LSU Women's Basketball Climbs In The AP Poll

BATON ROUGE – LSU, who is off to a 9-0 start, climbed two spots to No. 5 in Monday’s latest AP Poll after the Tigers had previously spent the entirety of the season at No. 7.

LSU will host Stanford Thursday night in the PMAC at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2 for the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Cardinal are 7-1 this year and receiving AP votes in their first season with head coach Kate Paye following the legendary Tara VanDerveer’s retirement.

AP Poll – December 2, 2025
1. UCLA (25) 8-0
2. UConn (7) 6-0
3. South Carolina 7-1
4. Texas 7-0
5. LSU 9-0
6. Southern Cal 6-1
7. Maryland 8-0
8. Duke 8-1
9. TCU 8-0
10. Notre Dame 5-2
11. Oklahoma 6-1
12. Ohio State 7-0
13. Kansas State 7-1
14. Kentucky 7-0
15. West Virginia 8-1
16. North Carolina 7-1
17. Iowa 8-0
18. Ole Miss 5-2
19. Alabama 8-0
20. Iowa State 6-2
21. Illinois 6-1
22. Louisville 5-2
23. Michigan 7-1
24. Michigan State 8-0
25. Nebraska 6-1


(Release via LSU Athletics)