Which AP voters ranked South Carolina, and which ones left the Gamecocks out of the top 25

Following a disappointing outing on Saturday night in which they lost at home to Vanderbilt by a score of 31-7, South Carolina football moved to 2-1 on the season. Then, on Sunday, the updated AP poll saw the Gamecocks slip out of the top 25 rankings.

USC found itself in the “also receiving votes” portion of the AP poll. After being ranked by all but one voter as recently as last week, South Carolina made its way onto less than half of AP ballots this week.

Somehow, the Gamecocks still picked up three top 20 rankings (including one voter who inexplicably moved Carolina up from No. 11 to No. 10). In total, 24 voters included Shane Beamer’s team on their personal top 25 ballots.

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The voters ranking the Gamecocks

No. 10: Brenna Green (KOIN TV; Portland, Oregon)
No. 15: Mason Love (Tulsa World; Tulsa, Oklahoma)
No. 18: Andy Yamashita (The Seattle Times; Seattle, Washington)
No. 22: Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star; Kansas City, Missouri)
No. 22: Jamal St. Cyr (WJXT-TV; Jacksonville, Florida)
No. 22: Johnny McGonigal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
No. 22: Keith Farmer (WLEX-TV; Lexington, Kentucky)
No. 22: Robert Cessna (Bryan-College Station Eagle; College Station, Texas)
No. 23: Chad Bishop (Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Atlanta, Georgia)
No. 23: Creg Stephenson (Alabama Media Group; Theodore, Alabama)
No. 23: Ian Kress (WLNS-TV; Lansing, MI)
No. 24: Damien Sordelett (The Roanoke Times; Roanoke, Virginia)
No. 24: Garland Gillen (WVUE-TV FOX 8; New Orleans, Louisiana)
No. 24: Mike Hill (Fox Sports; Los Angeles, California)
No. 24: Trevor Hass (Boston.com; Boston, Massachusetts)
No. 25: Henry Greenstein (Lawrence Journal-World; Lawrence, Kansas)
No. 25: Josh Furlong (KSL-TV; Salt Lake City, Utah)
No. 25: Louie Vaccher (WildcatReport.com; Evanston, Illinois)
No. 25: Michael Katz (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal; Tupelo, Mississippi)
No. 25: Michael Lev (Arizona Daily Star; Tucson, Arizona)
No. 25: Mike Jacques (WMTV-TV; Madison, Wisconsin)
No. 25: Pete Yanity (WSPA-TV; Spartanburg, South Carolina)
No. 25: Spencer Ripchik (The Dominion Post; Morgantown, West Virginia)
No. 25: Zach Klein (WSB-TV; Atlanta, Georgia)

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The voters leaving the Gamecocks out of the top 25

Bob Asmussen (Champaign News-Gazette; Champaign, Illinois)
Brett McMurphy (On3; Tampa, Florida)
Chris Murray (Nevada Sports Net; Reno, Nevada)
Eric Hansen (The South Bend Tribune; South Bend, Indiana)
Jon Wilner (San Jose Mercury News; San Jose, California)
Kirk Bohls (Houston Chronicle; Austin, Texas)
Tom Murphy (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Little Rock, Arkansas)
Brian Howell (Dailey Camera; Boulder, Colorado)
Scott Hamilton (Post and Courier; Charleston, South Carolina)
David Briggs (Toledo Blade; Toledo, Ohio)
Sam McKewon (Omaha World-Herald; Omaha, Nebraska)
Rece Davis (ESPN; Bristol, Connecticut)
Aaron McMann (MLive; Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Dylan Sinn (The Journal Gazette; Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Dave Preston (WTOP Radio; Washington DC)
Stephen Means (Cleveland.com; Cleveland, Ohio)
David Jablonski (Dayton Daily News; Dayton, Ohio)
Bob Ballou (CBS Austin; Austin, Texas)
Matt Murschel (Orlando Sentinel; Orlando, Florida)
Brian Fonseca (New Jersey Advance Media/Star-Ledger; Newark, New Jersey)
Kirk Kenney (San Diego Union-Tribune; San Diego, California)
Greg Madia (The Daily Progress; Charlottesville, Virginia)
Kate Rogerson (WTVD-TV; Raleigh, North Carolina)
Randy Johnson (Minneapolis Star Tribune; Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Sean Reider (Albuquerque Journal; Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Steven Johnson (Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Arlington, Texas)
Alex Taylor (Wyoming Tribune Eagle; Laramie, Wyoming)
David Paschall (Chattanooga Times Free Press; Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Joe Arruda (The Hartford Courant; Hartford, Connecticut)
Jordan McPherson (Miami Herald; Miami, Florida)
Koki Riley (The Baton Rogue Advocate; Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Shaun Goodwin (Idaho Statesman; Boise, Idaho)
Mike Hlas (The Cedar Rapids Gazette; Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Jerry Humphrey (AL.com; Auburn, Alabama)
Haley Sawyer (Southern California News Group; Los Angeles, California)
Javon Edmonds (Syracuse Post-Standard; Syracuse, New York)
John Johnson (WXII-TV; Winston Salem, North Carolina)
Julian Mininsohn (WKRN-TV; Nashville, Tennessee)
Kevin Carter (CBS Sports; Nashville, Tennessee)
Nicole Auerbach (NBC Sports; Chicago, Illinois)
Pat Welter (WRAL-TV; Raleigh, North Carolina)
Ralph Russo (The Athletic; Brooklyn, New York)

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Complete AP top 25

The entire updated AP top 25 is below (first-place overall votes in parentheses):

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (55)
2. Penn State Nittany Lions (5)
3. LSU Tigers (2)
4. Miami Hurricanes (3)
5. Georgia Bulldogs
6. Oregon Ducks (1)
7. Florida State Seminoles
8. Texas Longhorns
9. Illinois Fighting Illini
10. Texas A&M Aggies
11. Oklahoma Sooners
12. Iowa State Cyclones
13. Ole Miss Rebels
14. Alabama Crimson Tide
15. Tennessee Volunteers
16. Utah Utes
17. Texas Tech Red Raiders
18. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
19. Indiana Hoosiers
20. Vanderbilt Commodores
21. Michigan Wolverines
22. Auburn Tigers
23. Missouri Tigers
24. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
25. Southern Cal Trojans

Also receiving votes: BYU Cougars, South Florida Bulls, South Carolina Gamecocks, Mississippi State Bulldogs, TCU Horned Frogs, Arizona State Sun Devils, Tulane Green Wave, Louisville Cardinals, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Baylor Bears, Clemson Tigers, SMU Mustangs, NC State Wolfpack, UNLV Runnin’ Rebels, Navy Midshipmen

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