Gamecocks men’s basketball remains outside of AP Top 25
Another 1-1 week had South Carolina still lurking on the outer fringes of the Associated Press Top 25.
The Gamecocks remained in the “receiving votes” category on Monday after losing at Missouri but beating Florida. USC received 12 votes this week, down from 39 last week. USC fell out of the USA Today/coaches’ Top 25 after being 23rd last week. The Gamecocks were the top vote-getter among unranked teams.
The Gamecocks (22-5, 9-5 SEC) host Tennessee on Wednesday and are at Mississippi State on Saturday.
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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. 21, 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 (45) | 24-3 | 1,604 | 1 |
2. Kansas (20) | 23-4 | 1,580 | 2 |
3. Oklahoma | 21-5 | 1,393 | 3 |
3. Virginia | 21-5 | 1,393 | 7 |
5. Xavier | 24-3 | 1,368 | 8 |
6. Michigan State | 22-5 | 1,346 | 8 |
7. North Carolina | 22-5 | 1,241 | 5 |
8. Iowa | 20-6 | 1,144 | 4 |
9. Arizona | 22-5 | 1,028 | 12 |
10. Maryland | 23-5 | 976 | 6 |
11. Louisville | 21-6 | 902 | 18 |
12. Miami | 21-5 | 851 | 11 |
13. Oregon | 21-6 | 842 | 16 |
14. West Virginia | 20-7 | 772 | 10 |
15. Duke | 20-7 | 674 | 20 |
16. Kentucky | 20-7 | 627 | 14 |
17. Iowa State | 19-8 | 616 | 13 |
18. Indiana | 22-6 | 571 | 22 |
19. Baylor | 20-7 | 521 | 25 |
20. Purdue | 21-7 | 357 | 17 |
21. Texas A&M | 20-7 | 283 | — |
22. Utah | 21-7 | 253 | — |
23. Notre Dame | 18-8 | 185 | 19 |
24. SMU | 22-4 | 154 | 21 |
25. Texas | 17-10 | 104 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Dayton 80, Providence 48, California 34, Wichita State 33, Texas Tech 31, Wisconsin 27, St. Joseph's 20, VCU 19, Hawaii 12, South Carolina 12, St. Mary's 10, Cincinnati 3, Valparaiso 3, San Diego State 2, Southern Cal 2, Stephen F. Austin 1, UAB 1, UALR 1, Connecticut 1
This story was originally published February 22, 2016 at 1:36 PM with the headline "Gamecocks men’s basketball remains outside of AP Top 25."