Ballot coverage: 30 of the official 31 ballots recovered. Marisa Ingemi’s April 6 Final ballot is unavailable. AP ranks, points and first-place votes use the full 31-voter results; ballot analysis uses the 30 recovered ballots. No choices are inferred for the unavailable ballot.
Verified School Overview and Basketball Program History →
Season Poll History
| Edition | Published | Rank | Points | Ranked / Ballots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 2026-04-06 | #8 | 540 | 30/30 |
Every Voter’s Choice
The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball
Where LSU Finished
Final AP rankings. Poll timing varies by season; the full table identifies whether the poll came before or after the NCAA tournament. Coverage: 1989–90 through 2025–26.
LSU won the NCAA Division I title in 2023 and was AIAW national runner-up in 1977.
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
3 SEC regular-season championships
- 2004–05
- 2005–06
- 2007–08
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
2 SEC tournament championships
- 1990–91
- 2002–03
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 SEC Western Division championship
- 1982–83*
* Shared conference title
LSU shared the SEC Western Division title in 1982–83. It also won the 1977 AIAW regional, 1978 AIAW state and 1985 National Women’s Invitational Tournament titles; those recognitions are separate from conference championships and NCAA national titles.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 20 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 11 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #2
- Last Ranked Finish
- #8 in 2025–26
Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26.
Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.
- NR
- #24
- NR
- NR
- NR
- #9
- #9
NCAA Division I National Champion - #6
- #8
- #8
View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | #8After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2024–25 | #8After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | #6After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | #9NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | #9Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | #24Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2009–10 | #21Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2008–09 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2007–08 | #6Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2006–07 | #12Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | #5Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | #2Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2003–04 | #19Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2002–03 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2001–02 | #22Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2000–01 | #18Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1999–00 | #15Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1998–99 | #21Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1997–98 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1996–97 | #9Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1995–96 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1994–95 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1993–94 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1992–93 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1991–92 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1990–91 | #8Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1989–90 | #23Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
Sources & References
- NCAA 2026 Women’s Division I Records · Complete final AP tables, native PDF pp. 64–67 ↗
- Associated Press · Post-tournament final polls begin with the 2023–24 season ↗
- NCAA women’s Division I Conference Alignment History · Own LSU 1980–present SEC entry, native p. 25; no first-DI or AP-entry inference ↗
- Florida 2004–05 Women’s Basketball Season Review · Complete AP Top 25 dated March 14, 2005, PDF p. 5; corroborated by UConn NCAA guide p. 6 ↗
- Texas · Complete Associated Press women’s Top 25 dated March 14, 2016; corroborated by Texas NCAA notes p. 6 and Big Ten March 29 postseason release p. 2 ↗
- LSU · Official 2025–26 women’s record book: complete own seasons, programme counts, SEC West and AIAW/NWIT categories ↗
- LSU · Completed 2025–26 women’s cumulative statistics, as of March 28, 2026 ↗
- Indiana · Complete Associated Press women’s Top 25 dated March 12, 2018, WNIT notes PDF p. 7; corroborated by Baylor March 23 and October 26 notes ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University is a public university in Baton Rouge with land-, sea- and space-grant designations. The institution opened in Pineville in 1860 and moved to Baton Rouge in 1869.
- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- University Type
- Public · Land-, sea- and space-grant
- Opened
- 1860Originally in Pineville; moved to Baton Rouge in 1869
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 35,337Fall 2025 · Includes LSU Online; not the entire LSU System
- Nickname
- LSU Tigers
- Women’s basketball · NCAA Division I National Championships
- 1Source-Recorded Titles2022–23
- Women’s basketball SEC Western Division championship
- 11982–83
- Women’s basketball SEC tournament championship
- 21990–91 · 2002–03
- Women’s basketball SEC regular-season championship
- 32004–05 · 2005–06 · 2007–08
Sources & References
- About LSU ↗
- LSU Enrollment · Fall 2025 ↗
- LSU · Team and current conference ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division I women’s championship history through 2025 ↗
- UCLA · 2026 NCAA women’s national championship, April 5, 2026 ↗
- NCAA · CIAW, DGWS and all AIAW championship tiers through 1982 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division II women’s national championship history through 2026 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division III women’s national championship history through 2026 ↗
- NAIA · Complete women’s national champions, 1981–1991, PDF p. 67 / printed p. 63 ↗
- Southeastern Conference · Complete women’s regular-season and tournament champions, 1980–2026 ↗
- NCAA women’s Division I Conference Alignment History · Own LSU 1980–present SEC entry, native p. 25; no first-DI or AP-entry inference ↗
- LSU · Official 2025–26 women’s record book: complete own seasons, programme counts, SEC West and AIAW/NWIT categories ↗
- LSU · Completed 2025–26 women’s cumulative statistics, as of March 28, 2026 ↗
- LSU · Complete SEC team and tournament championship counts and years, through May 16, 2026 ↗
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