The Southeastern Conference released their preseason softball poll on Thursday, and LSU was picked to finish second in the league.
Two-time defending national champion, Florida, was selected first with 142 total points, while the Tigers finished second with 128 total points and received three first place votes.
The poll was composed by votes from all 14 of the league’s head coaches.
LSU is coming off a year where they reached the Women’s College World Series, their first appearance since 2012.
Five All-Americans and seven starters return from a team that started the season on a 25-game-win streak, and went 52-14 overall.
Auburn came in third, Alabama in fourth and Tennessee in fifth. These were the only other teams to receive 100 points or more in the poll.
Georgia, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas A&M and Mississippi State all finished sixth to 10th place respectively. South Carolina, Ole Miss and Arkansas finished out the poll in 11th, 12th and 13th.
LSU begins the regular season on Friday, February 12 against Ohio State at 5 p.m. in Tiger Park.