Clemson’s basketball team finished No. 15 in the final USA TODAY Coaches Poll, which was released on Tuesday.
It is the first time since the 1996-’97 season the Tigers have finished inside the top 20 of the coaches poll. Clemson moved up from No. 18 to No. 15 in the final poll.
The Tigers finished No. 8 in the final coaches poll back in 1996-’97. It is the highest final ranking in Clemson history.
Clemson finished the year 25-10 overall, tied for third in the ACC standings and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Final USA TODAY Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Villanova | 36-4 | 800 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1/6 |
| 2 | Michigan | 33-8 | 756 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2/NR |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-8 | 734 | 0 | 3 | – | 2/13 |
| 4 | Duke | 29-8 | 669 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1/10 |
| 5 | Virginia | 31-3 | 611 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1/NR |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 27-10 | 559 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6/NR |
| 7 | Loyola-Chicago | 32-6 | 555 | 0 | NR | 21 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Xavier | 29-6 | 531 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2/20 |
| 9 | Purdue | 30-7 | 500 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3/NR |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | 476 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 6/19 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 30-5 | 473 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1/11 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 31-5 | 420 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 5/NR |
| 13 | West Virginia | 26-11 | 402 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2/21 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 26-11 | 394 | 0 | 9 | -5 | 4/22 |
| 15 | Clemson | 25-10 | 317 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 12/NR |
| 16 | Tennessee | 26-9 | 287 | 0 | 12 | -4 | 12/NR |
| 17 | Kentucky | 26-11 | 280 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4/NR |
| 18 | Florida State | 23-12 | 250 | 0 | NR | 18 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Kansas State | 25-12 | 221 | 0 | NR | 18 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Nevada | 29-8 | 201 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Ohio State | 25-9 | 196 | 0 | 17 | -4 | 9/NR |
| 22 | Houston | 27-8 | 149 | 0 | 19 | -3 | 19/NR |
| 23 | Auburn | 26-8 | 108 | 0 | 21 | -2 | 9/NR |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 22-13 | 107 | 0 | NR | 20 | 6/NR |
| 25 | Wichita State | 25-8 | 83 | 0 | 16 | -9 | 3/25 |