The Tigers are coming off an impressive 4-0 week that featured a true road victory over Rice followed by a 3-0 showing at the Astros Foundation Classic in Minute Maid Park, which was headlined by a win over No. 14-ranked Texas.
While that puts the Tigers at 11-1 to begin their national title defense campaign, it’s not enough to see movement in On3’s SEC power rankings from Jonathan Wagner this week.
He’s keeping LSU in the No. 2 spot behind Arkansas, which is coming off a 4-0 week of its own but sits at 9-2 on the season. Here’s Wagner’s rundown of where the Tigers stand in the conference picture.
LSU has been impressive early on, but this past weekend especially. After a 16-4 road win at Rice last Wednesday, the Tigers faced off against Texas, Louisiana and Texas State in the Astros Foundation Classic and picked up three quality victories along the way. LSU showed that their early success hasn’t just been a result of a light early-year schedule.
The Tigers passed their first major test of the season this past weekend, and now they’ll prepare for their final weekend before conference play. Xavier comes to town as [autotag]Justin Loer[/autotag] could face his former team, but first, the Tigers hit the road Wednesday night for a showdown against Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond.
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