BATON ROUGE - The LSU softball team is now No. 3 in the nation.

The Tigers earned the No. 3 ranking in NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll thanks to a 27-1 overall record and 12-game win streak.

LSU swept Kentucky over the weekend to open SEC play.

The Tigers travel to Georgia to play a three-game series with the Bulldogs starting on Friday.