Oct. 9, 2011

The University of South Carolina football team rose three notches in the Associated Press poll to number 15 in the country, and one spot in the USA Today/Coaches poll to number 13, it was announced today.

The Gamecocks (5-1, 3-1 SEC) are coming off a convincing 54-3 rout of the Kentucky Wildcats. Up next for Carolina is a trip to Starkville to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-3, 0-3 SEC) in a 12:21 pm ET start on Saturday, Oct. 15.

The Gamecocks will return to the practice fields Monday night at 7 pm.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 LSU (40) 6-0 1450

2 Alabama (10) 6-0 1405

3 Oklahoma (8) 5-0 1382

4 Wisconsin 5-0 1243

5 Boise State (1) 5-0 1222

6 Oklahoma State 5-0 1176

7 Stanford 5-0 1164

8 Clemson 6-0 1080

9 Oregon 4-1 1000

10 Arkansas 5-1 921

11 Michigan 6-0 868

12 Georgia Tech 6-0 741

13 West Virginia 5-1 659

14 Nebraska 5-1 642

15 South Carolina 5-1 608

16 Illinois 6-0 594

17 Kansas State 5-0 580

18 Arizona State 5-1 414

19 Virginia Tech 5-1 410

20 Baylor 4-1 308

21 Texas A&M 3-2 251

22 Texas 4-1 216

23 Michigan State 4-1 181

24 Auburn 4-2 156

25 Houston 6-0 142

USA Today Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Oklahoma (32) 5-0 1434

2 LSU (15) 6-0 1409

3 Alabama (11) 6-0 1399

4 Wisconsin (1) 5-0 1244

5 Stanford 5-0 1232

6 Boise State 5-0 1170

7 Oklahoma State 5-0 1168

8 Clemson 6-0 1046

9 Oregon 4-1 995

10 Michigan 6-0 891

11 Arkansas 5-1 871

12 Georgia Tech 6-0 805

13 South Carolina 5-1 678

14 Nebraska 5-1 671

15 Illinois 6-0 634

16 West Virginia 5-1 528

17 Virginia Tech 5-1 523

18 Kansas State 5-0 462

19 Michigan State 4-1 431

20 Arizona State 5-1 343

21 Texas 4-1 243

22 Houston 6-0 200

23 Texas A&M 3-2 198

24 Baylor 4-1 185

25 Penn State 5-1 77