Few outside the Palmetto State could have envisioned this.
Clemson (19-4, 8-3 ACC), which hosts Pittsburgh on Thursday in Clemson, S.C., is ranked 16th in the country and sits alone in second place in the ACC.
Even the loss of one of their best players hasn't slowed the Tigers.
After senior forward Donte Grantham suffered a season-ending knee injury, the Tigers were routed by Virginia. But they promptly bounced back with three straight wins.
"With Donte going down, we had to figure some things out," senior guard Gabe DeVoe told the Greenville (S.