Dec. 4, 2011
The University of South Carolina football squad climbed four notches in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY/Coaches polls announced this afternoon. The Gamecocks moved from 14th to 10th in the A.P. poll and from 13th to ninth in the Coaches’ poll.
It marks the first time the Gamecocks have been ranked among the nation’s top 10 teams at the end of the regular season since the 1987 squad was 8-3 and ranked ninth by the AP. That squad lost its Gator Bowl game to LSU and finished the season ranked 15th in the country.
The Gamecocks (10-2, 6-2 SEC) tied the school record with 10 wins while defeating every team in the SEC Eastern Division for the first time in school history.
Carolina awaits word later today announcing which bowl game it will participate in. That announcement will be made at an 8:30 p.m. ET press conference Sunday night. The press conference featuring head coach Steve Spurrier and selected players can be seen live at www.gamecocksonline.com, the official website of Gamecock Athletics.
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 LSU (60) 13-0 1500
2 Alabama 11-1 1418
3 Oklahoma State 11-1 1400
4 Stanford 11-1 1283
5 USC 10-2 1179
6 Oregon 11-2 1170
7 Arkansas 10-2 1148
8 Boise State 11-1 1107
9 Wisconsin 11-2 1038
10 South Carolina 10-2 946
11 Kansas State 10-2 829
12 Michigan State 10-3 733
13 Michigan 10-2 707
14 Clemson 10-3 663
15 Baylor 9-3 656
16 TCU 10-2 632
17 Virginia Tech 11-2 591
18 Georgia 10-3 566
19 Oklahoma 9-3 386
20 Houston 12-1 370
21 Nebraska 9-3 363
22 Southern Miss 11-2 336
23 West Virginia 9-3 199
24 Penn State 9-3 129
25 Florida State 8-4 49
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 LSU (59) 13-0 1475
2 Alabama 11-1 1399
3 Oklahoma State 11-1 1367
4 Stanford 11-1 1286
5 Oregon 11-2 1232
6 Boise State 11-1 1128
7 Arkansas 10-2 1112
8 Wisconsin 11-2 1085
9 South Carolina 10-2 971
10 Kansas State 10-2 878
11 Virginia Tech 11-2 835
12 Michigan 10-2 789
13 Michigan State 10-3 735
14 Clemson 10-3 657
15 TCU 10-2 631
16 Baylor 9-3 599
17 Houston 12-1 542
18 Georgia 10-3 538
19 Oklahoma 9-3 437
20 Nebraska 9-3 402
21 Southern Miss 11-2 366
22 West Virginia 9-3 278
23 Penn State 9-3 189
24 Cincinnati 9-3 94
25 Florida State 8-4 68
