Gamecocks fall completely out of men’s AP Top 25
Another 1-1 week had South Carolina completely out of the Associated Press Top 25.
The Gamecocks fell out of the “receiving votes” category on Monday after losing at Mississippi State and beating Tennessee. USC received 12 votes last week.
USC also remained out of the USA Today/coaches’ Top 25. The Gamecocks received 16 votes in that poll.
The Gamecocks (23-6, 10-6 SEC) host Georgia on Thursday and conclude the regular season at Arkansas 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. 28, 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. Kansas (63) | 25-4 | 1,623 | 2 |
2. Michigan State (2) | 24-5 | 1,510 | 6 |
3. Villanova | 25-4 | 1,479 | 1 |
4. Virginia | 22-6 | 1,405 | 3 |
5. Xavier | 25-4 | 1,356 | 5 |
6. Oklahoma | 22-6 | 1,297 | 3 |
7. Miami | 23-5 | 1,211 | 12 |
8. North Carolina | 23-6 | 1,205 | 7 |
9. Oregon | 23-6 | 1,065 | 13 |
10. West Virginia | 22-7 | 1,056 | 14 |
11. Louisville | 22-7 | 822 | 11 |
12. Indiana | 23-6 | 819 | 18 |
13. Utah | 23-7 | 751 | 22 |
14. Maryland | 23-6 | 733 | 10 |
15. Purdue | 22-7 | 613 | 20 |
16. Iowa | 20-8 | 572 | 8 |
17. Duke | 21-8 | 495 | 15 |
18. Arizona | 22-7 | 450 | 9 |
19. Baylor | 21-8 | 447 | 19 |
20. Texas A&M | 22-7 | 419 | 21 |
21. Iowa State | 20-9 | 413 | 17 |
22. Kentucky | 21-8 | 405 | 16 |
23. Texas | 19-10 | 338 | 25 |
24. SMU | 24-4 | 196 | 24 |
25. California | 21-8 | 178 | — |
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 93, Seton Hall 60, Wichita State 43, St. Joseph's 29, Notre Dame 14, Texas Tech 12, Cincinnati 4, St. Mary's 3, Vanderbilt 3, UALR 2, Valparaiso 2, Dayton 1, Stephen F. Austin 1