Gamecocks Drop To #23 In Coaches Poll
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Gamecock basketball dropped three spots to #23 in the newest USA Today coaches Top 25 poll released Monday. Last week USC (21-4, 8-4 SEC) split two home games, beating LSU but losing to Kentucky. The Wildcats (19-6) moved up to #14 in both polls. Carolina remains unranked in the AP top 25.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Villanova (44) | 22-3 | 1,601 |
| 2 | Kansas (21) | 21-4 | 1,578 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 20-4 | 1,471 |
| 4 | Iowa | 20-5 | 1,349 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 21-4 | 1,343 |
| 6 | Maryland | 22-4 | 1,248 |
| 7 | Virginia | 20-5 | 1,188 |
| 8 | Xavier | 22-3 | 1,174 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 21-5 | 1,174 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 20-5 | 1,094 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 20-4 | 1,036 |
| 12 | Arizona | 21-5 | 823 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 18-7 | 742 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 19-6 | 692 |
| 15 | Dayton | 21-3 | 681 |
| 16 | Oregon | 20-6 | 529 |
| 17 | Purdue | 20-6 | 497 |
| 18 | Louisville | 19-6 | 494 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 18-7 | 489 |
| 20 | Duke | 19-6 | 462 |
| 21 | SMU | 21-3 | 441 |
| 22 | Indiana | 20-6 | 232 |
| 23 | Providence | 19-7 | 125 |
| 24 | Texas | 16-9 | 123 |
| 25 | Baylor | 18-7 | 97 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Villanova (25) | 22-3 | 785 |
| 2 | Kansas (7) | 21-4 | 764 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 20-4 | 680 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 21-4 | 674 |
| 5 | Maryland | 22-4 | 636 |
| 6 | Iowa | 20-5 | 624 |
| 7 | Xavier | 22-3 | 615 |
| 8 | Virginia | 20-5 | 579 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 21-5 | 560 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 20-4 | 558 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 20-5 | 488 |
| 12 | Arizona | 21-5 | 425 |
| 13 | Dayton | 21-3 | 382 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 19-6 | 346 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 18-7 | 319 |
| 16 | Purdue | 20-6 | 298 |
| 17 | Oregon | 20-6 | 259 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 18-7 | 203 |
| 19 | Duke | 19-6 | 183 |
| 20 | Providence | 19-7 | 161 |
| 21 | Indiana | 20-6 | 154 |
| 22 | Baylor | 18-7 | 109 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 21-4 | 108 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 18-7 | 106 |
| 25 | Texas | 16-9 | 73 |
