Clemson Tigers News: Tigers debut in College Football Playoff Top 25

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Here is today’s Clemson Tigers News.

Upcoming Events

Plan your weekend now because the Tigers will be very active for the next five days.

Clemson Volleyball at Virginia Tech: Today at 1:00 PM in Blacksburg, Virginia – this is Volleyball’s last regular season match.

Clemson Women’s Basketball vs Mississippi State: Friday at 7:00 PM in Houston, Texas

Clemson Men’s Basketball vs Alcorn State: Friday at 8:00 PM at Littlejohn Coliseum

Clemson Women’s Soccer vs Penn State: Saturday at 1:00 PM at Historic Riggs Field – NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

Clemson Women’s Basketball vs Tulsa: Saturday at 7:00 PM in Houston, Texas

Clemson Football at South Carolina: Saturday at 7:30 PM in Columbia, South Carolina

Clemson Women’s Basketball vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff: Sunday at 4:15 PM in Houston, Texas

Clemson Men’s Soccer at New Hampshire: Sunday at 5:00 PM in Durham, New Hampshire – NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

Clemson Football debuts in the College Football Playoff rankings

Clemson Football debuted at No. 24 in this week’s College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings. The new rankings were debuted Tuesday night.

It is the first time this season that the Tigers (7-4) have been ranked by the committee. The new ranking comes following three straight wins over Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and North Carolina.

Both the Irish and Tar Heels were ranked at the time Clemson defeated them. Notre Dame remains ranked at 18th while North Carolina has dropped from the rankings.

Florida State remains just outside the Top 4 with a No. 5 ranking. Louisville is 10th and NC State is 22nd.

Clemson stands at third in all-time CFP Top 25 appearances with 52. Alabama and Ohio State are tied for first with 58 appearances each.

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