Clemson - Kansas Win Probabilities & Tournament Odds for Tigers
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Clemson will face Kansas at 7:07 p.m. EST Friday with a trip to the Elite 8 hanging in the balance.
How do the Tigers stack up against the Jayhawks and what are the odds that Clemson can survive and advance through the tourney?
Probabilities:
| Elite 8 | Final Four | Make Final | Champion |
| 35.4% | 10.2% | 2.4% | 1.3% |
ESPN is giving Clemson a 35.4% chance of defeating Kansas and be one of the last 8 standing.
Prior to the tournament the Tigers were given a 40.5% chance of winning two games to advance to the Sweet 16 and they've already defied those odds.
Over on warrennolan.com there are two different predictive methods and both favor Kansas:
| Type | Winner | Probability | Score |
| Resid | Kansas | 61% | 73-70 |
| ELO | Kansas | 98% | 76-65 |
ESPN assigns a 3.8 point differential between the teams, while warrennolan.com predicts a 3 point game in Kansas' favor using Resid and 11 point win using ELO.
Clemson’s NCAA Tournament History:
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1980 | #6 |
First Round |
#11 Utah State |
W 76–73 |
| 1987 | #4 |
First Round |
#13 SW Missouri State |
L 60–65 |
| 1989 | #9 |
First Round |
#8 Saint Mary's #1 Arizona |
W 83–70 |
| 1990 | #5 |
First Round |
#12 BYU #4 La Salle #1 Connecticut |
W 49–47 |
| 1996 | #9 |
First Round |
#8 Georgia |
L 74–81 |
| 1997 | #4 |
First Round |
#13 Miami (OH) #5 Tulsa #1 Minnesota |
W 68–56 |
| 1998 | #6 |
First Round |
#11 Western Michigan |
L 72–75 |
| 2008 | #5 |
First Round |
#12 Villanova |
L 69–75 |
| 2009 | #7 |
First Round |
#10 Michigan |
L 59–62 |
| 2010 | #7 |
First Round |
#10 Missouri |
L 78–86 |
| 2011 | #12 |
First Four |
#12 UAB #5 West Virginia |
W 70–52 |
| 2018 | #5 |
First Round |
#12 New Mexico State #4 Auburn #1 Kansas |
W 79–68 |
