No Change in Polls for the Tigers

by TigerNet Staff - Mon Jan 19 13:26:41 GMT-04:00 2009

Clemson remained 9th in the USA Today poll and 10th in the AP poll this week.This is the first time in history Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 going into a week, did not win a game during the ensuing week, and remained the same in the poll. Clemson’s only game last week was the 78-68 loss to now number-one ranked Wake Forest, but the Tigers did not drop in either poll.

The last time Clemson stayed the same or had a higher rank in a week in which it lost a game was the 1989-90 season when Clemson defeated fifth ranked Duke on Wednesday and lost to Georgia Tech on Sunday. Clemson went from 20th to 17th in the AP poll that week.

The USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll

Rank School Rec Pts Prev

1. Wake Forest (25) 16-0 769 3

2. Duke (6) 16-1 747 2

3. Connecticut 16-1 688 4

4. Pittsburgh 16-1 679 1

5. Oklahoma 17-1 649 5

6. North Carolina 16-2 643 6

7. Michigan State 15-2 566 10

8. Syracuse 17-2 520 8

9. Clemson 16-1 472 9

10. Marquette 16-2 469 14

11. UCLA 14-3 443 7

12. Louisville 13-3 377 20

13. Xavier 15-2 360 16

14. Georgetown 12-4 349 12

15. Texas 13-4 344 11

16. Arizona State 15-3 337 15

17. Butler 16-1 332 18

18. Purdue 14-4 193 19

19. Notre Dame 12-5 180 13

20. Minnesota 16-2 154 17

21. Villanova 14-3 152 22

22. Saint Mary's 17-1 134 25

23. Baylor 14-3 82 21

24-t Illinois 15-3 72 NR

24-t Memphis 14-3 72 NR

Dropped out: No. 23 California, No. 24 Michigan.

Others receiving votes: California (15-3) 65; Florida (16-2) 52; Gonzaga (12-4) 35; Utah State (17-1) 31; BYU (14-3) 22; Ohio State (13-3) 22; Dayton (16-2) 16; Missouri (15-3) 13; Kentucky (14-4) 12; Davidson (14-3) 9; Kansas (13-4) 3; West Virginia (13-4) 3; Arkansas (12-4) 2; Florida State (15-3) 2; Miami (Fla.) (13-4) 2; Washington (13-4) 2; Michigan (13-5) 1.

AP Top 25

RANK TEAM REC PTS LAST

1 Wake Forest (68) 16-0 1793 2

2 Duke (4) 16-1 1721 3

3 Connecticut 16-1 1590 4

4 Pittsburgh 16-1 1569 1

5 North Carolina 16-2 1510 5

6 Oklahoma 17-1 1498 6

7 Michigan St. 15-2 1394 7

8 Syracuse 17-2 1146 8

9 Louisville 13-3 1090 20

10 Clemson 16-1 1043 10

11 Marquette 16-2 1003 14

12 Georgetown 12-4 979 13

13 UCLA 14-3 897 9

14 Texas 13-4 858 11

15 Xavier 15-2 848 15

16 Butler 16-1 726 17

17 Arizona St. 15-3 671 16

18 Purdue 14-4 553 19

19 Notre Dame 12-5 469 12

20 Villanova 14-3 353 23

21 Minnesota 16-2 298 18

22 Memphis 14-3 208 NR

23 Gonzaga 12-4 201 NR

24 Florida 16-2 175 NR

25 Illinois 15-3 159 NR

Others receiving votes: Baylor 148, Saint Mary's, Calif. 137, Kentucky 105, California 82, Florida St. 34, Kansas 23, Ohio St. 20, Davidson 14, Missouri 14, Tennessee 14, Utah St. 12, Washington 12, Miami 8, West Virginia 8, Arkansas 6, Michigan 5, Dayton 4, George Mason 1, LSU 1.