Tigers Ranked in All Three Polls, As High as 16

CLEMSON, S.C.– The Clemson women’s soccer team is ranked in all three major polls this week. The Tigers split a pair of games last week, falling 1-0 at #9 Notre Dame and beating Pittsburgh 2-1 on the road. It is the first 12 win season for the program since 2002 and first time to five ACC wins since 2006. Clemson is currently ranked fifth in the ACC standings.

Clemson was ranked 26^th in the sixth RPI poll released Monday by the NCAA. Clemson is one of six ACC schools with an RPI in the top 30. North Carolina is ranked fifth, Florida State seventh, Virginia eighth, Notre Dame 15^th, Virginia Tech 20^th and Clemson 26^th.

The Tigers are ranked 16^th by TopDrawerSoccer.com, which is the team’s highest ranking among the three major polls this week. It is the highest the Tigers have been ranked by a poll since the NSCAA also had the Tigers 16^th on Sept. 22. Clemson is currently ranked 21^st by the NSCAA and 23^rd by Soccer America.

The Tigers play their final regular season game Sat. Nov. 1 when Clemson hosts NC State at Historic Riggs Field at 7 p.m. The game will be senior night for three Clemson seniors.