Clemson basketball receives votes in new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

After three wins in nonconference play this past week, coach Brad Brownell and the Clemson Tigers are slowly moving closer to the top 25 of the USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll.

Clemson improved to 6-1 overall with a 97-94 overtime win over the Georgia Bulldogs Sunday in the championship game of the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic at TD Arena. That followed a 70-67 victory over another previously unbeaten opponent, the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big 12, on Friday. Clemson also defeated North Alabama, 81-61, last week.

In the win over Georgia, Jestin Porter had 18 points to lead Clemson, which got 16 from senior Dillon Hunter.

The Tigers got a clutch 3-pointer from Butta Johnson with just over two minutes left in the overtime period for a five-point lead at 88-83. The senior transfer from UAB had seven of Clemson's 17 points in overtime, with Hunter adding six on four foul shots from the free-throw line.

Clemson had six players finish in double figures against Georgia: Johnson had 13 points, RJ Godfrey had 12 to go with seven rebounds, and Carter Welling and Zac Foster had 11 apiece.

Is Clemson basketball ranked in Week 4 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll?

Clemson is unranked in the Week 4 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll but the Tigers received four votes for top 25 consideration after a 3-0 week. It's the first time this season that coach Brad Brownell's team has received votes in the poll.

The ACC has four teams ranked in the top 25, including two in the top five: the Duke Blue Devils at No. 4, and the Louisville Cardinals at No. 5.

Further down the poll, the North Carolina Tar Heels rose two spots to No. 17, and the NC State Wolfpack entered the top 25 at No. 22.

USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll Top 25 rankings after Week 3

The full Week 4 top 25 rankings in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll are below.

Rank

Team

Record

PTS

1st

Prev

Chg

Hi/Lo

1

Purdue

6-0

764

23

1

-

1/1

2

Houston

5-0

732

2

2

-

2/2

3

Arizona

5-0

713

5

5

+2

3/13

4

Duke

7-0

686

1

4

-

4/5

5

Louisville

5-0

609

0

6

+1

5/12

6

Michigan

4-0

582

0

6

-

5/7

7

UConn

5-1

568

0

3

-4

3/7

8

Florida

4-1

501

0

9

+1

3/10

9

Alabama

3-1

497

0

11

+2

9/16

10

Gonzaga

5-0

479

0

12

+2

10/20

11

BYU

4-1

470

0

10

-1

7/11

12

Michigan State

5-0

438

0

18

+6

12/21

13

Iowa State

4-0

403

0

14

+1

13/18

14

Illinois

5-1

391

0

8

-6

8/14

15

St. John's

3-1

349

0

16

+1

6/16

16

Tennessee

5-0

313

0

17

+1

16/18

17

North Carolina

5-0

276

0

19

+2

17/25

18

Kentucky

4-2

204

0

13

-5

8/18

19

UCLA

5-1

201

0

20

+1

12/20

20

Texas Tech

4-2

177

0

15

-5

11/20

21

Arkansas

5-1

146

0

22

+1

15/22

22

North Carolina State

4-0

94

0

NR

+4

22/NR

23

Vanderbilt

5-0

81

0

24

+1

23/NR

24

Indiana

5-0

72

0

25

+1

24/NR

25

Auburn

4-1

64

0

NR

+2

22/NR

No. 21 Wisconsin; No. 23 Kansas;

Wisconsin 51; Saint Mary's 30; Baylor 27; Oregon 23; Georgetown 23; Kansas 19; Ole Miss 15; USC 11; Missouri 11; Nebraska 9; Creighton 9; Virginia 8; Utah State 6; Ohio State 6; Iowa 6; SMU 4; Clemson 4; Saint Louis 2; B

Clemson basketball schedule 2025

Clemson returns to action Friday night with a matchup against Alabama A&M at Littlejohn Coliseum. Tipoff for Clemson-Alabama A&M is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on ACC Network Extra.

The Tigers' next chance to make an impression on voters in the Coaches Poll will come on Dec. 3 when Clemson takes on the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1) in the ACC-SEC Challenge at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa.

Tipoff for Clemson-Alabama is 7:15 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

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