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Did South Carolina loss drop LSU women's basketball in latest polls?
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BATON ROUGE – All eyes were on Baton Rouge for LSU women's basketball' s showdown with South Carolina last Saturday night.
Both teams traded the lead a number of times but ultimately it was Dawn Staley and the No. 3 Gamecocks that survived Kim Mulkey and the No. 7 Tigers, 79-72, in the top-10 Southeastern Conference clash.
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LSU (22-4, 8-4 SEC) went down to the wire with South Carolina (25-2, 11-1), something only a few teams can say they've done this season. Would a close loss mean that the Tigers fall in this week's rankings? Despite the competitive game, LSU did drop one spot in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll from No. 6 to No. 7.
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Michigan (22-4) leapfrogged both LSU and Vanderbilt up to the top 5 after Vanderbilt was upset on the road Sunday at No. 25 Georgia.
This week, the Tigers travel to No. 17 Ole Miss (20-6) for another big game on the road before returning home to host Missouri (16-11, 4-8).
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LSU women's basketball in Coaches Poll
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UConn (27-0)
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UCLA (25-1)
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South Carolina (25-2)
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Texas (24-3)
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Michigan (22-4)
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Vanderbilt (24-3)
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LSU (22-4)
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Louisville (24-4)
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Oklahoma (19-6)
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Ohio State (22-4)
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TCU (23-4)
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Iowa (20-5)
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Duke (19-6)
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Baylor (22-5)
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Maryland (21-6)
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Michigan State (20-6)
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Ole Miss (20-6)
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Kentucky (20-7)
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West Virginia (21-6)
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Texas Tech (23-4)
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Tennessee (16-7)
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North Carolina (21-6)
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Minnesota (20-6)
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Alabama (20-6)
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Georgia (20-6)
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com .
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Where LSU women's basketball ranks in latest college basketball polls
