{"id":35834,"date":"2026-01-15T20:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/ncaa-womens-basketball-lsu-rises-in-rankings-after-texas-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:26:36","slug":"18715-ncaa-women-s-basketball-lsu-rises-in-rankings-after-texas-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/18715-ncaa-women-s-basketball-lsu-rises-in-rankings-after-texas-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA women&#8217;s basketball: LSU rises in rankings after Texas victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style='font-size:1.1em;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:20px'><b>LSU Women&#8217;s Basketball<\/b> shocked college basketball Sunday with a <b>stunning 70-65 upset<\/b> over previously undefeated <b>No. 2 Texas<\/b>. The <b>No. 12 Tigers<\/b> have now climbed to <b>No. 6<\/b> in the latest coaches poll, jumping <b>six spots<\/b> after their historic statement victory in Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n<div style='background:#f9f9f9;padding:20px;border-left:4px solid #e74c3c;margin:25px 0'>\n<h3 style='margin-top:0'>\ud83d\udd25 Quick Facts<\/h3>\n<ul style='margin:10px 0;padding-left:20px'>\n<li><b>Final Score<\/b>: LSU <b>70<\/b>, Texas <b>65<\/b> on January 11, 2026<\/li>\n<li><b>Ranking Jump<\/b>: LSU rose from <b>No. 12 to No. 6<\/b>, a <b>six-spot leap<\/b> in the latest USA Today coaches poll<\/li>\n<li><b>Historic Win<\/b>: LSU&#8217;s first <b>AP Top 2 victory<\/b> since <b>2008<\/b> when Tigers beat No. 2 North Carolina<\/li>\n<li><b>SEC Impact<\/b>: Texas handed its <b>first loss<\/b> of the season, ending <b>18-game win streak<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Mikaylah Williams Delivers Clutch Performance Versus Texas Elite Defense<\/h2>\n<p><b>Junior Mikaylah Williams<\/b> anchored LSU&#8217;s upset with <b>20 points, seven rebounds, and career-high five steals<\/b>. The <b>6-foot guard<\/b> from <b>Bossier City, Louisiana<\/b> sealed the game with a go-ahead <b>three-pointer with just 1:20 remaining<\/b>. Williams shot <b>7-of-13 from the field<\/b> and went <b>4-of-6 from the free throw line<\/b>. <b>Coach Kim Mulkey<\/b> praised both <b>Williams&#8217; clutch gene<\/b> and her suffocating defense on <b>Madison Booker<\/b>, keeping the <b>Texas star<\/b> to just <b>four points<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>sold-out Pete Maravich Assembly Center<\/b> erupted as <b>13,200 fans<\/b> witnessed the <b>ninth-largest crowd<\/b> in program history. <b>Jada Richard&#8217;s free throws<\/b> ice the contest, while <b>four other Tigers<\/b> contributed double-digit scoring to balance the victory.<\/p>\n<h2>How LSU Dominated the Boards and Forced Critical Turnovers Against Unbeaten Longhorns<\/h2>\n<p><b>LSU&#8217;s defense<\/b> forced <b>Texas<\/b> into <b>17 turnovers<\/b>, the <b>most all season<\/b> for the <b>Longhorns<\/b>. The <b>Tigers outrebounded Texas 44-35<\/b>, grabbing <b>13 second-chance points<\/b> that proved crucial. <b>LSU held Texas to 43.9% shooting<\/b> and just <b>33.3% from three-point range<\/b>, showcasing <b>smothering team defense<\/b> led by <b>Mulkey<\/b> and <b>associate coach Bob Starkey<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Richard&#8217;s defensive effort<\/b> on <b>Booker<\/b> earned <b>Mulkey&#8217;s highest praise<\/b>, demonstrating how <b>collective effort<\/b> neutralized <b>Texas&#8217; standout talent<\/b>. The <b>second quarter<\/b> proved pivotal, with <b>LSU shooting 8-of-9<\/b> to take a <b>30-25 halftime lead<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>LSU Women&#8217;s Basketball Rising Force in NCAA Tournament Conversation<\/h2>\n<table style='width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0'>\n<tr style='background:#f4f4f4'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Factor<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>No. 6 LSU<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>No. 2 Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Record<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>16-2 overall, 2-2 SEC<\/b><\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>18-1 overall, 3-1 SEC<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='background:#f9f9f9'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Key Player<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>Mikaylah Williams<\/b><\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>Madison Booker<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Recent Form<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>Back-to-back SEC wins<\/b><\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>18-game streak ended<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>With the victory, <b>LSU improved to 16-2 overall<\/b> and <b>2-2 in SEC play<\/b> after a rough start to conference competition. The <b>Tigers&#8217; record<\/b> now positions them firmly in <b>NCAA tournament conversation<\/b>, with <b>quality wins<\/b> expected to boost their <b>tournament seeding<\/b>. <b>Coach Mulkey&#8217;s squad<\/b> has proven capable of beating anyone with <b>locked-in defense<\/b> and <b>balanced scoring<\/b>.<\/p>\n<blockquote style='border-left:4px solid #3498db;padding-left:20px;margin:25px 0;font-style:italic;color:#555'><p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re a true basketball junkie, that was an enjoyable game to watch because both teams had just hard-nosed defense. Everything came hard in what you tried to do, and it was just good hard-nosed basketball.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style='font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:-15px'>\u2014 <b>Kim Mulkey<\/b>, LSU Head Coach<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Next for LSU&#8217;s Championship Aspirations After Stunning Texas Upset<\/h2>\n<p>The <b>Tigers<\/b> face a brief <b>bye week<\/b> before heading to <b>Norman<\/b> to challenge <b>No. 5 Oklahoma<\/b> next <b>Sunday, January 18<\/b>. The matchup begins at <b>2 p.m. CT<\/b> on <b>ESPN or ESPN2<\/b>. <b>LSU&#8217;s momentum<\/b> from this <b>Texas victory<\/b> should carry forward into a tough <b>SEC schedule<\/b> with tournament implications.<\/p>\n<p>Coach <b>Mulkey<\/b> emphasized the importance of <b>ball security and defensive intensity<\/b> going forward. This <b>signature win<\/b> snaps <b>LSU&#8217;s 17-game losing streak<\/b> against <b>Top 2 teams<\/b>, marking the program&#8217;s <b>most impressive victory<\/b> since the <b>2023 National Championship run<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>Can LSU Maintain Momentum and Challenge for NCAA Elite Eight Status?<\/h2>\n<p>The <b>biggest question<\/b> now surrounds <b>LSU&#8217;s consistency<\/b> against <b>elite SEC opposition<\/b>. The <b>Tigers demonstrated<\/b> they possess <b>championship-level defense<\/b> and <b>clutch execution needed<\/b> to win a<b> National Championship<\/b> game. <b>Williams&#8217; performance<\/b> proved junior guards can <b>dominate against premier talent<\/b>. With <b>No. 6 Oklahoma next<\/b> and the <b>SEC tournament looming<\/b>, can <b>LSU sustain this <b>elite defense<\/b> against <b>every opponent?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Five Tigers<\/b> scoring in double figures suggests a <b>balanced attack<\/b> that could trouble any <b>NCAA tournament opponent<\/b>. The <b>2026 NCAA tournament<\/b> landscape suddenly looks very different with <b>LSU positioned as a legit threat<\/b> inside the <b>Final Four conversation<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>LSU Sports<\/b> &#8211; Official game recap and statistics from Pete Maravich Assembly Center victory<\/li>\n<li><b>USA Today Coaches Poll<\/b> &#8211; LSU ranking movement and weekly rankings updates<\/li>\n<li><b>ESPN Women&#8217;s College Basketball<\/b> &#8211; Box score, highlights, and player performance analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":35833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"schema_org_data":"{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Mikaylah Williams\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Kim 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