Where Clemson basketball stands in NCAA bracketology on Selection Sunday
Clemson basketball has spent weeks defending its résumé and insisting that, yes, it’s an NCAA tournament team.
Does the selection committee agree?
The Tigers finally get an answer to that question Sunday during the NCAA men’s tournament selection show (6 p.m., CBS).
Clemson will hope that its record-setting season in ACC play, No. 60 NET ranking and four Quadrant 1 wins (with three coming on the road or at neutral sites) will offset a poor non-conference schedule and some unsightly Quad 3 and 4 losses, including to South Carolina, Loyola Chicago and Louisville.
With Sunday’s slate of conference championships unexpected to shake up much on the bubble, here’s where Clemson stands and is predicted to fall.
Clemson NCAA tournament résumé
Record: 23-10
Conference record: 15-7 including ACC tournament
NET ranking: No. 60
Quadrant 1 record: 4-4
Quad 2 record: 3-2
Quad 3 record: 7-2
Quad 4 record: 9-2
Strength of schedule: No. 125
Non-conference strength of schedule: No. 335
Clemson NCAA tournament projections
The Athletic: Next Four Out (Sunday a.m.)
CBS Sports: Next Four Out (Sunday a.m.)
ESPN: First Four Out (Sunday a.m.)
FOX Sports: First Four Out (Saturday p.m.)
The Sporting News: First Four Out (Saturday p.m.)
USA TODAY: First Four Out (Friday p.m.)
Clemson vs. other NCAA bubble teams
Among ESPN’s Last Four In
Mississippi State: 21-12, No. 48 NET, 4-8 Q1, 4-3 Q2, 5-1 Q3, 8-0 Q4
Pittsburgh: 22-11, No. 67 NET, 4-4 Q1, 3-5 Q2, 5-1 Q3, 10-1 Q4
NC State: 23-10, No. 45 NET, 1-6 Q1, 7-4 Q2, 5-0 Q3, 10-0 Q4
Arizona State: 22-12, No. 66 NET, 5-6 Q1, 4-5 Q2, 5-0 Q3, 8-1 Q4
Among ESPN’s First Four Out
Oklahoma State: 18-15, No. 43 NET, 6-12 Q1, 4-2 Q2, 3-1 Q3, 5-0 Q4
Clemson: 23-10, No. 60 NET, 4-4 Q1, 3-2 Q2, 7-2 Q3, 9-2 Q4
Nevada: 22-10, No. 37 NET, 4-5 Q1, 3-3 Q2, 11-2 Q3, 3-0 Q4
Vanderbilt: 20-13, No. 81 NET, 5-11 Q1, 5-0 Q2, 5-2 Q3, 5-1 Q4
Sunday’s NCAA basketball schedule
12 p.m.: Princeton vs. Yale, Ivy League championship game (ESPN2)
1 p.m.: Texas A&M vs. Alabama, SEC championship game (ESPN)
1 p.m.: Dayton vs. VCU, A10 championship game (CBS)
3:15 p.m.: Memphis vs. Houston, AAC championship game (ESPN)
3:30 p.m.: Penn State vs. Purdue, Big Ten championship game (CBS)
6 p.m.: NCAA tournament selection show (CBS)
This story was originally published March 12, 2023 at 10:41 AM.
