There’s a new team in the top 25 college basketball polls this week, and it’s none other than the Clemson Tigers.
After pushing past Notre Dame in a 76-61 win at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend on Saturday night, the Tigers (14-3 overall, 4-0 conference) entered the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for the first time this season on Monday. Coach Brad Brownell’s team is ranked No. 21 in the Coaches Poll.
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Clemson also stormed into the AP Top 25 poll on Monday, as well. The Tigers are ranked No. 22 by AP voters, marking their first appearance in that poll this season.
The Tigers’ ranking in both polls follows a 4-0 start in ACC play that saw Clemson take down previously 24th-ranked SMU, 74-70, last Wednesday. Jestin Porter was the team’s leading scorer in the win at Notre Dame, finishing with a season-high 26 points and adding five steals.
RJ Godfrey, who had a team-high 17 points in the win over SMU, had 16 vs. Notre Dame.
As with the Coaches Poll, the ACC has five teams ranked in the AP Top 25. The Duke Blue Devils (15-1) are the highest-ranked team at No. 6, followed by the North Carolina Tar Heels (14-2) at No. 14. The Virginia Cavaliers (14-2) rose seven spots to No. 16 while the Louisville Cardinals (12-4) stayed at No. 20.
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The Arizona Wildcats (16-0) remained No. 1 in the AP poll for the sixth consecutive week.
Clemson basketball schedule 2026
Clemson will host the Boston College Eagles (7-9 overall, 0-3 conference) at Littlejohn Coliseum Tuesday in prime time. Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET. Clemson-Boston College will be televised on ACC Network.
Here’s a look at the Tigers’ 2025-26 men’s basketball schedule.
All start times Eastern.
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Nov. 3: vs. New Hampshire (W, 88-38)
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Nov. 7: vs. Gardner-Webb (W, 97-59)
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Nov. 11: vs. Morehead State (W, 83-56)
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Nov. 15: at Georgetown (L, 79-74)
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Nov. 17: vs. North Alabama (W, 81-61)
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Nov. 21: vs. West Virginia (W, 70-67)
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Nov. 23: vs. Georgia (W, 97-94, OT)
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Nov. 28: vs. Alabama A&M (W, 92-56)
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Dec. 9 vs. BYU (L, 67-64)
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Dec. 13: vs. Mercer (W, 70-63)
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Dec. 16: vs. South Carolina (W, 68-61)
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Dec. 21: vs. Cincinnati (W, 68-65)
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Dec. 31: at Syracuse (W, 64-61)
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Jan. 3: at Pittsburgh (W, 73-680)
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Jan. 7: vs. SMU (W, 74-70)
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Jan. 13: vs. Boston College, 7 p.m., ACC Network
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Jan. 17: vs. Miami, 2:15 p.m., The CW
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Jan. 20: vs. NC State, 7 p.m., The CW
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Jan. 24: at Georgia Tech, noon, The CW
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Jan. 31: vs. Pittsburgh, noon, ACC Network
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Feb. 4: at Stanford, 10 p.m., ACC Network
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Feb. 7: at California, 8 p.m., ACC Network
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Feb. 11: vs. Virginia Tech, 7 p.m., ACC Network
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Feb. 14: at Duke, noon, ESPN
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Feb. 18: at Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ACC Network
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Feb. 28: vs. Louisville, TBD
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March 3: at North Carolina, 7 p.m., TBD
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March 7: vs. Georgia Tech, noon, ACC Network
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