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Updating Clemson rankings in college basketball polls ahead of Georgia Tech, Duke games
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CLEMSON — Clemson basketball rose from No. 25 to No. 21 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll released on Monday.
The Tigers (18-4, 10-1 ACC) have won a season-high six straight game after beating NC State on the road Saturday. They are receiving 145 points and are the second highest-ranked ACC team, finishing behind No. 2 Duke.
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Clemson's 10-1 start in conference play tied a program record. It is second in the ACC standings and is on track to make the NCAA tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first time under coach Brad Brownell.
The Tigers are also 30th in the NET rankings , which evaluates a team's record and March Madness résumé. They have two games this week, hosting Georgia Tech (10-12, 4-7) on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET, ACC Network) and Duke (19-2, 11-0) on Saturday (6 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Auburn is the No. 1 team in the poll, earning 773 points and 29 first-place votes. Duke is receiving the last two votes.
Only one ACC team that didn't make the Top 25 is receiving votes: Louisville (50).
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The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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Clemson AP rankings update
In the AP poll, Clemson is unranked despite winning six straight games. It is receiving 182 votes, the most of any team unranked, and sits behind No. 2 Duke.
Louisville (86) is the only other ACC team that didn't make the Top 25 but is receiving votes.
Auburn is No. 1 in the AP poll, too, earning 1,550 points and all first-place votes.
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College basketball rankings, Week 14
USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll
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Auburn (773 points)
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Duke (745)
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Alabama (710)
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Tennessee (644)
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Houston (613)
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Florida (580)
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Purdue (574)
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Iowa State (564)
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Michigan State (501)
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St. John's (473)
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Marquette (439)
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Texas Tech (436)
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Texas A&M (410)
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Kentucky (310)
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Memphis (309)
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Missouri (307)
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Kansas (288)
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UConn (178)
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Wisconsin (151)
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Arizona (148)
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Clemson (145)
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Michigan (117)
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Saint Mary's (114)
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Maryland (110)
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Illinois (108)
AP poll
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Auburn (1,550 points)
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Duke (1,488)
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Alabama (1,422)
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Tennessee (1,295)
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Houston (1,245)
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Florida (1,183)
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Purdue (1,102)
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Iowa State (1,078)
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Michigan State (1,044)
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Texas A&M (976)
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Marquette (875)
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St. John's (808)
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Texas Tech (793)
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Kentucky (747)
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Missouri (717)
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Kansas (599)
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Memphis (530)
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Maryland (390)
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UConn (322)
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Arizona (308)
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Wisconsin (287)
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Mississippi State (217)
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Illinois (208)
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Michigan (191)
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Ole Miss (184)
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson basketball rankings: Tigers up in coaches poll
