The LSU men’s basketball has a huge top 20 matchup this week against the Auburn Tigers. Both teams looking to take an early stranglehold on the conference and prove they are the team to beat this year. They have a combined 23-1 record and are the two highest-ranked SEC teams at this point.
This week in the Ferris Mowers USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll the Tigers stand pat this week as the No. 16 team in the polls. The Tennessee Vols moved up four spots to get ahead of the Tigers. Alabama saw a huge drop of four spots this week to land at No. 19. All told there are five SEC teams in the poll this week.
The top four teams in the poll didn’t change and the entire poll has the same 25 teams as a week ago, just a different order this week.
The full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Baylor | 11-0 | 800 (32) | – |
| 2 | Duke | 11-1 | 760 | – |
| 3 | Purdue | 11-1 | 712 | – |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 10-2 | 690 | – |
| 5 | UCLA | 8-1 | 666 | -1 |
| 6 | Kansas | 9-1 | 647 | +1 |
| 7 | Arizona | 11-1 | 561 | -3 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 12-0 | 514 | – |
| 9 | USC | 12-0 | 506 | – |
| 10 | Michigan State | 10-2 | 476 | – |
| 11 | Auburn | 11-1 | 453 | +1 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 8-2 | 410 | +1 |
| 13 | Seton Hall | 9-2 | 378 | +2 |
| 14 | Houston | 11-3 | 338 | – |
| 15 | Tennessee | 9-2 | 334 | +4 |
| 16 | LSU | 12-0 | 295 | – |
| 17 | Kentucky | 9-2 | 279 | +1 |
| 18 | Texas | 9-2 | 254 | -1 |
| 19 | Alabama | 9-3 | 220 | -8 |
| 20 | Colorado State | 10-0 | 199 | +1 |
| 21 | Providence | 12-1 | 181 | +2 |
| 22 | Villanova | 8-4 | 175 | – |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 9-2 | 135 | +1 |
| 24 | Xavier | 11-2 | 127 | -4 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 9-2 | 78 | – |
Others Receiving Votes
West Virginia 36; Arkansas 36; Illinois 26; Connecticut 25; Oklahoma 20; Loyola-Chicago 19; Wake Forest 16; Minnesota 11; Michigan 9; San Francisco 8; Saint Mary’s 3; Florida 2; Indiana 1
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