Gamecocks slip out of AP men’s Top 25
South Carolina fell out of the Associated Press Top 25 for the second time in three weeks on Monday. The Gamecocks, who re-entered the poll at No. 25 last week, were the top unranked team to still receive votes.
USC (20-3, 7-3 SEC) lost at Georgia but won at No. 8 Texas A&M last week. The Gamecocks are No. 20, up from No. 23, in the USA Today/coaches poll.
USC hosts LSU and No. 22 Kentucky this week.
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AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7, 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. Villanova (32) | 20-3 | 1,566 | 3 |
2. Maryland (13) | 21-3 | 1,499 | 4 |
3. Oklahoma (7) | 19-3 | 1,472 | 1 |
4. Iowa (11) | 19-4 | 1,471 | 5 |
5. Xavier | 21-2 | 1,382 | 6 |
6. Kansas (1) | 19-4 | 1,311 | 7 |
7. Virginia (1) | 19-4 | 1,223 | 9 |
8. Michigan State | 20-4 | 1,144 | 10 |
9. North Carolina | 19-4 | 1,136 | 2 |
10. West Virginia | 19-4 | 1,082 | 14 |
11. Oregon | 20-4 | 905 | 16 |
12. Miami | 18-4 | 826 | 17 |
13. Louisville | 19-4 | 819 | 19 |
14. Iowa State | 17-6 | 781 | 13 |
15. Texas A&M | 18-5 | 663 | 8 |
16. SMU | 20-2 | 593 | 12 |
17. Arizona | 19-5 | 497 | 23 |
18. Purdue | 19-5 | 456 | 18 |
19. Dayton | 19-3 | 413 | 24 |
20. Providence | 18-6 | 349 | 11 |
21. Baylor | 17-6 | 333 | 15 |
22. Kentucky | 17-6 | 228 | 20 |
23. Southern Cal | 18-5 | 225 | — |
24. Texas | 16-7 | 199 | — |
25. Wichita State | 17-6 | 132 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 128, Indiana 91, Notre Dame 75, San Diego State 22, Duke 14, Seton Hall 14, Gonzaga 10, LSU 10, VCU 10, Valparaiso 9, Stony Brook 8, St. Mary's 6, St. Joseph's 5, UNC Wilmington 4, Hawaii 3, Utah 3, Chattanooga 2, George Washington 2, Connecticut 2, Michigan 1, Monmouth 1
This story was originally published February 8, 2016 at 2:14 PM with the headline "Gamecocks slip out of AP men’s Top 25."