South Carolina Online Voting Contests

Greenville News Athlete of the Week

Greenville · The Greenville News (Gannett / USA TODAY Network)

Free weekly fan poll at greenvilleonline.com recognising the top Upstate South Carolina prep athlete each SCHSL sports season. Run by The Greenville News (Gannett / USA TODAY Network). One vote per hour per device, no account required.

South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week

Statewide South Carolina · High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated)

Free weekly statewide fan poll at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, operated by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated), recognising the top South Carolina prep athlete each SCHSL sports season. No vote cap; automated scripts are banned. Voting closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.

South Carolina High School Baseball Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated)

Annual statewide baseball-specific fan-vote poll operated by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, crowning South Carolina's top prep baseball player. Free, no hourly vote cap; automated scripts are banned. Also tracked by the Independent Mail covering the Upstate.

South Carolina High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · High School on SI / SBLive (Sports Illustrated)

Annual statewide boys-basketball fan-vote poll run by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, crowning South Carolina's top prep boys basketball player each winter season. Free, no hourly vote cap; automated scripts are prohibited. Closes post-SCHSL state tournament.

South Carolina High School Football Defensive Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · SBLive Sports / High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Annual, defense-only fan-vote trophy from SBLive Sports / High School on SI at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, separate from South Carolina's combined award, its offensive counterpart, and the weekly Player of the Week poll. Free to vote, no account required; confirm the live page each cycle for the nominee field and dates.

South Carolina High School Football Offensive Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · SBLive Sports / High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Annual, offense-only fan-vote trophy from SBLive Sports / High School on SI at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, separate from the state's combined Player of the Year and weekly Player of the Week polls. The organizer confirms this offense/defense split format in other Southeastern states. Free to vote, no account required; confirm the live page for this cycle's nominee field and close date.

South Carolina High School Football Player of the Week

The High School on SI / SBLive statewide fan vote for the best South Carolina prep football performance of the week. Editors draw from all SCHSL classifications and SCISA private schools — up to 15 nominees per ballot — and the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Vote totals are never published; only the winner is named the following week.

South Carolina High School Football Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · SBLive Sports / High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Annual fan-vote award for South Carolina prep football, run by SBLive Sports / High School on SI at si.com/high-school/south-carolina. The season's weekly Player of the Week honorees feed the pool this vote draws from. Free to vote, no account required; confirm the live page for this cycle's exact nominee list and close date.

South Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · High School on SI / SBLive (Sports Illustrated)

Annual statewide girls-basketball fan-vote poll run by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, selecting South Carolina's top prep girls basketball player after each SCHSL winter season. Free, no hourly cap; automated scripts are prohibited. Voting closes late March.

South Carolina High School Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated)

Annual statewide fan-vote poll at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, operated by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated), crowning South Carolina's top prep football player. Two editions each cycle: Preseason POY (summer) and End-of-Season POY (post-championship, January). Free to vote; no hourly cap; automated scripts banned.

South Carolina High School Softball Player of the Week

High School on SI's weekly fan vote for South Carolina prep softball. Editors nominate roughly 10 standout performers; anyone can vote unlimited times with no account. The ballot closes Sunday 11:59 p.m. Pacific — and the organizer publishes the winner's name only, never the raw totals.

South Carolina High School Softball Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated)

Annual statewide girls softball fan-vote award operated by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina. Free, unlimited human votes; automated scripts are banned. Covers all SCHSL classifications during the spring softball season, closing at the deadline stated on the active poll article.

South Carolina High School Volleyball Player of the Year

Statewide South Carolina · High School on SI / SBLive (Sports Illustrated)

Annual fan-vote poll run each fall by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina/volleyball, naming South Carolina's top prep volleyball player after the SCHSL season wraps. Free to enter, no account required. Confirm the exact voting window on the live poll page each cycle; High School on SI adjusts dates by year.

South Carolina Mr. Football Reader Poll

Twenty percent of South Carolina's Mr. Football score comes from a public vote, not the committee. Five finalists go up October 31. The reader poll shuts around November 24, and the winner is revealed December 13 at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl.

WLTX Columbia Player of the Week

Columbia · WLTX News19 (Tegna, CBS affiliate, Columbia/Midlands SC)

Weekly public fan vote from WLTX News19 (Tegna, CBS affiliate, Columbia/Midlands SC) naming a Columbia-area high school Player of the Week during football season. Free to vote, no account required, ballot and outcome decided entirely by WLTX's newsroom and current voting page.

Best of Charleston

Charleston City Paper's annual Best of Charleston readers-choice awards run voting at vote.charlestoncitypaper.com, separate from the paper's main site, with the current cycle anchored at charlestoncitypaper.com/best-of-charleston-2026. Neither a category list nor a vote cap has surfaced anywhere online; verify specifics on the live ballot page.

Best of Columbia

Columbia Metropolitan Magazine's annual Best of Columbia readers-choice awards run through a single confirmed ballot page, columbiametro.com/best-of-columbia-ballot/, active for the 2025 cycle. No public category list, vote cap, or close date has surfaced beyond that page; confirm specifics on the live site each cycle.

Best of Columbia

Free Times' annual Best of Columbia readers-choice awards run in two rounds, an open nomination stage followed by a final vote, across four confirmed categories, Food, Nightlife, Arts, and Services, at postandcourier.com/free-times/best_of_columbia/, with results published through the Post and Courier's Columbia coverage.

Best of the Beach

The Sun News and MyrtleBeachOnline.com's annual nominate-then-vote readers' poll for the Myrtle Beach area, backed by a six-figure marketing push and closing its 2026 ballot around June 19.

Best of the Upstate Community's Choice Awards

Greenville News / Greenville Online's annual readers' awards for the Upstate, run on the Gannett YourChoiceAwards platform across 180+ categories, with 540+ businesses recognized each year and an Awards Dinner closing the cycle.

Charleston Magazine's Best Of

Charleston Magazine runs its own annual Best Of program at charlestonmag.com, built on a mix of editorial selection and reader nominations rather than one open public ballot. No published category list, vote cap, or close date surfaced for this guide; confirm specifics on the live site each cycle.

Charleston's Choice

Charleston · Post and Courier (Lee Enterprises)

Charleston's Choice runs nominations in spring, then narrows to a finalist ballot for public voting. Miss Phase 1 and a business never reaches the vote at all, that trips up more entrants than the vote count ever does.

Lowcountry's Best

Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette's annual readers-choice ballot across 198 categories, the 2025 cycle pulled 233,000+ votes from 1,400+ competing Beaufort County and Lowcountry businesses.