Which AP voters ranked South Carolina highest, and which didn’t rank the Gamecocks at all this preseason

South Carolina found itself ranked No. 13 in the preseason polls from both the coaches and the Associated Press. While individual coach rankings aren’t always available, individual AP ballots are.

Some AP voters picked the Gamecocks as high as the top 10, while others didn’t include USC at all. Over half of voters included Carolina inside the top 15, but eight excluded Shane Beamer’s team altogether.

Below is a list of the voters who are highest and lowest on South Carolina in the preseason poll.

The voters ranking the Gamecocks highest

No. 10: Bob Ballou (CBS Austin; Austin, Texas)
No. 10: Chris Murray (Nevada Sports Net; Reno, Nevada)
No. 10: Creg Stephenson (Alabama Media Group; Theodore, Alabama)
No. 10: Garland Gillen (WVUE-TV Fox 8; New Orleans, Louisiana)

No. 11: Alex Taylor (Wyoming Tribune Eagle; Laramie, Wyoming)
No. 11: Bob Asmussen (Champaign News-Gazette; Champaign, Illinois)
No. 11: Brenna Greene (KOIN TV; Portland, Oregon)
No. 11: Damien Sordelett (The Roanoke Times; Roanoke, Virginia)
No. 11: Dave Preston (WTOP Radio; Washington DC)
No. 11: Jerry Humphrey (AL.com; Auburn, Alabama)
No. 11: Keith Farmer (WLEX-TV; Lexington, Kentucky)
No. 11: Michael Lev (Arizona Daily Star; Tucson, Arizona)
No. 11: Mike Hill (Fox Sports; Los Angeles, California)
No. 11: Randy Johnson (Minneapolis Star Tribune; Minneapolis, Minnesota)
No. 11: Robert Cessna (Bryan-College Station Eagle; College Station, Texas)
No. 11: Stephen Means (Cleveland.com; Cleveland, Ohio)
No. 11: Steven Johnson (Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Arlington, Texas)
No. 11: Zach Klein (WSB-TV; Atlanta, Georgia)

Other top 15 votes

No. 12: Andy Yamashita (The Seattle Times; Seattle, Washington)
No. 12: Eric Hansen (The South Bend Tribune; South Bend, Indiana)
No. 12: Joe Arruda (The Hartford Courant; Hartford, Connecticut)
No. 12: Johnny McGonigal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
No. 12: Jordan McPherson (Miami Herald; Miami, Florida)
No. 12: Julian Mininsohn (WKRN-TV; Nashville, Tennessee)
No. 12: Nichole Auerbach (NBC Sports; Chicago, Illinois)
No. 12: Scott Hamilton (The Post and Courier; Charleston, South Carolina)
No. 12: Shaun Goodwin (Idaho Statesman; Boise, Idaho)
No. 12: Spencer Ripchik (The Dominion Post; Morgantown, West Virginia)

No. 13: Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star; Kansas City, Missouri)
No. 13: David Briggs (Toledo Blade; Toledo, Ohio)
No. 13: Henry Greenstein (Lawrence Journal-Word; Lawrence, Kansas)
No. 13: Louie Vaccher (WildcatReport.com; Evanston, Illinois)
No. 13: Mason Young (Tulsa World; Tulsa, Oklahoma)

No. 14: Chad Bishop (Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Atlanta, Georgia)
No. 14: Ian Kress (WLNS-TV; Lansing, Michigan)
No. 14: Pete Yanity (WSPA-TV; Spartanburg, South Carolina)

No. 15: Brian Howell (Daily Camera; Boulder, Colorado)
No. 15: Brian Fonseca (NJ Advance Media/Star-Ledger; Newark, New Jersey)
No. 15: David Paschall (Chattanooga Times Free Press; Chattanooga, Tennessee)
No. 15: Jamal St. Cyr (WJXT-TV; Jacksonville, Florida)

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The voters leaving the Gamecocks unranked

NR: Brett McMurphy (On3; Tampa, Florida)
NR: Rece Davis (ESPN; Bristol, Connecticut)
NR: Dylan Sinn (The Journal Gazette; Fort Wayne, Indiana)
NR: Josh Furlong (KSL-TV; Salt Lake City, Utah)
NR: Greg Madia (The Daily Progress; Charlottesville, Virginia)
NR: Kate Rogerson (WTVD-TV; Raleigh, North Carolina)
NR: Haley Sawyer (Southern California News Group; Los Angeles, California)
NR: Mike Jacques (WMTV-TV; Madison, Wisconsin)

Complete AP preseason top 25

(First-place votes in parentheses)

1. Texas Longhorns (25)
2. Penn State Nittany Lions (23)
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (11)
4. Clemson Tigers (4)
5. Georgia Bulldogs (1)
6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7. Oregon Ducks (1)
8. Alabama Crimson Tide
9. LSU Tigers
10. Miami Hurricanes
11. Arizona State Sun Devils
12. Illinois Fighting Illini
13. South Carolina Gamecocks
14. Michigan Wolverines
15. Florida Gators
16. SMU Mustangs
17. Kansas State Wildcats
18. Oklahoma Sooners
19. Texas A&M Aggies
20. Indiana Hoosiers
21. Ole Miss Rebels
22. Iowa State Cyclones
23. Texas Tech Red Raiders
24. Tennessee Volunteers
25. Boise State Broncos

Also receiving votes: BYU Cougars, Utah Utes, Baylor Bears, Louisville Cardinals, Southern Cal Trojans, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Missouri Tigers, Tulane Green Wave, Nebraska Cornhuskers, UNLV Runnin’ Rebels, Toledo Rockets, Auburn Tigers, James Madison Dukes, Memphis Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Duke Blue Devils, Liberty Flames, Navy Midshipmen, Iowa Hawkeyes, TCU Horned Frogs, Pittsburgh Panthers, Army Black Knights, Colorado Buffaloes, Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns