LSU Baseball tops national polls after Arkansas series win

LSU’s strengthened not only its case for “best team in America at 1 a.m.”with Friday’s late-night, walk-off win, but its case for the best team in America, period, with its win Saturday to claim the top-10 series vs. Arkansas.

Coach Jay Johnson’s squad reclaimed the top spot in the Baseball America, D1 Baseball and USA Today Coaches polls when the latest editions were released Monday.

The Tigers (40-12, 17-10) leapfrogged their way from No. 6, No. 3 and No. 4 on last week’s lists, respectively, after taking two of three at home against Arkansas (41-11, 18-9).

LSU leads six SEC teams in each top 10, as well as 10 teams in Baseball America’s and USA Today’s top 25 and nine teams in D1 Baseball’s top 25.

The Tigers travel to South Carolina (26-26, 5-22) this weekend, beginning Thursday at 6:30 p.m., to close the regular season.

Baseball America

1. LSU (40-12, 17-10 SEC)
2. Auburn (36-15, 16-11 SEC)
3. North Carolina (37-11, 16-10 ACC)
4. Georgia (40-13, 16-11 SEC)
5. Florida State (36-11, 16-8 ACC)
6. Texas (40-10, 20-7 SEC)
7. Arkansas (41-11, 18-9 SEC)
8. Coastal Carolina (41-11, 23-4 Sun Belt)
9. Oregon (38-13, 19-8 Big Ten)
10. Vanderbilt (36-16, 16-11 SEC)
11. Oregon State (37-12-1, independent)
12. UC Irvine (38-11, 23-4 Big West)
13. Florida (35-18, 13-14 SEC)
14. Troy (37-16, 18-9 Sun Belt)
15. Dallas Baptist (36-13, 19-5 Conference USA)
16. Alabama (39-13, 15-12 SEC)
17. Clemson (38-15, 15-12 ACC)
18. Tennessee (39-13, 15-12 SEC)
19. West Virginia (40-10, 19-6 Big 12)
20. UCLA (37-14, 20-7 Big Ten)
21. North Carolina State (32-16, 16-9 ACC)
22. Ole Miss (34-17, 14-13 SEC)
23. Louisville (34-17, 14-13 ACC)
24. Southern Miss (38-13, 21-6 Sun Belt)
25. UTSA (39-11, 20-4 American)

D1 Baseball

1. LSU (40-12, 17-10 SEC)
2. Florida State (36-11, 16-8 ACC)
3. Texas (40-10, 20-7 SEC)
4. North Carolina (37-11, 16-10 ACC)
5. Oregon (38-13, 19-8 Big Ten)
6. Auburn (36-15, 16-11 SEC)
7. Oregon State (37-12-1, independent)
8. Arkansas (41-11, 18-9 SEC)
9. Vanderbilt (36-16, 16-11 SEC)
10. Georgia (40-13, 16-11 SEC)
11. Coastal Carolina (41-11, 23-4 Sun Belt)
12. UC Irvine (38-11, 23-4 Big West)
13. North Carolina State (32-16, 16-9 ACC)
14. UCLA (37-14, 20-7 Big Ten)
15. Clemson (38-15, 15-12 ACC)
16. West Virginia (40-10, 19-6 Big 12)
17. Tennessee (39-13, 15-12 SEC)
18. Alabama (39-13, 15-12 SEC)
19. Southern Miss (38-13, 21-6 Sun Belt)
20. Duke (35-16, 16-11 ACC)
21. Louisville (34-17, 14-13 ACC)
22. Troy (37-16, 18-9 Sun Belt)
23. Florida (35-18, 13-14 SEC)
24. Dallas Baptist (36-13, 19-5 Conference USA)
25. Northeastern (41-9, 22-2 Colonial)

USA Today Coaches

1. LSU (40-12, 17-10 SEC)
2. Florida State (36-11, 16-8 ACC)
3. Texas (40-10, 20-7 SEC)
4. North Carolina (37-11, 16-10 ACC)
5. Arkansas (41-11, 18-9 SEC)
6. Auburn (36-15, 16-11 SEC)
7. Oregon (38-13, 19-8 Big Ten)
8. Georgia (40-13, 16-11 SEC)
9. Vanderbilt (36-16, 16-11 SEC)
10. Oregon State (37-12-1, independent)
11. Coastal Carolina (41-11, 23-4 Sun Belt)
12. UC Irvine (38-11, 23-4 Big West)
13. Clemson (38-15, 15-12 ACC)
14. Tennessee (39-13, 15-12 SEC)
15. UCLA (37-14, 20-7 Big Ten)
16. Alabama (39-13, 15-12 SEC)
17. West Virginia (40-10, 19-6 Big 12)
18. North Carolina State (32-16, 16-9 ACC)
19. Southern Miss (38-13, 21-6 Sun Belt)
20. Troy (37-16, 18-9 Sun Belt)
21. Florida (35-18, 13-14 SEC)
22. Dallas Baptist (36-13, 19-5 Conference USA)
23. Louisville (34-17, 14-13 ACC)
24. Duke (35-16, 16-11 ACC)
25. Ole Miss (34-17, 14-13 SEC)