This story was updated to add new information. CLEMSON — Clemson basketball rose from No. 14 to No. 11 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll released on Monday. The Tigers (24-5, 16-2 ACC) earned 442 points and are the second highest-ranked ACC team, finishing behind No. w Duke and ahead of No. 13 Louisville. They beat Notre Dame 83-68 on Wednesday and defeated Virginia 71-58 on Saturday. Clemson is tied for second in the ACC standings, one game away from first, and is set to make the NCAA tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first time under coach Brad Brownell . It secured one of the four ACC tournament byes too. The Tigers are 21st in the NET rankings , which evaluates a team's record and March Madness résumé. They have two games left in the regular season: at Boston College (12-17, 4-14) on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU) and vs. Virginia Tech (13-16, 8-10) on Saturday (6 p.m. ET, ESPNU). Auburn is the No. 1 team in the poll, earning 774 points and 30 first-place votes. Duke received one first-place votes. The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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