Clemson Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Resume

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT THE TIGERS

.@Coach_Poppie: "We're an NCAA Tournament team, now we've got four games left to prove it."@ClemsonWBB are 18-8 (9-5 ACC) after surviving GT 67-65 in 2OT. It's just the third time since 2002 they've won nine ACC games.

The previous two teams both made the NCAA Tournament pic.twitter.com/y1IGQRddxG

— Marc Whiteman (@MarcWYFFNews4) February 13, 2026

.@ClemsonWBB ranks #1 in the nation in defensive rebounding rate… here’s why ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/IS3FB92Fxb

— Kelly Gramlich (@kellygramlich) January 30, 2026

Records & Season Notes

RECORD: 18-8 Overall; 9-5 ACC
Record vs. Q1: 2-7 | Record vs. Q2: 1-0 | Record vs. Q3: 1-1 | Record vs. Q4: 14-0
STREAK: Winners of 10 of the last 13 contests (Have only lost four games since Dec. 4).
NET RANKING: 39 | NET SOS: 53 | Average NET Loss: 29 | WAB: 41
MASSEY RATING: 44 | HER HOOP STATS RATING: 42

SEASON NOTES

• The Tigers have won 11 of their last 14 contests, losing just four games since Dec. 7.
• Clemson has amassed a 9-5 ACC record over 14 games in conference play, including a home win over NC State (Jan. 8) and road wins at Notre Dame (Jan. 25) and at Miami (Jan. 4).
• Five of the Tigers’ eight losses have come to teams currently ranked in the Polls (at No. 2/2 South Carolina, No. 22/21 Louisville, No. 20/21 Michigan St. (Baha Mar), at Alabama, & at No. 25/21 North Carolina).
• The Tigers boast a 76.7% Defensive Rebounding Percentage (Third Nationally) and allow opponents to grab just 7.8 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in the country.
• Clemson has held 16 of its opponents to under 60 points.
• The Tigers are ranked 36th nationally (2nd in the ACC) in scoring defense, allowing 57.7 points per game, 30th nationally (1st in the ACC) in 3-pointers per game (8.5 3PM Per Game). 

BUBBLE TEAM COMPARISONS

SIGNIFICANT WIN | Notre Dame | 65-58 | Purcell Pavillion | Jan. 25, 2026

• With 8:39 remaining in the third quarter, Notre Dame held a five-point lead. Over the final eight minutes of the third frame, the Tigers went on a 23-7 run and would not trail for the rest of the game.

SIGNIFICANT WIN | NC State | 75-65 | Littlejohn Coliseum | Jan. 8, 2026

• The Tigers trailed by five points heading into the fourth quarter. A pair of Clemson 3-pointers jumpstarted a 20-3 scoring run that spanned almost 7 minutes, which secured a Tigers win.

CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

at No. 25/21 North Carolina | L, 53-44  | Carmichael Arena | Feb. 5, 2026

• Clemson’s largest lead of the night was six points in the third quarter. In the fourth frame, the Tigers were within four points of the Tar Heels, 47-43, with 3:55 remaining, and kept the game within two possessions until 00:56.

• Clemson was outrebounded by nine without leading rebounder senior forward Demeara Hinds (8.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG), who was out due to injury.
• Clemson limited the Tar Heels to just 4-16 from 3-point range (UNC entered the game averaging 8.0 3PM Per Game).

No. 22/21 Louisville | L, 65-54 | Littlejohn Coliseum | Nov. 16, 2025

• With under four minutes to play in the third quarter, back-to-back layups from graduate forward Demeara Hinds and senior forward Raven Thompson pulled the Tigers within four points of the Cardinals, but Louisville pulled away on a 12-5 run (six points on free throws) in the last 2:54.

No. 20/21 Michigan St. | L, 72-64 | Baha Mar – Nov. 30, 2025

• Clemson held Michigan State to its lowest non-conference margin of victory this season (eight points), and the Tigers were within five points in the final minute of the game.

BEST OF THE TIGERS

• The Tigers are led by the scoring duo of senior guard Mia Moore (12.8 ppg.) and junior guard/forward Rusne Augustinaite (11.8 ppg.).
• Moore holds a team-best 4.8 assists average (42nd nationally & 5th in the ACC) and a 1.2 steals average and has scored 30-plus in each of her previous two outings.

• Augustinaite is also averaging 2.69 3PM Per Game (3rd in the ACC) while leading the conference in 3-point percentage (42.7%), and her 70 3PM Ranks 27th Nationally.
• Graduate Forward Demeara Hinds (6.7 rpg.) leads the Tigers on the glass.
• Senior guard/forward Hadley Periman is the squad’s leading shot blocker (1.16 bpg.) (16th in the ACC).
• Senior guard Rachael Rose and senior forward Raven Thompson are two of seven P4 players who average 15+ minutes and have an offensive rating of 124-plus and a defensive rating of 91-plus (Per HerHoopStats).