The Clemson Tigers moved back into the Top 25 of the new USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, released Monday.
Clemson (17-4 overall, 9-1 ACC) was ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll following their fifth straight win in conference play, 72-57 at Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Tigers got 16 points from Chauncey Wiggins, who made four of the team’s seven 3-pointers in the win in Blacksburg.
Freshman Del Jones added a season-high 13 points. Clemson also defeated Syracuse last week, 76-62, at Littlejohn Coliseum.
It’s the second time this season that Brad Brownell’s team was ranked in the Top 25; the Tigers were No. 16 in the Coaches Poll back on Dec. 9 after their 9-1 start to the season.
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Clemson joined Louisville (15-5, 8-1) as the second ACC team to enter the rankings this week. The Cardinals were ranked No. 22 in Monday’s poll and handed the Tigers their only loss in ACC play, 74-64 back on Jan. 7. Louisville has won nine straight games entering the week.
The Auburn Tigers (18-1) were ranked No. 1 for the third straight week, followed by the Duke Blue Devils (17-2) at No. 2, and Iowa State (17-2) at No. 3. The Alabama Crimson Tide (17-3) were ranked No. 4, and the Houston Cougars (16-3) rounded out the top five.
Clemson will meet NC State (9-10, 2-6) Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The game will be televised on The CW Network.
Full Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll Week 13
Rank School Record Points 1 Auburn 18-1 775 (31) 2 Duke 17-2 741 3 Iowa State 17-2 689 4 Alabama 17-3 676 5 Houston 16-3 635 6 Florida 18-2 634 7 Michigan State 17-2 583 8 Tennessee 17-3 564 9 Marquette 17-3 536 10 Purdue 16-5 476 11 Kansas 14-5 429 12 Kentucky 14-5 399 13 Mississippi State 16-4 324 14 St. John’s 17-3 318 15 Texas A&M 15-5 310 16 Memphis 16-4 242 17 Wisconsin 16-4 214 18 Oregon 16-4 201 19 Texas Tech 15-4 169 20 Illinois 14-6 166 21 Missouri 14-6 163 22 Louisville 15-5 162 23 Ole Miss 15-5 104 24 UConn 14-6 100 25 Clemson 17-4 96Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Michigan; No. 23 West Virginia
Others Receiving Votes
Michigan 67; Gonzaga 55; Maryland 50; Vanderbilt 44; Saint Mary’s 41; Arizona 41; Utah State 22; Creighton 18; West Virginia 17; Georgia 6; Baylor 4; New Mexico 3; UC Irvine 1
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