LOUISIANA COLLEGES IN FINAL REGULAR SEASON NATIONAL POLLS
School
School
| Centenary | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1976 | Larry Little |
22-5 |
NCAA Division I | AP |
19th |
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| Dillard | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 2002 | Marco Borne | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 25th | |||
| 2017 | Mike Newell | 25-8 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 7th | ||
| 2018 | Mike Newell | 21-10 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 18th | ||
| Grambling St. | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1958 | Fred Hobdy | NCAA College Division/NAIA | UPI | 12th | |||
| 1959 | Fred Hobdy | 28-1 | NCAA College Division/NAIA | UPI | 2nd | ||
| 1960 | Fred Hobdy | 26-5 | NCAA College Division/NAIA | UPI | 10th | ||
| 1961 | Fred Hobdy | 32-4 | NCAA College Division/NAIA |
AP UPI |
5th 8th |
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| 1962 | Fred Hobdy | NCAA College Division/NAIA |
AP UPI |
3rd 7th |
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| 1963 | Fred Hobdy | 30-3 | NCAA College Division/NAIA |
AP UPI |
2nd 2nd |
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| 1964 | Fred Hobdy | NCAA College Division/NAIA |
UPI AP |
2nd 3rd |
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| 1965 | Fred Hobdy | NCAA College Division/NAIA |
AP UPI |
8th 13th |
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| 1966 | Fred Hobdy | 27-6 | NCAA College Division/NAIA |
AP UPI |
4th 12th |
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| 1967 | Fred Hobdy | NCAA College Division/NAIA | AP | 10th | |||
| UL-Lafayette | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1961 | Beryl Shipley | 18-5 | NCAA College Division/NAIA | UPI | 10th | ||
| 1968 | Beryl Shipley | 19-5 | NCAA College Division |
AP UPI |
3rd 8th |
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| 1969 | Beryl Shipley | 20-7 | NCAA College Division |
UPI AP |
7th 8th |
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| 1970 | Beryl Shipley | 16-10 | NCAA College Division |
AP |
15th |
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| 1971 | Beryl Shipley | 25-4 | NCAA College Division |
UPI AP |
4th 6th |
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| 1972 | Beryl Shipley | 25-4 | NCAA University Division |
AP UPI |
8th 8th |
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| 1973 | Beryl Shipley | 24-5 | NCAA University Division |
AP UPI |
7th 7th |
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| UL-Monroe | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1962 | Lenny Fant | 17-8 | NAIA | UPI |
20th |
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| 1971 | Lenny Fant | 16-6 | NCAA College Division/NAIA | AP |
16th |
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| LSU | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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1953 |
Harry Rabenhorst | 22-3 | NCAA |
AP UPI |
5th 6th |
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1954 |
Harry Rabenhorst | 2 |
NCAA |
UPI AP |
8th 14th |
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1979 |
Dale Brown | 23-6 | NCAA Division I |
AP UPI |
7th 9th |
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1980 |
Dale Brown | 26-6 | NCAA Division I |
UPI AP |
2nd 3rd |
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1981 |
Dale Brown | 31-5 | NCAA Division I |
AP UPI |
4th 4th |
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1985 |
Dale Brown | 19-10 | NCAA Division I |
UPI AP |
19th 20th |
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1990 |
Dale Brown | 23-9 | NCAA Division I |
AP |
19th |
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1991 |
Dale Brown | 20-10 | NCAA Division I |
UPI AP |
21st 22nd |
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1992 |
Dale Brown | 21-10 | NCAA Division I |
AP |
25th |
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2000 |
John Brady | 28-6 | NCAA Division I |
USAT/NABC AP |
9th 10th |
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2006 |
John Brady | 27-9 | NCAA Division I |
USAT/ESPN AP |
18th 19th |
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2009 |
Trent Johnson | 27-8 | NCAA Division I |
USAT/ESPN AP |
20th 21st |
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2019 |
Will Wade |
28-7 |
NCAA Division I |
AP USAT/NABC |
12th 12th |
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| LSU-Alexandria | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 2015 | Larry Cordaro | 23-4 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 10th | ||
| 2016 | Larry Cordaro | 29-4 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 2nd | ||
| 2017 | Larry Cordaro | 34-1 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 1st | ||
| 2018 | Larry Cordaro | 29-8 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 14th | ||
| 2019 | Larry Cordaro | 30-4 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 2nd | ||
| 2020 | Larry Cordaro | 25-6 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 13th | ||
| 2021 | Larry Cordaro | 16-5 | NAIA | NAIA | 19th | ||
| 2025 | Dimario Jackson |
31-3 |
NAIA | NAIA | 2nd | ||
| LSU-Shreveport | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 2005 | Chad McDowell | 27-9 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 7th | ||
| 2006 | Chad McDowell | 28-4 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 2nd | ||
| 2008 | Chad McDowell | 31-3 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 4th | ||
| 2010 | Chad McDowell | 27-6 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 9th | ||
| 2011 | Chad McDowell | 30-4 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 4th | ||
| 2012 | Chad McDowell | 27-8 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 12th | ||
| 2013 | Kyle Blankenship | 27-7 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 25th | ||
| 2014 | Kyle Blankenship | 21-9 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 13th | ||
| 2017 | Kyle Blankenship | 20-10 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 17th | ||
| 2018 | Kyle Blankenship | 30-5 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 3rd | ||
| 2019 | Kyle Blankenship | 23-11 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 17th | ||
| 2020 | Kyle Blankenship | 29-3 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 3rd | ||
| 2021 | Kyle Blankenship | 16-2 | NAIA | NAIA | 3rd | ||
| 2022 | Kyle Blankenship | 25-8 | NAIA | NAIA | 21st | ||
| 2023 | Kyle Blankenship | 26-8 | NAIA | NAIA | 17th | ||
| Louisiana Tech | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1959 | Cecil Crowley | 21-4 | NCAA College Division/NAIA | UPI | 8th | ||
| 1960 | Cecil Crowley | 17-9 | NCAA College Division/NAIA | UPI | 11th | ||
| 1970 | Scotty Robertson | 17-5 | NCAA College Division | AP | 13th | ||
| 1971 | Scotty Robertson | 23-5 | NCAA College Division |
UPI AP |
8th 9th |
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| 1972 | Scotty Robertson | 23-3 | NCAA College Division |
AP UPI |
3rd 4th |
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| 1973 | Scotty Robertson | 18-8 | NCAA College Division |
AP UPI |
8th 19th |
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| 1985 | Andy Russo |
29-3 |
NCAA Division I |
AP UPI |
8th 8th |
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| Loyola | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 2019 | Stacy Hollowell | 22-12 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 24th | ||
| 2020 | Stacy Hollowell | 23-10 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 21st | ||
| 2021 | Stacy Hollowell | 15-6 | NAIA | NAIA | 16th | ||
| 2022 | Stacy Hollowell | 37-1 | NAIA | NAIA | 2nd | ||
| 2023 | Donald Reyes |
24-7 |
NAIA | NAIA | 19th | ||
| McNeese St. | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1958 | Ralph Ward |
19-4 |
NAIA | UPI | 19th | ||
| 1968 | Ralph Ward |
20-5 |
NCAA College Division |
AP UPI |
5th 7th |
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| New Orleans | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1971 | Ron Greene | 23-3 | NCAA College Division |
AP UPI |
1st 6th |
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| 1975 | Ron Greene | 23-7 | NCAA Division II | AP | 9th | ||
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1987 |
Benny Dees |
26-4 |
NCAA Division I |
AP UPI |
16th 19th |
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1993 |
Tim Floyd |
26-4 |
NCAA Division I |
AP USAT/CNN |
17th 18th |
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| Nicholls St. | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1976 | Don Landry | 22-4 | NCAA Division II | NCAA | 2nd | ||
| 1979 | Don Landry | 21-7 | NCAA Division II | NCAA | 8th | ||
| Northwestern St. | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1960 | Huey Cranford | 23-5 | NAIA | UPI | 12th | ||
| Southern | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 1965 | Richard Mack | 25-5 | NCAA College Division/NAIA | UPI | 9th | ||
| Southern-New Orleans | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 2002 | Earl Hill | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 13th | |||
| 2003 | Earl Hill | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 3rd | |||
| 2004 | Earl Hill | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 14th | |||
| Tulane | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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1949 |
Cliff Wells |
24-4 |
NCAA |
AP |
9th |
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1992 |
Perry Clark |
22-9 |
NCAA Division I |
UPI |
25th |
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| Xavier | |||||||
| Year | Head Coach |
Final Record |
Affiliation | Poll |
Ranking |
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| 2001 | Dale Valdery | 23-5 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 15th | ||
| 2004 | Dannton Jackson | 23-8 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 22nd | ||
| 2011 | Dannton Jackson | 27-6 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 17th | ||
| 2012 | Dannton Jackson | 23-9 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 21st | ||
| 2013 | Dannton Jackson | 24-8 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 16th | ||
| 2014 | Dannton Jackson | 23-9 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 12th | ||
| 2015 | Dannton Jackson | 24-10 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 19th | ||
| 2018 | Alfred Williams | 24-9 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 25th | ||
| 2020 | Alfred Williams | 27-6 | NAIA Division I | NAIA | 10th | ||
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Polls used:
AP = Associated Press NCAA Division I (1949-present) NCAA College Division/Division II and NAIA (1961-1975)
D3Hoops = D3Hoops.com NCAA Division III (2000-present)
NAIA = National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA (2021-present) NAIA Division I (2001-2020) NAIA Division II (1992-2020)
NCAA = National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division II (1976-1997)
UPI = United Press International NCAA Division I (1951-92) NCAA College Division/Division II and NAIA (1958-1974)
USAT/CNN = USA Today/CNN NCAA Division I (1993-94)
USAT/NABC = USA Today/National Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA Division I (1995-2001)
USAT/ESPN = USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division I (2002-present)
Updated through 2025
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