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Coach Brad Brownell's Clemson Tigers hit a bump in an otherwise successful season by suffering back-to-back double-digit losses to Virginia Tech and Duke in Week 15 of the 2025-26 college basketball season.
Clemson (20-6 overall, 10-3 ACC), ranked No. 24 in this week's USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, suffered a 76-66 home loss to unranked Virginia Tech in midweek play before an explosive second half by Duke propelled the Blue Devils to a 67-54 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers fell out of Monday's AP Top 25 poll.
Duke held Clemson to 35 percent shooting from the field, including six of 24 from beyond the arc. Carter Welling led the Tigers' offense with 12 points, and RJ Godfrey added 10 as the only Clemson players to finish in double digits.
While Duke was climbing up the top 25 polls -- the Blue Devils rose three spots to No. 3 in the Coaches Poll -- to continue positioning itself for a No. 1 seed in next month's NCAA Tournament, Clemson took a step back on the seed line in the experts' latest March Madness projections this week.
In Tuesday's bracketology update from longtime ESPN college basketball prognosticator Joe Lunardi, Clemson is a projected No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament after its losses to Virginia Tech and Duke. That's down one spot on the seed line from last week.
If the NCAA Tournament were to begin today, Lunardi sees the Tigers taking on the UCF Knights (17-7), the No. 10 seed in the first round of the East Region in Tampa, Florida.
If Clemson survives that first-round game, Lunardi has the Tigers squaring off against projected No. 2 seed Illinois (21-5), barring a first-round Illini upset by 15th-seeded Merrimack from the MAAC.
USA TODAY Sports' college basketball analysts Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith, and Eddie Timanus see Clemson even lower on the seed line: as a No. 8 seed in the group's latest March Madness forecast. That outlook sees the Tigers facing No. 9 seed Texas A&M (17-8) in a first-round matchup.
CBS Sports' latest bracketology also sees Clemson in a No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed game to start the NCAA Tournament. That projection has the Tigers facing the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the Midwest Region.
The ACC has eight teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament in USA TODAY Sports' latest bracketology, tied with the Big 12 for the third-most bids for any conference. That number is down from nine teams last week with the California Golden Bears falling out of the projected Field of 68.
Here's a look at the ACC teams projected to reach the NCAA Tournament in USA TODAY's latest bracketology.
Clemson faces the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (13-12 overall, 4-8 ACC) Wednesday night at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem. Clemson-Wake Forest is scheduled to get underway at 7 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.
Record: 20-6 overall, 10-3 conference.
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Clemson (20-6 overall, 10-3 ACC), ranked No. 24 in this week's USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, suffered a 76-66 home loss to unranked Virginia Tech in midweek play before an explosive second half by Duke propelled the Blue Devils to a 67-54 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers fell out of Monday's AP Top 25 poll.
Duke held Clemson to 35 percent shooting from the field, including six of 24 from beyond the arc. Carter Welling led the Tigers' offense with 12 points, and RJ Godfrey added 10 as the only Clemson players to finish in double digits.
While Duke was climbing up the top 25 polls -- the Blue Devils rose three spots to No. 3 in the Coaches Poll -- to continue positioning itself for a No. 1 seed in next month's NCAA Tournament, Clemson took a step back on the seed line in the experts' latest March Madness projections this week.
Clemson basketball falls in NCAA Tournament, March Madness projections
In Tuesday's bracketology update from longtime ESPN college basketball prognosticator Joe Lunardi, Clemson is a projected No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament after its losses to Virginia Tech and Duke. That's down one spot on the seed line from last week.
If the NCAA Tournament were to begin today, Lunardi sees the Tigers taking on the UCF Knights (17-7), the No. 10 seed in the first round of the East Region in Tampa, Florida.
If Clemson survives that first-round game, Lunardi has the Tigers squaring off against projected No. 2 seed Illinois (21-5), barring a first-round Illini upset by 15th-seeded Merrimack from the MAAC.
USA TODAY Sports' college basketball analysts Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith, and Eddie Timanus see Clemson even lower on the seed line: as a No. 8 seed in the group's latest March Madness forecast. That outlook sees the Tigers facing No. 9 seed Texas A&M (17-8) in a first-round matchup.
CBS Sports' latest bracketology also sees Clemson in a No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed game to start the NCAA Tournament. That projection has the Tigers facing the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the Midwest Region.
Which ACC teams are in, out of experts' latest NCAA Tournament projections?
The ACC has eight teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament in USA TODAY Sports' latest bracketology, tied with the Big 12 for the third-most bids for any conference. That number is down from nine teams last week with the California Golden Bears falling out of the projected Field of 68.
Here's a look at the ACC teams projected to reach the NCAA Tournament in USA TODAY's latest bracketology.
- Duke Blue Devils (No. 1 seed, East Region)
- Virginia Cavaliers (No. 4 seed, South Region)
- North Carolina Tar Heels (No. 5 seed, Midwest Region)
- Louisville Cardinals (No. 6 seed, East Region)
- NC State Wolfpack (No. 8 seed, South Region)
- Clemson Tigers (No. 8 seed, West Region)
- Miami Hurricanes (No. 9 seed, Midwest Region)
- SMU Mustangs (No. 10 seed, West Region)
Clemson basketball schedule 2025-26
Clemson faces the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (13-12 overall, 4-8 ACC) Wednesday night at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem. Clemson-Wake Forest is scheduled to get underway at 7 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 (W, 66-64)
- Feb. 7: at California (W, 77-55)
- Feb. 11: vs. Virginia Tech (L, 76-66)
- Feb. 14: at Duke (L, 67-54)
- 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
Record: 20-6 overall, 10-3 conference.
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