 250, 20
18, Kansas State, 18-5, 233, NR
19, Florida State, 18-5, 211, 24
20, Louisville, 17-7, 207, 17
21, LSU, 19-4, 200, 22
22, Iowa State, 18-6, 194, 16
23, Wisconsin, 17-7, 174, 19
24, Buffalo, 20-3, 86, 25
25, Maryland, 18-6, 65, NR

Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Mississippi State, No. 23 Cincinnati.

Others Receiving Votes
Cincinnati 45; Mississippi State 22; Auburn 20; Washington 16; Furman 13; Wofford 13; Arizona State 8; North Texas 7; Texas 6; Hofstra 6; North Carolina State 5; Mississippi 4; Syracuse 2; Toledo 1.

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