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2023 Preseason South Carolina Gamecocks Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
CFBHurts	11
kflinderman	13
owlalwaysloveyew	13
Archaic_1	14
djowen68	14
skuhlke	14
AudiieVerbum	15
BearsAreGreat1	15
BigBoutros	15
cyberchaox	16	I honestly do believe South Carolina is a team on the rise. They finished last year strong, updating Tennessee and Clemson and playing Notre Dame close in the bowl. And if I'm wrong, well, UNC is another team that is so frequently overrated that I want to see them prove something first. If UNC wins, then I get in line with the AP ranking the Heels, and if USC wins, I'm a week ahead of the curve. No lose situation.
DaewooLanosMFerrr	17
DarkLegend64	18
jthomas694	18
magnumweiner	18
Ruhrgebietheld	18
SkiFlashing	18
ya111101	18
Casaiir	19
hendarvich	19
Johnnycockseed	19
Muffinnnnnnn	19
romulusjsp	19
SlaminSammons	19
AlexanderComet	20
AlphaH4wk	20
ChaseTheFalcon	20
dogwoodmaple	20
ewolfy13	20
fourpinz8	20
GilBrandt	20
lillipup03	20
MoneyManeVick	20
wameron	20
Acm0028	21
arrowfan624	21
coletheredditer	21	Remember when Spencer Rattler was going to be the #1 pick in the 2022 draft?
HHcougar	21	SCar can put it together and be great, and they can struggle and be sub-par. They'll do both.
Hugefootballfan44	21
icklebush	21
RiffRamBahZoo	21
52hoova	22
BallSoHerd	22
cornholesurfer	22
IceColdDrPepper_Here	22
ikindalikelemons	22	Beamer Ball, baby. This is, in my opinion, a massively underrated roster. Spencer Rattler can carry this roster, but will he? The schedule doesn't do that many favors. They open in Charlotte with Drake Maye and UNC and play on the road in Athens, Knoxville, and College Station. I'd almost call that a war crime. But if they can go 2-2 or better against those 4, they should have a pretty good chance for a 9-win season.
70stang	23
bretticus33	23	Shane Beamer is turning out to be a great coach for South Carolina. He got South Carolina to 8 wins including a blowout of Tennessee and a road win over Clemson to end the season before narrowly losing to Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl. Spencer Rattler looked improved in 2022 and returns in 2023, but one of the questions will be if he can cut down on the turnovers. The biggest overall question is the turnover, where only 4 starters on each side of the ball return and the trenches need a rebuild.
CharlemagneOfTheUSA	23
D1N2Y	23
falconlover79	23
goblue10	23
MahjongDaily	23
monkeymatt1836	23
Nathanael-Greene	23
peachios	23
ReallyCreative	23
SpadeRyker	23
BamaPride95	24
Ch-i-ef	24
DFWSFO	24
DylanCarlson3	24
EpicSchwinn	24
jrluhn	24
Longvols	24
Mr_Brews	24
PHubbs	24
physedka	24
PromEmperorHarbaugh	24
shadowwingnut	24
Staind075	24
TDenverFan	24
texas2089	24
The_Good_Constable	24
WarEagle9	24
ALStark69	25	NR Next 5: Duke, Texas A&M, UCLA, UTSA, NC State
bannista7	25
CommodoreN7	25
Drexlore	25
jjjoebox	25
malowry0124	25
one98d	25
practicallybert	25
tallg8tor	25
Ticklebump	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
AlphaMemory2	14
Nayko	14
Piptit	14
seantgs	14
sconbon	15
thejawa	15
BertGallagher	16
leadbymight	16
MuhMuhManRay	16
qwer546	16
dterp13	17
FloridaBoy317	17
Actual_Yellow8728	18
bethe2ndmouse	18
bigmac_3	18
charmingcharles2896	18	Beamer Ball is back in SC, and I am a firm believer that this team will pull another big upset this year.
KrispyKangaroo96	18
TheNSAAgent777	18
ard8	19
cmcabrera	19
colton_97	19
ianmcmoney	19
maxwell6233	19
OG_Felwinter	19
Doogitywoogity	20
ItsFreakinHarry2	20
jibberishdhyukl	20	Solid season last year
newSomberMan	20
tcomn	20
titansfan174	20
TommyTwoTaps	20
70277027	21
FourteenClocks	21	We started shouting out "BEAMERBALL" around my house. A nice program with uber-upset potential has been assembled in fast fashion. Appreciate that Shane started shutting mouths in his first season, and with some encouragement I think Rattler can keep improving. Losing their OC was apparently an upgrade, so good for them. I think 9-3 is on the table, though knowing this team, that's gonna come with a silly loss and a colossal upset.
HideNZeke	21
ogpeplowski64	21
SIMBONEGTP	21
SundownSaloon	21	This is a hopeful year for the gamecocks, lying under the radar
twr96	21
UVUboi2	21
59brad	22
Blyvzy	22
bthombeast	22
corona779	22
ETHTrillionaire	22
Fantastic-Calendar-9	22
Jadenflo	22
journey1986	22
Sflabuckeye13	22
URhyno	22
Dawg-Bite	23
Keveroni	23
Maize_n_Boom	23
mcguffinman	23
PNW_Jeff	23
Pyroblockx	23
RadiationRichard	23
SpursUpSoundsGudToMe	23	A tremendous finish to the season where the offense shook loose from a year and half of stagnation. This year there are questions on both lines, but lots of weapons on offense and elite young talent in the secondary.
True_Ad5324	23
Underground_Bread	23
drneilpretenamen	24
entropy888	24
jaybigs	24
JustinMSU21	24
OldCoaly	24
PAWGAllenFieldhouse	24
Somali-Pirate-Lvl100	24
StateOfTheArt-	24
tapswitch	24
TheGred03	24
thehornedlamb	24
throwaway_6786	24	What a rollercoaster of a 2022 season for the Gamecocks. I wasn't sure what to do with them by the end of the regular season last year, and I'm still not so sure what to do with them now. Shane Beamer is still in town, as is Spencer Rattler, Antwane Wells Jr., Nick Emmanwori, and many more, so the consistency should be there. Now it's just a matter of sussing out if this South Carolina team is really as good as they were at the end of 2022, or if they just caught lightning in a bottle.
Tylex123	24
10catsinspace	25
big_thunder_man	25
Dontworryaboutit1	25
judolphin	25
just-regular-I-guess	25
kevinsdomain	25
KyleAg06	25
Loopylime	25
lowcontrol	25	As much as I dislike putting them on the list, I have to be impartial. I think Shane Beamer is starting to build something there. Good for the rivalry though
mathmanhale	25
ReadySetMeow	25
spaceblev11	25	Spencer Rattler will make the fans go crazy even more during the Sandstorm intro.

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