The Clemson men’s basketball team has returned to the Top 25.
The Tigers (17-4, 9-1 ACC) are ranked No. 25 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, released Monday.
It marks the second time Brad Brownell’s squad has been ranked in the Coaches Poll this season, with the Tigers’ only other appearance coming when they were ranked No. 16 on Dec. 9.
As for the latest AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll released Monday, Clemson remains outside of the Top 25, though the Tigers received 92 votes in that poll.
Clemson has won eight of its last nine games and has five straight wins in ACC play, including a 72-57 road victory over Virginia Tech this past Saturday and a 86-72 home victory over Syracuse this past Wednesday.
The Tigers return to the court this Saturday, Feb. 1 when they travel to NC State. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on The CW.
You can see the latest Coaches Poll below:
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Auburn
|
18-1 | 775 | 31 | 1 | – | 1/11 |
| 2 |
 Duke
|
17-2 | 741 | 0 | 2 | – | 2/10 |
| 3 |
 Iowa State
|
17-2 | 689 | 0 | 4 |
+1
|
2/7 |
| 4 |
 Alabama
|
17-3 | 676 | 0 | 3 |
-1
|
2/12 |
| 5 |
 Houston
|
16-3 | 635 | 0 | 5 | – | 4/18 |
| 6 |
 Florida
|
18-2 | 634 | 0 | 6 | – | 4/21 |
| 7 |
 Michigan State
|
17-2 | 583 | 0 | 8 |
+1
|
7/NR |
| 8 |
 Tennessee
|
17-3 | 564 | 0 | 7 |
-1
|
1/12 |
| 9 |
 Marquette
|
17-3 | 536 | 0 | 10 |
+1
|
4/17 |
| 10 |
 Purdue
|
16-5 | 476 | 0 | 12 |
+2
|
6/25 |
| 11 |
 Kansas
|
14-5 | 429 | 0 | 11 | – | 1/12 |
| 12 |
 Kentucky
|
14-5 | 399 | 0 | 9 |
-3
|
4/23 |
| 13 |
 Mississippi State
|
16-4 | 324 | 0 | 14 |
+1
|
13/NR |
| 14 |
 St. John’s
|
17-3 | 318 | 0 | 21 |
+7
|
14/NR |
| 15 |
 Texas A&M
|
15-5 | 310 | 0 | 13 |
-2
|
9/24 |
| 16 |
 Memphis
|
16-4 | 242 | 0 | 22 |
+6
|
15/NR |
| 17 |
 Wisconsin
|
16-4 | 214 | 0 | 19 |
+2
|
11/NR |
| 18 |
 Oregon
|
16-4 | 201 | 0 | 15 |
-3
|
9/NR |
| 19 |
 Texas Tech
|
15-4 | 169 | 0 | 25 |
+6
|
19/NR |
| 20 |
 Illinois
|
14-6 | 166 | 0 | 17 |
-3
|
15/NR |
| 21 |
 Missouri
|
16-4 | 163 | 0 | 24 |
+3
|
21/NR |
| 22 |
 Louisville
|
15-5 | 162 | 0 | NR |
+4
|
22/NR |
| 23 |
 Ole Miss
|
15-5 | 104 | 0 | 16 |
-7
|
15/NR |
| 24 |
 UConn
|
14-6 | 100 | 0 | 18 |
-6
|
2/NR |
| 25 |
 Clemson
|
17-4 | 96 | 0 | NR |
+4
|
16/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Michigan; No. 23 West Virginia;
Others Receiving Votes
Michigan 67; Gonzaga 55; Maryland 50; Vanderbilt 44; Saint Mary’s 41; Arizona 41; Utah State 22; Creighton 18; West Virginia 17; Georgia 6; Baylor 4; New Mexico 3; UC Irvine 1;