Clemson men's basketball rejoins AP Top 25

Clemson started strong and has kept that momentum going. (ACC photo)

by TigerNet Staff - Mon Jan 04 12:01:21 GMT-04:00 2021

Clemson men’s basketball rejoined the Associated Press Top-25 on Monday.

Clemson swept a two-game slate with the Sunshine State last week with wins over previous-No. 18 Florida State (at home) and Miami (on the road) for an 8-1 record. They returned to the AP rankings at No. 19.

Brad Brownell’s Tigers were ranked No. 15 in the latest NCAA NET rankings on Monday, which paced the ACC by 10 spots (Syracuse, 25).

Clemson returns to action hosting NC State on Tuesday (7 p.m./ ACC Network).

AP Poll - 1/4

Rank Team Conference Record Points

1 Gonzaga West Coast 10-0 1,599(63)

2 Baylor Big 12 9-0 1,537(1)

3 Villanova Big East 8-1 1,453

4 Texas Big 12 8-1 1,415

5 Iowa Big Ten 9-2 1,298

6 Kansas Big 12 8-2 1,224

7 Creighton Big East 8-2 1,140

8 Wisconsin Big Ten 9-2 1,085

9 Tennessee SEC 7-1 1,076

10 Michigan Big Ten 9-0 1,039

11 Houston American Athletic Conference (AAC) 8-1 977

12 Illinois Big Ten 8-3 878

13 Missouri SEC 7-1 747

14 West Virginia Big 12 8-3 706

15 Rutgers Big Ten 7-2 703

16 Minnesota Big Ten 10-2 559

17 Oregon Pac-12 8-1 545

18 Texas Tech Big 12 8-3 445

19 Virginia Tech ACC 8-1 411

19 Clemson ACC 8-1 411

21 Duke ACC 3-2 280

22 Virginia ACC 5-2 258

23 Saint Louis Atlantic 10 7-1 133

23 Michigan State Big Ten 7-3 133

25 Florida State ACC 5-2 120

Others Receiving Votes: Florida 110, Louisville 103, Ohio St. 96, Northwestern 86, Oklahoma St. 68, Arizona 25, Colorado 19, BYU 18, Drake 17, NC State 16, Oklahoma 15, Arkansas 14, Seton Hall 11, UCLA 6, Xavier 5, San Diego St. 4, UConn 4, LSU 3, Boise St. 3, Indiana 2, Alabama 2, Syracuse 1.

This is first time in Clemson sports history the Tigers have been highest ranked ACC team (at least tied) according to AP in football and men's basketball at the same time.
— Tim Bourret (@TimBourret) January 4, 2021

Proof we are in unusual times. Clemson tied for 19th in today's AP basketball poll. Tigers tied for highest ranked ACC team with Virginia Tech. Ranked Clemson plays at unranked North Carolina Saturday. First time ever a top 25 Clemson team has faced unranked UNC in Chapel Hill
— Tim Bourret (@TimBourret) January 4, 2021