The Clemson Tigers are on the move in Monday’s new AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after its 63-52 win over the Pitt Panthers over the weekend at Littlejohn Coliseum.
The Tigers (18-4 overall, 8-1 ACC) used a 26-9 run in the first half to open up a 33-16 lead over Pittsburgh (9-13, 2-7) en route to the victory, their 11th win in 12 games. Coach Brad Brownell won his 200th home game as Clemson coach behind 12 points apiece from Nick Davidson and Carter Welling and 10 points from RJ Godfrey.
Clemson’s defense held Pittsburgh to 21 percent shooting in the first half and 38 percent for the game. The Tigers trailed only briefly in the opening minutes of the first half and would lead by as many as 20.
The victory saw the Tigers move up two spots in Monday’s new AP Top 25 poll. The Tigers are ranked No. 20, one spot below No. 19 Saint Louis and one spot ahead of the 21st-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.
Clemson is ranked No. 19 in Monday’s new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Tigers are one of five ACC teams in the AP poll entering week 13. The Duke Blue Devils (18-1) are the highest-ranked team at No. 4, followed by the North Carolina Tar Heels (17-4) at No. 14. With Clemson at No. 20, Virginia is two spots ahead at No. 18, while Louisville (15-6) bookends the ACC contingent at No. 24.
Arizona Wildcats (22-0) remained No. 1 in the AP poll for the ninth consecutive week.
Clemson basketball schedule 2025-26
Clemson visits Stanford (14-8, 3-6) at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto Wednesday. Tipoff for Clemson-Stanford is 10 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
Here’s a game by game look at Clemson’s 2025-26 men’s basketball schedule.
All start times Eastern.
- Nov. 3: vs. New Hampshire (W, 88-38)
- Nov. 7: vs. Gardner-Webb (W, 97-59)
- Nov. 11: vs. Morehead State (W, 83-56)
- Nov. 15: at Georgetown (L, 79-74)
- Nov. 17: vs. North Alabama (W, 81-61)
- Nov. 21: vs. West Virginia (W, 70-67)
- Nov. 23: vs. Georgia (W, 97-94, OT)
- Nov. 28: vs. Alabama A&M (W, 92-56)
- Dec. 3: at Alabama (L, 90-84)
- Dec. 9 vs. BYU (L, 67-64)
- Dec. 13: vs. Mercer (W, 70-63)
- Dec. 16: vs. South Carolina (W, 68-61)
- Dec. 21: vs. Cincinnati (W, 68-65)
- Dec. 31: at Syracuse (W, 64-61)
- Jan. 3: at Pittsburgh (W, 73-68)
- Jan. 7: vs. SMU (W, 74-70)
- Jan. 10: at Notre Dame (W, 76-61)
- Jan. 13: vs. Boston College (W, 74-50)
- Jan. 17: vs. Miami (W, 69-59)
- Jan. 20: vs. NC State (L, 80-76, OT)
- Jan. 24: at Georgia Tech (W, 77-63)
- Jan. 31: vs. Pittsburgh (W, 63-52)
- Feb. 4: at Stanford, 10 p.m., ACC Network
- Feb. 7: at California, 8 p.m., ACC Network
- Feb. 11: vs. Virginia Tech, 7 p.m., ACC Network
- Feb. 14: at Duke, Noon, ESPN
- Feb. 18: at Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ACC Network
- Feb. 21: Florida State, Noon, The CW
- Feb. 28: vs. Louisville, TBD
- March 3: at North Carolina, 7 p.m., TBD
- March 7: vs. Georgia Tech, Noon, ACC Network
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