Gamecocks No. 9 in Sporting News/Valvoline Fan Poll

The South Carolina Gamecocks are ranked No. 9 in the Sporting News/Valvoline Fan Poll heading into the first week of the college football season.

This preseason, more than 15,000 fans have voted for their top 25 in the Sporting News Fan Poll backed by the Valvoline Engine Guarantee. The poll – sponsored by the Valvoline Engine Guarantee – allows fans to go head to head with the established polls and vote on their college football top 25. 

Fans can cast their votes all season long at sportingnews.com/fanpoll.

See below for the latest preseason standings in the fan poll. 

Sporting News/Valvoline Fan Poll as of Sept. 1

1 Alabama
2 Oklahoma
3 LSU
4 Oregon
5 Florida State
6 Nebraska
7 Boise State
8 Stanford
9 South Carolina
10 Wisconsin
11 Florida
12 TCU
13 Auburn
14 Texas
15 Arkansas
16 Virginia Tech
17 Ohio State
18 Texas A&M
19 Miami (FL)
20 Oklahoma State
21 Georgia
22 Notre Dame
23 Michigan State
24 Penn State
25 USC

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