Was LSU baseball ranked in the latest Coaches Poll?

LSU baseball may be clawing its way back to national relevancy, according to the latest USA Today Coaches Poll . The Tigers’ start to the season was disastrous, dropping midweek games to McNeese and UL-Lafayette and losing three straight series to Sacramento State, Vanderbilt, and Oklahoma. After that series against the Sooners , LSU had only two Top 25 votes, and the trust that Coaches Poll voters once had in the Tigers’ talented roster and all-world coaching staff seemed to have run out.

In the latest edition of the poll, however, the Tigers appear to have regained some of that belief. LSU’s impressive two-game finish in their series against Kentucky didn’t earn them a spot in the top 25, but it did make them the top vote-getter among teams outside the rankings, with 56 votes. 17-10 Tigers!

pic. twitter. com/4waBqe0xPJ — Jay Johnson (@LSUCoachJ) March 29, 2026 It’s hard to get too excited about the Tigers after the myriad of holes that have appeared in the roster over the last month or so, but LSU’s finish to the series certainly looked like something they could build off of.

On Saturday , starting pitcher William Schmidt and reliever Zac Cowan combined to shut out the Wildcats, with Schmidt’s performance earning serious praise from LSU head coach Jay Johnson after the game. “I believe William is emerging into one of the best pitchers in the country,” Johnson said . “He’s had three really good starts now in the league.