CLEMSON — The Clemson women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in the last 25 years and the program’s first in seven years. It is also the Tigers’ first appearance under head coach Shawn Poppie, who took over the program two years ago.
Clemson (21-11) will play No. 9 seed Southern Call in the Columbia Regional on Saturday in Columbia, S.C. The Tigers will be a No. 8 in Regional 4. The Tigers potentially could play top seed South Carolina in the second round.
This will be the Tigers’ 17th NCAA appearance overall.
TOP STORYLINES
- Clemson is a xx-seed in the NCAA Tournament.
- The Tigers are making their 17th appearance in the Big Dance (second appearance in a quarter of a century, first appearance in seven years, and first appearance of the Poppie Era).
- Signature Win: W, 53-51, upset of No. 8 Duke. Clemson’s second win over an AP-top 10 opponent in the last 25 seasons.
- Clemson has reached 21 wins for the first time in 25 years (2000-01 season).
- The Tigers have reached 11 conference wins for the first time in 27 years (1998-99 season).
WHEN BOTH MBB & WBB HEAR CLEMSON CALLED
On Sunday marks the first time in 28 years that both the men’s and women’s teams at Clemson have played in the NCAA tournament and the sixth time in program history that both programs have played in the NCAA tournament in the same season (1988-89, 1989-90, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 2025-26).