COLOMBIA – Clemson climbed into the AP Top 25 this week, after beating NC State last week.
The Tigers jumped seven places to 12th on Monday.
Tigers (9-1, 3-1 ACC) are paused due to COVID and were unable to play games scheduled in North Carolina or Syracuse. They hope to be able to receive Virginia on Saturday as scheduled.
Top 25 Male AP
1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Villanova
4. Texas
5. Iowa
6. Kansas
7. Michigan
8. Creighton
9. Wisconsin
10. Tennessee
11. Houston
12. Clemson
13. West Virginia
14. Illinois
15. Texas Tech
16. Louisville
17. Missouri
18. Virginia
19. Duke
20. Virginia Tech
21. Ohio State
22. Oregon
23. Minnesota
24. St. Louis
25. Connecticut
Also receiving votes: Alabama 173, UCLA 137, Colorado 96, Florida State 74, Southern Cal 48, Rutgers 46, Drake 42, Michigan State 34, Oklahoma State 28, Arkansas 24, San Diego State 10, Boise State 8, Florida 7, Xavier 7, LSU 7, Northwestern 6, Tulsa 5, NC State 5, Indiana 2, Winthrop 2, Belmont 1
David Cloninger’s men’s top 25 AP
1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Texas
4. Villanova
5. Kansas
6. Creighton
7. Houston
8. Michigan
9. Tennessee
10. Wisconsin
11. West Virginia
12. Iowa
13. Texas Tech
14. Clemson
15. Louisville
16. Alabama
17. Illinois
18. Oregon
19. Minnesota
20. Virginia Tech
21. Missouri
22. St. Louis
23. Connecticut
24. Drake
25. Winthrop
USC women are in 5th place
The Gamecocks ranked fifth came to a standstill after an exciting win at then-No. Kentucky 10 on Sunday as the rest of the top four have not lost. The USC (8-1, 3-0 SEC) had a game that hosted Georgia canceled due to COVID, but it should be fine to play at Vanderbilt on Thursday, as scheduled.
Women’s Top 25 AP
1. Stanford
2. Louisville
3. NC state
4. Connecticut
5. South Carolina
6. Baylor
7. Texas A&M
8. UCLA
9. Maryland
10. Oregon
11. Arizona
12. Kentucky
13. Michigan
14. State of Mississippi
15. State of Ohio
16. USF
17. Arkansas
18. Indiana
19. DePaul
20. Gonzaga
21. Texas
22. Northwest
23. Tennessee
24. Syracuse
25. Washington State
Also receiving votes: Missouri State 61, Georgia 51, South Dakota State 39, West Virginia 15, Michigan State 15, Alabama 14, Arizona State 7, Rice 5, Iowa 3, North Carolina 1, IUPUI 1
David Cloninger’s female top 25
1. Stanford
2. NC state
3. Connecticut
4. Louisville
5. South Carolina
6. Baylor
7. UCLA
8. Texas A&M
9. Arizona
10. Oregon
11. State of Mississippi
12. DePaul
13. Ohio State
14. Maryland
15. Michigan
16. Kentucky
17. Arkansas
18. USF
19. State of Missouri
20. Syracuse
21. Texas
22. Indiana
23. Gonzaga
24. State of South Dakota
25. Georgia
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