Clemson Basketball receives votes in Top 25 Polls

by Tony Crumpton - Assoc. Editor - Tue Jan 26 10:09:35 GMT-04:00 2016

Clemson (12-7, 5-2 ACC) received 18 votes in the AP Top 25 and 30 votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll this week.

The Tigers will face #23 Pittsburgh (16-3, 5-2 ACC) on Wednesday, January 27 at 7 p.m. EST at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Pittsburgh leads the all-time series 3-1 but Clemson won last year 71-62 at Pittsburgh.

Clemson has beaten three Top 25 teams already this season.

AP Top 25

1 Oklahoma Sooners (36) 16-2 1592

2 North Carolina Tar Heels (29) 19-2 1586

3 Iowa Hawkeyes 16-3 1473

4 Kansas Jayhawks 16-3 1369

5 Texas A&M Aggies 17-2 1332

6 Villanova Wildcats 17-3 1261

7 Xavier Musketeers 17-2 1186

8 Maryland Terrapins 17-3 1111

9 West Virginia Mountaineers 16-3 1105

10 Providence Friars 17-3 1005

11 Virginia Cavaliers 15-4 903

12 Michigan State Spartans 17-4 869

13 SMU Mustangs 18-1 838

14 Iowa State Cyclones 15-4 792

15 Miami-Florida Hurricanes 15-3 753

16 Louisville Cardinals 16-3 719

17 Baylor Bears 15-4 594

18 Arizona Wildcats 16-4 502

19 Indiana Hoosiers 17-3 466

20 Kentucky Wildcats 15-5 403

21 Purdue Boilermakers 17-4 328

22 Wichita State Shockers 14-5 151

23 Oregon Ducks 16-4 149

24 Duke Blue Devils 15-5 145

25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-5 136

Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 77, South Carolina 74, St. Mary's 42, Pittsburgh 38, USC 27, Butler 26, Clemson 18, VCU 17, Valparaiso 9, Hawaii 9, Utah 5, Connecticut 5, UAB 4, Chattanooga 2, Navy 1, Colorado 1, Grand Canyon 1, Michigan 1

USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS

1 North Carolina (23) 18-2 791

2 Oklahoma (9) 16-2 766

3 Kansas 16-3 680

4 Iowa 16-3 677

5 Texas A&M 17-2 650

6 Villanova 17-3 591

7 Maryland 17-3 581

8 Xavier 17-2 580

9 West Virginia 16-3 503

10 Providence 17-3 452

11 Michigan St 17-4 445

12 Virginia 15-4 430

13 Miami-Florida 15-3 412

14 Louisville 16-3 384

15 Arizona 16-4 341

16 Iowa St. 15-4 312

17 Indiana 17-3 290

18 Baylor 15-4 281

19 Kentucky 15-4 242

20 Duke 15-5 183

21 Purdue 17-4 150

22 South Carolina 17-2 137

23 Pittsburgh 16-3 118

24 Oregon 16-4 90

25 Wichita St. 14-5 60

Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 49; Saint Mary's 31; Clemson 30; Notre Dame 20; Gonzaga 17; Butler 15; Southern California 14; Connecticut 11; California 10; Michigan 10; Washington 7; Valparaiso 6; Virginia Commonwealth 6; LSU 6; Arkansas-Little Rock 5; Alabama at Birmingham 4; Utah 4; Monmouth 3; Texas 3; St. Joseph?s 2; Oregon State 1.