South Carolina
Polls ranked403of 905
Seasons ranked26of 50
Best rankingNo. 186 times
Polls at No. 186
Longest streak268polls, active
Season by season · 26 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | No. 2→No. 2 | 20/20 | Runner-up | ||
| 2024-2025 | No. 1→No. 2 | 3 | 21/21 | Runner-up | |
| 2023-2024 | No. 6→No. 1 | 20 | 21/21 | Champion | |
| 2022-2023 | No. 1→No. 1 | 19 | 19/19 | Final Four | |
| 2021-2022 | No. 1→No. 1 | 19 | 19/19 | Champion | |
| 2020-2021 | No. 1→No. 6 | 3 | 17/17 | Final Four | |
| 2019-2020 | No. 8→No. 1 | 10 | 20/20 | ||
| 2018-2019 | No. 10→No. 15 | 20/20 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2017-2018 | No. 4→No. 7 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2016-2017 | No. 4→No. 3 | 19/19 | Champion | ||
| 2015-2016 | No. 2→No. 3 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2014-2015 | No. 2→No. 3 | 12 | 19/19 | Final Four | |
| 2013-2014 | No. 22→No. 8 | 20/20 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2012-2013 | unranked→No. 17 | 15/20 | |||
| 2011-2012 | unranked→No. 25 | 5/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2002-2003 | unranked→No. 16 | 16/19 | |||
| 2001-2002 | unranked→No. 13 | 16/18 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1990-1991 | No. 22→unranked | 3/17 | |||
| 1989-1990 | No. 19→No. 19 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1988-1989 | unranked→No. 17 | 15/17 | |||
| 1983-1984 | No. 20→unranked | 1/17 | |||
| 1982-1983 | No. 13→unranked | 8/17 | |||
| 1981-1982 | No. 4→No. 15 | 18/18 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1980-1981 | No. 5→unranked | 15/18 | |||
| 1979-1980 | No. 16→No. 4 | 17/17 | |||
| 1978-1979 | unranked→No. 15 | 4/17 |
Records held · 6 leaderboards
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 1 | 86 times First: November 24, 2014 Most recent: November 18, 2024 | All 14 |
| # Polls Ranked | 403 | First: February 27, 1979 (18) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (2) | All 403 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 86 | First: November 24, 2014 (1) Most recent: November 18, 2024 (1) | All 86 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 204 | First: February 12, 1980 (5) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (2) | All 204 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 259 | First: January 8, 1980 (10) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (2) | All 259 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 318 | First: March 6, 1979 (15) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (2) | All 318 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 380 | First: February 27, 1979 (18) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (2) | All 380 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 268 | December 10, 2012 - (Active) | All 11 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 38 | October 19, 2021 - March 13, 2023 | All 5 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 42 | October 30, 2014 - November 28, 2016 | All 13 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 137 | October 30, 2019 - (Active) | All 9 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 138 | March 18, 2019 - (Active) | All 17 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 147 | January 14, 2019 - (Active) | All 9 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 26 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 26 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 7 | First: 2014-2015 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 7 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 15 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 15 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 17 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 17 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 23 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 23 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 24 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 24 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 20 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 4 | First: 2020-2021 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 4 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 11 | First: 1980-1981 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 11 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 14 | First: 1980-1981 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 14 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 15 | First: 1980-1981 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 15 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 18 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 18 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 22 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 22 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 4 | First: 2019-2020 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 4 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 10 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 10 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 13 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 13 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 17 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 17 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 21 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 21 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 15 | 2011-2012 - (Active) | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 6 | 2019-2020 - 2024-2025 | All 2 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 7 | 2019-2020 - (Active) | All 3 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 13 | 2013-2014 - (Active) | All 3 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 14 | 2012-2013 - (Active) | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 14 | 2012-2013 - (Active) | All 4 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 17 | Unranked (March 26, 1981) → No. 4 (November 18, 1981) | All 30 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 6 | 2 times First: No. 23 (December 17, 2001) → No. 17 (December 24, 2001) Most recent: No. 21 (January 7, 2019) → No. 15 (January 14, 2019) | All 26 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 14 | No. 22 (November 1, 2013) → No. 8 (March 17, 2014) | All 11 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 13 | No. 13 (March 11, 2002) → Unranked (November 4, 2002) | All 34 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 7 | No. 14 (March 3, 1981) → Unranked (March 8, 1981) | All 28 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 16 | No. 5 (November 25, 1980) → Unranked (March 26, 1981) | All 11 |