Clemson remained outside the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll Monday. Because of their loss to Georgia Tech, the Tigers received no votes for Top 25 consideration — just one week after falling out of the rankings.
The loss to Georgia Tech dropped the Tigers to 2-4 in conference play and just 1-4 in their first five January games. Clemson (13-5 overall) rebounded with an impressive 78-67 victory over a hot Florida State team over the weekend
North Carolina (15-3 overall) remained the ACC’s highest ranked team, moving up to No. 3 after Kansas lost to West Virginia in Morgantown Saturday. The Jayhawks (15-3) slipped to No. 7.
Duke fell in the rankings to No. 12 after a stunning home loss over the weekend to Pitt at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Clemson will face the Blue Devils (13-4, 4-2) at 4 p.m. EST Saturday at Cameron.
Connecticut (17-2) remained No. 1 in the AP rankings for the second week in a row and received 44 first-place votes. The defending national champion Huskies have won seven straight entering the week.
Purdue (17-2) remained at No. 2 and received 17 first-place votes. Houston (16-2) moved up to No. 4, and No. 5 Tennessee (14-4) moved into the top 5 for the first time all year.
The Big 12 had the most ranked teams of any conference with seven total.