Sept. 22, 2013

The University of South Carolina football team remained steady in the two national polls released today. The Gamecocks are ranked 12th in the Associated Press poll and 13th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll for the second-straight week.

The Gamecocks (2-1, 1-1 SEC) are coming off a bye week. They will travel to Orlando this week to face the UCF Knights (3-0, 0-0 AAC). The Knights, who are receiving votes in both polls and are ranked just outside the top-25, also are coming off a bye week. Saturday’s game is set for noon ET at Bright House Networks Stadium (45,323). The game will be televised by ABC with Dave Pasch, Brian Griese and Tom Luginbill handling the call.

Alabama (3-0) remains atop both national polls, followed by Oregon (3-0). Clemson and Ohio State share the 3-4 positions, while Stanford rounds out the top 5 in both polls. The second five is comprised of LSU, Louisville, Florida State, Georgia and Texas A&M. South Carolina is the fifth SEC school ranked in both polls.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (56) 3-0 1496

2 Oregon (4) 3-0 1418

3 Clemson 3-0 1340

4 Ohio State 4-0 1320

5 Stanford 3-0 1270

6 LSU 4-0 1167

7 Louisville 4-0 1088

8 Florida State 3-0 1049

9 Georgia 2-1 1029

10 Texas A&M 3-1 1011

11 Oklahoma State 3-0 849

12 South Carolina 2-1 828

13 UCLA 3-0 798

14 Oklahoma 3-0 689

15 Miami (FL) 3-0 687

16 Washington 3-0 559

17 Northwestern 4-0 477

18 Michigan 4-0 450

19 Baylor 3-0 441

20 Florida 2-1 414

21 Ole Miss 3-0 342

22 Notre Dame 3-1 256

23 Wisconsin 3-1 130

24 Texas Tech 4-0 127

25 Fresno State 3-0 110

USA Today Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (59) 3-0 1547

2 Oregon (3) 3-0 1480

3 Ohio State 4-0 1399

4 Clemson 3-0 1332

5 Stanford 3-0 1312

6 LSU 4-0 1161

7 Louisville 4-0 1140

8 Florida State 3-0 1121

9 Texas A&M 3-1 1044

10 Georgia 2-1 1020

11 Oklahoma State 3-0 909

12 Oklahoma 3-0 863

13 South Carolina 2-1 825

14 UCLA 3-0 731

15 Miami (FL) 3-0 613

16 Northwestern 4-0 560

17 Michigan 4-0 534

18 Baylor 3-0 465

19 Florida 2-1 449

20 Washington 3-0 427

21 Ole Miss 3-0 331

22 Notre Dame 3-1 317

23 Fresno State 3-0 156

24 Wisconsin 3-1 98

25 Texas Tech 4-0 92