The LSU women’s basketball team was ranked No. 22 in the last week’s AP Poll, this week they rose one spot. Kim Mulkey has already provided a spark to the Lady Tigers basketball program as they matched last year’s win total. Mulkey’s previous team Baylor dropped five spots after their second loss of the season. Under Mulkey, they lost just two games in the 2020-21 regular season.
LSU is set to face Clemson and Texas Tech in the West Palm Beach Invitation starting on Monday.
The women’s basketball AP Poll
A look at the full women’s poll before Monday’s action:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | South Carolina | 11-0 | 725 (29) | – |
| 2 | Stanford | 8-2 | 678 | +1 |
| 3 | Louisville | 10-1 | 643 | +3 |
| 4 | Arizona | 10-0 | 642 | – |
| 5 | North Carolina St | 11-2 | 616 | -3 |
| 6 | Maryland | 9-3 | 517 | +3 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 9-1 | 504 | – |
| 8 | Indiana | 9-2 | 500 | +2 |
| 9 | Michigan | 11-1 | 498 | +4 |
| 10 | Baylor | 9-2 | 487 | -5 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 6-3 | 457 | -4 |
| 12 | Texas | 8-1 | 435 | -1 |
| 13 | Georgia | 10-1 | 381 | +4 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 11-1 | 381 | -1 |
| 15 | Iowa | 6-2 | 273 | -1 |
| 16 | Duke | 9-1 | 270 | -1 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 225 | +1 |
| 18 | South Florida | 8-3 | 219 | -2 |
| 19 | BYU | 9-1 | 152 | +1 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 137 | +1 |
| 21 | LSU | 9-1 | 130 | +1 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 7-3 | 127 | -3 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 82 | – |
| 24 | Ohio State | 8-2 | 68 | – |
| 25 | North Carolina | 10-0 | 66 | – |
Others Receiving Votes
Colorado 52, Oklahoma 45, DePaul 43, Florida Gulf Coast 42, Nebraska 30
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