How far did Clemson fall in new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after OT loss to Memphis?

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The Clemson Tigers’ overtime loss to the Memphis Tigers was enough to drop Brad Brownell’s team out of the Week 7 USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, released Monday.

Clemson (9-2) fell 10 spots from No. 16 to land one spot outside of the poll. The Tigers garnered the most votes (87) for Top 25 consideration.  Memphis (8-2) moved into the rankings at No. 22 following their 87-82 win at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.

Clemson faces the South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) in Columbia Tuesday. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on SEC Network. After that, the Tigers return to ACC play on Saturday when they host Wake Forest at 2 p.m. ET at Littlejohn (ESPN).

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Tennessee (10-0 overall) remained No. 1 after a thrilling buzzer-beater win at Illinois over the weekend. Auburn (9-1) stayed at No. 2 for the third straight week, followed by Iowa State (9-1) at No. 3. The Kentucky Wildcats (10-1) moved up to No. 4 with Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils (8-2) at No. 5.

Duke was the only ACC team ranked in this week’s Top 25.

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