LSU Basketball Moves Up In Rankings After 4-0 Start

LSU Basketball (4-0) moved up three spots to No. 19 in the AP Top 25 after wins over Memphis and Louisiana Tech last week.

The Tigers are ranked No. 21 in USA Today Coaches Poll which came out Monday for the first time this season.

AP Top 25:
1. Duke (53) 3-0
2. Kansas (7) 3-0
3. Gonzaga 3-0
4. Virginia (2) 3-0
5. Tennessee (1) 3-0
6. Nevada 3-0
7. North Carolina 4-0
8. Auburn 3-0
9. Michigan 5-0
10. Kentucky 3-1
11. Michigan State 3-1
12. Kansas State 4-0
13. Virginia Tech 4-0
14. Florida State 2-0
15. Mississippi State 3-0
16. Clemson 3-0
17. UCLA 3-0
18. TCU 3-0
19. LSU 4-0
20. Iowa 4-0
21. Oregon 3-1
22. Buffalo 3-0
23. Ohio State 4-0
24. Purdue 4-1
25. Wisconsin 3-0

Others receiving votes: Nebraska 98, Indiana 74, Maryland 56, Villanova 53, Furman 50, Syracuse 29, Washington 29, Texas 23, West Virginia 18, Butler 18, Miami 18, St. John's 13, Iowa State 11, Texas Tech 8, Marquette 7, Florida 7, Saint Louis 6, Notre Dame 4, Arizona State 4, Marshall 4, Vanderbilt 4, UConn 3, Temple 2, Loyola-Chicago 2, Loyola (MD) 2, Davidson 1, Arkansas 1

Dropped from rankings: Villanova 8, Syracuse 15, Marquette 24

Coaches Poll:
1. Duke (32) 3-0
2. Kansas 3-0
3. Gonzaga 3-0
4. Virginia 3-0
5. Tennessee 3-0
6. North Carolina 4-0
7. Nevada 3-0
8. Michigan 5-0
9. Auburn 3-0
10. Kentucky 3-1
11. Michigan State 3-1
12. Kansas State 4-0
13. Florida State 2-0
14. Virginia Tech 4-0
15. Mississippi State 3-0 3
16. Clemson 3-0
17. UCLA 3-0
18. TCU 3-0
19. Purdue 4-1
20. Oregon 3-1
21. LSU 4-0
22. Iowa 4-0
23. Ohio State 4-0
24. Nebraska 3-0
25. Buffalo 3-0

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 66, Villanova 43, Maryland 41, Indiana 27, NC State 24, Syracuse 23, Miami 22, West Virginia 18, Butler 18, Washington 16, Furman 15, Western Kentucky 14, Texas 13, Texas Tech 8, Marquette 8, Louisville 8, Vanderbilt 7, Florida 6, Arizona 3, Minnesota 3, Saint Mary's 3, St. John's 2, Iowa State 2, UCF 2

Dropped from rankings: Villanova 8, West Virginia 13, Syracuse 14, Washington 24