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Has LSU men's basketball ever played a game as the No. 1 team in the NCAA?
Posted on 1/10/17 at 11:59 pm
Posted on 1/10/17 at 11:59 pm
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Posted on 1/11/17 at 12:23 am to rpg37
What?
Posted on 1/11/17 at 12:32 am to rpg37
Would guess yes. Have no f'ing clue as to that. Why would it matter? Teams have won national titles and never played games ranked as the #1 team.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 12:43 am to rpg37
I think we got as high as #2 in '81 but that's it, though. I could be wrong and I don't feel like digging into it right now.
ETA I did look it up and we were ranked #2 in the February 24, 1981 AP Poll.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1981-schedule.html
ETA I did look it up and we were ranked #2 in the February 24, 1981 AP Poll.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1981-schedule.html
This post was edited on 1/11/17 at 12:49 am
Posted on 1/11/17 at 12:48 am to rpg37
I doubt it.
LSU was #2 in 1981. Probably the best shot.
They finished 2006 as #3 and they played a game at #6 the following season.
LSU was #2 in 1981. Probably the best shot.
They finished 2006 as #3 and they played a game at #6 the following season.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 12:55 am to The Boat
We we're #1 to start season with Shaw and Stanley Roberts and Chris Jax and those guys, right?
Posted on 1/11/17 at 2:14 am to The Boat
I believe they played in the 1981 NCAA tourney as a # 1 seed if that is the question.
LSU basketball has never been ranked #1 by the wire service polls at any time during any season nor during the NCAA tournament.
LSU basketball has never been ranked #1 by the wire service polls at any time during any season nor during the NCAA tournament.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 7:05 am to LSUstephen17
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We we're #1 to start season with Shaw and Stanley Roberts and Chris Jax and those guys, right?
Without looking it up I believe LSU started #2 in the pre-season AP poll behind UNLV.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 7:21 am to LSUChamps03
Were there polls in 1935(I think that's the year) when LSU won their basketball national title? Maybe then?
Posted on 1/11/17 at 7:54 am to LSUstephen17
I think I remember LSU's BB team ranked no. 1 by The Sporting News in 1990 (Shaq's FR year). I don't recall if AP ever ranked them no. 1.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 8:00 am to The Boat
1981 was the last team to lose a Final Four Consolation Game(against Virginia with Ralph Sampson)
Posted on 1/11/17 at 8:12 am to The Boat
Best game I ever attended (wasnt old enough for the good days) was the UCONN game the year after final four run. Both teams were top 10 I believe. PMAC was packed and they handed out shirts.
Was a great game and then it turned out both teams sucked
Was a great game and then it turned out both teams sucked
Posted on 1/11/17 at 8:51 am to rpg37
It's 38 days until baseball season.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 8:54 am to LSUstephen17
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We we're #1 to start season with Shaw and Stanley Roberts and Chris Jax and those guys, right?
Preseason #2 1989-1990. However, we quickly stumbled by losing the 2nd game of the season to (I believe) an unranked Kansas team.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:20 am to rpg37
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Has LSU men's basketball ever played a game as the No. 1 team in the NCAA?
I don't think so. The highest I remember was #2 playing Kansas in the second or third game of the 1989-90 season. We might have been ranked #1 at some point in the 1980-81 season, though. I think we were 27-1 going into the final regular season game at Kentucky.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:22 am to tigersbb
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LSU basketball has never been ranked #1 by the wire service polls at any time during any season nor during the NCAA tournament.
I think we did finish #1 in the wire service polls (or one of them at least) in 1935, though. That was before the NCAA tournament and is the basis for our one claimed national championship in basketball.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:33 am to rpg37
No.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:06 am to rpg37
Would say the year with Chris Jackson, Shaq and Stanley but I think they were number 2 behind UNLV.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:20 am to KC Tiger
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However, we quickly stumbled by losing the 2nd game of the season to (I believe) an unranked Kansas team.
Preseason NIT. Would have gone to MSG next game. 2 years after their Danny Manning NC. They were very anonymous, were in probation Hell, and it was Roy Williams' second game if I remember correctly.
I was there. It was very disappointing.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:25 am to rpg37
Wasn't Arizona ranked #1 once when LSU played them?
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