Clemson makes moves in AP, Coaches polls

by Brandon Rink - Staff Writer - Mon Feb 05 13:56:29 GMT-04:00 2018

Clemson moved up as much as five spots in the new top-25 rankings Monday.

The Tigers swept last week’s ACC slate by knocking off No. 19 UNC at home and then winning at Wake Forest, improving their record to 7-4 in road/neutral games.

The USA TODAY Coaches Poll vaulted Clemson five spots to No. 15, while the Associated Press Top-25 moved them up four spots to No. 16.

Brad Brownell’s Tigers own three wins over current top-25 teams in Ohio State (No. 14/16), UNC (No. 21/22) and Miami (No. 25).

The latest updated RPI rankings have Clemson at No. 4 overall and the NCAA Committee’s metrics average is just inside 14th (13.8).

CBS Sports Bracketology has one of a number of projections for Clemson as a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament currently.

Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD

1 Villanova 22-1

2 Virginia 22-1

3 Purdue 23-2

4 Michigan St 22-3

5 Xavier 21-3

6 Cincinnati 21-2

7 Texas Tech 19-4

8 Duke 19-4

9 Auburn 21-2

10 Kansas 18-5

11 Gonzaga 21-4

12 St. Mary's 23-2

13 Arizona 19-5

14 Tennessee 17-5

15 Clemson 19-4

16 Ohio St 20-5

17 West Virginia 17-6

18 Oklahoma 16-6

19 Rhode Island 19-3

20 Michigan 19-6

21 Wichita St. 17-5

22 North Carolina 17-7

23 Nevada 20-4

24 Kentucky 17-6

25 Miami-Florida 17-5

Schools Dropped Out

No. 23 Arizona State, No. 24 Florida.

Others Receiving Votes

Creighton 45; Arizona State 42; Seton Hall 25; Middle Tennessee 15; North Carolina State 13; Florida State 11; New Mexico State 10; Washington 10; Boise State 9; Florida 8; Butler 6; Houston 5; Louisiana-Lafayette 5; Alabama 3; Southern California 3; Kansas State 2; Louisville 2; Texas 2; Loyola (Ill.) 1.

AP Poll

Record Pts Prv

1. Villanova (48) 22-1 1608 1

2. Virginia (16) 22-1 1572 2

3. Purdue (1) 23-2 1500 3

4. Michigan St. 22-3 1407 5

5. Xavier 21-3 1350 6

6. Cincinnati 21-2 1305 8

7. Texas Tech 19-4 1182 10

8. Auburn 21-2 1138 11

9. Duke 19-4 1075 4

10. Kansas 18-5 1015 7

11. Saint Mary's (Cal) 23-2 895 13

12. Gonzaga 21-4 851 14

13. Arizona 19-5 816 9

14. Ohio St. 20-5 747 17

15. Tennessee 17-5 739 18

16. Clemson 19-4 720 20

17. Oklahoma 16-6 636 12

18. Rhode Island 19-3 486 22

19. West Virginia 17-6 457 15

20. Michigan 19-6 331 24

21. North Carolina 17-7 304 19

22. Wichita St. 17-5 295 16

23. Nevada 20-4 205 -

24. Kentucky 17-6 133 21

25. Miami 17-5 76 -

Others receiving votes: Butler 65, Washington 54, Florida St. 27, New Mexico St. 23, Seton Hall 20, Creighton 18, Arizona St 17, Texas 15, NC State 12, Alabama 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Nebraska 4, Florida 3, Houston 3, TCU 3, Oklahoma St. 2, ETSU 1, Vermont 1.