Clemson Men’s Basketball
Clemson men’s basketball was still shut out of the AP Top 25 on Monday. The Tigers (18-4, 10-1 ACC) sit a spot out of the ranking at 26th in voting points, despite a 68-58 at NC State last week for a sixth-consecutive victory and a ninth in the last 10 games. In the ACC standings, Clemson is in second place by itself and a game back of the league leader and No. 2-ranked Duke, which comes to Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday (6 p.m./ESPN). The lack of an AP ranking may be a good thing with a challenging slate ahead. Outside of Duke (2 KenPom), Clemson (27) hosts Georgia Tech (105) on Tuesday night (9 p.m./ACCN) and plays a third game in a week with UNC (40) at home next Monday (7 p.m./ESPN). Over the last two seasons, Clemson carries a .500 record with an AP ranking and a .771 win percentage while unranked. Clemson had a two-week run previously in the AP Top 25 where it debuted at No. 16 on December 9, fell to No. 25 the next week after a home overtime loss to Memphis and then dropped out after a road overtime loss at South Carolina. Clemson checked in at No. 21 in this week’s Coaches Poll, after returning there last week at No. 25.