Clemson men's basketball moves up latest AP Poll |
Clemson moved back up the rankings after another weekly sweep of ACC action.
The Tigers slotted up four spots to No. 20 in the AP Poll on Monday. Clemson (18-4, 10-1 ACC) improved to 10 wins in 11 conferences games for the first time in school history and maintained a 1.5-game lead on second-place Virginia. Clemson trounced Georgia Tech to start the week in Littlejohn Coliseum, 72-51, and then came back from a seven-point halftime deficit to a 82-81 win at Florida State. The win was a first in Tallahassee in the last eight tries. Brad Brownell’s bunch returns to action on Tuesday at Boston College (10-12, 4-7) for a 7 p.m. start (ACCN). Clemson then hosts No. 23 Miami for a 3 p.m. game Saturday (ACCN). Clemson also moved up four spots in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll on Monday to No. 19. AP Poll (Jan. 30) 1. Purdue (62) 2. Tennessee 3. Houston 4. Alabama 5. Arizona 6. Virginia 7. Kansas State 8. Kansas 9. UCLA 10. Texas 11. Baylor 12. Gonzaga 13. Iowa State 14. Marquette 15. TCU 16. Xavier 17. Providence 18. St. Mary's 19. Florida Atlantic 20. Clemson 21. Indiana 22. San Diego State 23. Miami 24. UConn 25. Auburn Others receiving votes: Missouri 74, Charleston 68, Illinois 56, Creighton 51, New Mexico 47, North Carolina 47, North Carolina State 39, Boise State 31, Duke 24, Rutgers 17, Texas A&M 16, Northwestern 13, Memphis 10, Arkansas 9, Pittsburgh 9, West Virginia 2, Nevada 2, Oral Roberts 2, Saint Louis 1 Clemson NCAA Tournament profile Record: 18-4 KPI: 36 SOR (Strength of record): 32 BPI: 53 KenPom: 59 Sagarin: 49 NET: 58 Record vs. NET Q1: 3-2 (wins over No. 24 Duke, at No. 51 Virginia Tech, at No. 62 Pitt) Q4 losses: 2 (by two at No. 272 South Carolina, by 18 in neutral site game with No. 278 Loyola-Chicago) NET SOS: 147 NON-CON SOS: 336 Road/neutral record: 6-4 Average projected seed (BracketMatrix): 9
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