The LSU men's and women's track and field teams will take top-seven national rankings into the final two rounds of the NCAA championships next week in Austin, Texas.
National semifinals and finals will be held June 7-10 at Michael A. Myers Stadium, with men's semifinals on Wednesday and finals Friday; women's semis are Thursday and finals Saturday.
Coach Dennis Shaver's men's team moved up two spots to fifth, while the women remained seventh in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's national computer rankings.
The men will have 13 scoring chances — 11 individuals and two relays — in the semifinals after the NCAA East preliminary rounds; the women have nine individual entrants and two relays qualified for semifinals.