Where LSU women's basketball ranks in Coaches Poll after loss

LSU women's basketball suffered tow SEC losses over the last week. As a result, it fell seven spots in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll to No. 12. The drop is tied for the biggest of the week with Notre Dame, which fell to No. 25.

It is the first movement of the season for the Tigers, who started at No. 5 in the preseason and remained there ever since. They lost to No. 12 Kentucky and No. 11 Vanderbilt by two and four points, respectively.

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LSU has two chances to boost its standing this week. It travels to Georgia on Thursday, then returns home to host No. 2 Texas on Sunday. One week after that, it travels to Oklahoma.

The poll's top four teams stayed consistent with UConn, Texas, South Carolina, and UCLA. The Sooners increased four spots to No. 5. The Commodores and Wildcats follow at No. 6 and 7, respectively. Maryland, Michigan, and TCU round out the top 10.

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