Gamecocks continue to rise in men’s basketball Top 25
South Carolina continued to rise in the Top 25 polls, ranking No. 24 in The Associated Press and No. 20 in the USA Today/coaches’ poll on Monday.
USC (11-0) rose one spot in the AP and three spots in the USA Today polls from last week.
The Gamecocks won their only game last week, 75-61 over St. John’s in Uncasville, Conn. They host Francis Marion on Wednesday and Memphis on Saturday to complete their non-conference slate.
WOMEN REMAIN SECOND
The Gamecocks’ women’s team remained No. 2 behind Connecticut on Monday. USC (12-0) beat Elon in its only game last week.
The Gamecocks host Arkansas on Sunday to begin their SEC schedule.
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AP MEN’S TOP 25
AP MEN’S TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record | Pts/Prv | ||
1. Michigan State (64) | 13-0 | 1,623 | 1 |
2. Kansas (1) | 10-1 | 1,534 | 2 |
3. Oklahoma | 11-0 | 1,498 | 3 |
4. Maryland | 11-1 | 1,428 | 4 |
5. Virginia | 10-1 | 1,351 | 5 |
6. Xavier | 12-0 | 1,296 | 6 |
7. North Carolina | 10-2 | 1,219 | 7 |
8. Arizona | 12-1 | 1,081 | 8 |
9. Butler | 10-1 | 984 | 9 |
10. Kentucky | 10-2 | 963 | 12 |
11. Iowa State | 10-1 | 938 | 11 |
12. Providence | 12-1 | 923 | 10 |
13. Miami | 10-1 | 867 | 13 |
14. Purdue | 12-1 | 818 | 14 |
15. Duke | 9-2 | 781 | 15 |
16. Villanova | 9-2 | 643 | 17 |
17. SMU | 11-0 | 636 | 18 |
18. Louisville | 11-2 | 516 | 16 |
19. West Virginia | 10-1 | 500 | 19 |
20. Texas A&M | 9-2 | 371 | 21 |
21. Utah | 10-2 | 224 | 24 |
22. Cincinnati | 10-3 | 199 | 22 |
23. Baylor | 9-2 | 195 | 23 |
24. South Carolina | 11-0 | 175 | 25 |
25. UCLA | 9-4 | 51 | — |
Others receiving votes: Connecticut 49, Oregon 45, Gonzaga 44, Pittsburgh 42, George Washington 40, Dayton 19, Colorado 15, Monmouth 11, Northwestern 11, Vanderbilt 10, Iowa 7, Texas Tech 6, Florida 4, Texas 4, St. Joseph's 2, Ole Miss 1, St. Mary's 1
AP WOMEN’S TOP 25
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. UConn (32) | 9-0 | 800 | 1 |
2. South Carolina | 12-0 | 763 | 2 |
3. Notre Dame | 10-1 | 725 | 3 |
4. Baylor | 13-0 | 712 | 4 |
5. Texas | 11-0 | 662 | 5 |
6. Maryland | 11-0 | 654 | 6 |
7. Kentucky | 10-0 | 597 | 7 |
8. Mississippi State | 11-1 | 556 | 8 |
9. Ohio State | 8-3 | 550 | 9 |
10. Oregon State | 9-1 | 479 | 11 |
11. Stanford | 9-2 | 472 | 12 |
12. Duke | 9-3 | 402 | 13 |
13. Tennessee | 8-3 | 394 | 14 |
14. Northwestern | 11-1 | 349 | 15 |
15. Florida State | 8-3 | 345 | 10 |
16. Texas A&M | 9-3 | 327 | 16 |
17. Arizona State | 8-3 | 244 | 22 |
18. Oklahoma | 9-2 | 239 | 18 |
19. California | 8-2 | 224 | 21 |
20. South Florida | 7-2 | 192 | 20 |
21. UCLA | 7-3 | 137 | 19 |
22. Miami | 12-1 | 119 | 23 |
23. Missouri | 12-0 | 101 | 25 |
24. Michigan State | 9-2 | 99 | 24 |
25. DePaul | 8-5 | 84 | 17 |
Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 36, Seton Hall 34, Georgia 27, Virginia Tech 18, Iowa 14, Oregon 14, Syracuse 14, Florida 4, Princeton 4, UTEP 4, Nebraska 3, Oklahoma State 2
CLONINGER’S WOMEN’S TOP 25
1. Connecticut
2. South Carolina
3. Baylor
4. Notre Dame
5. Texas
6. Maryland
7. Mississippi State
8. Ohio State
9. Kentucky
10. Oregon State
11. Stanford
12. Northwestern
13. Tennessee
14. Florida State
15. Texas A&M
16. Oklahoma
17. South Florida
18. Arizona State
19. Duke
20. California
21. UCLA
22. Michigan State
23. Syracuse
24. Miami
25. Missouri
This story was originally published December 28, 2015 at 2:38 PM.