Clemson Basketball ranked in Preseason AP Poll

Tony Crumpton by Assoc. Editor -

The College Basketball Preseason AP Poll was released on Monday afternoon and Clemson was ranked #22 overall.

This is the first time that the Tigers have been ranked in the preseason since 2009.

Seven ACC schools were ranked in the Top 25 including Duke (4), Virginia (5), and North Carolina (8) in the Top 8 teams.

1. Kansas

2. Kentucky

3. Gonzaga

4. Duke

5. Virginia

6. Tennessee

7. Nevada

8. North Carolina

9. Villanova

10. Michigan State

11. Auburn

12. Kansas State

13. West Virginia

14. Oregon

15. Virginia Tech

16. Syracuse

17. Florida State

18. Mississippi State

19. Michigan

20. TCU

21. UCLA

22. Clemson

23. LSU

24. Purdue

25. Washington