LSU WBB: Kim Mulkey and the Tigers Drop to No. 7 in Latest AP Poll

LSU remained in the AP Poll Top-10, coming in at No. 7 in Monday’s latest edition of the poll after going 2-1 throughout the first week of the season.

After entering the season at No. 1, LSU dropped its season opener against Colorado who jumped from No. 20 to No. 5 this week. The Tigers went on to pick up wins over Queens and Mississippi Valley State as the Tigers look to blend the talent of returners and newcomers into a polished product.

LSU will be back in action on Tuesday against Kent State at 11 a.m. CT for its annual field-trip game. Friday the Tigers will head to Hammond, La. to face Southeastern in Coach Kim Mulkey’s return home to Tangipahoa Parish.

“Put us 26th, put us 27th, none of that matters,” Mulkey said. “Polls bring recognition to your institution and your program so you welcome it. You want to be relevant. Polls are someone’s opinion. Connecticut got beat today, where are they going to be? You think Geno is worried about that? I’m not worried about it. I just want us to continue to get better because we have two games this week where people don’t realize [how good the opponent is]. Kent State is going to be quite a matchup for us at 11 in the morning, then Southeastern is already sold out over there. They gave us a great game here last year. I don’t vote on the polls, they are meaningless to me outside of receiving some attention to your program. It doesn’t win any more games for you. If anything, it puts a target on you, but yea I don’t care. Just let us be relevant and I think we’re relevant right now.”

Now, the Tigers will look to climb back to the top after dropping in the latest AP Poll.

“You can talk about a target on your back. It’s not like it hasn’t been said, but sometimes you have to have it happen to you to make you listen to your coach,” Mulkey said after the Colorado loss. “It’s like raising a child. ‘Don’t touch that stove, it’s going to burn you.’ and they touch it anyway and they have a scar from the burn. Sometimes they just have to go through it.”