LSU Lady Tigers Ranked No. 20 In Early 2011-12 ESPN.com College Basketball Poll

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Charlie Creme of ESPN.com has released his early preseason rankings for the 2011-12 season, and the LSU women’s basketball team comes in ranked 20th.

Creme said the following about the Lady Tigers:
“ …new coach Nikki Caldwell will bring a new energy to a group of returnees that includes top scorers Adrienne Webb and LaSondra Barrett. Caldwell's UCLA teams always defended well and the Lady Tigers had no trouble stopping teams, making this a good match from that perspective.”

LSU is the fourth-highest ranked SEC team in his poll. Tennessee (2), Georgia (13) and Kentucky (15) are all ranked in his Top 25.

Here is a look at his very early ESPN.com preseason rankings:
1. Baylor
2. Tennessee
3. Notre Dame
4. Texas A&M
5. Stanford
6. Connecticut
7. Duke
8. Miami
9. Georgetown
10. Florida State
11. Louisville
12. Maryland
13. Georgia
14. Penn State
15. Kentucky
16. Purdue
17. Rutgers
18. North Carolina
19. DePaul
20. LSU
21. Oklahoma
22. Michigan State
23. Texas
24. Southern Cal
25. St. John’s

Read the article here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/columns/story?columnist=creme_charlie&id=6396453

Posted by Bill Martin