Sept. 29, 2013

The South Carolina Gamecocks moved up one spot in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll and down one spot in the Associated Press poll following the games of Saturday, Sept. 28, it was announced today.

The Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 SEC) are ranked 13th in this week’s Associated Press poll, after being ranked 12th a week ago. They moved ahead of Oklahoma State (3-1), but were leapfrogged by both Oklahoma (4-0) and UCLA (3-0). In the Coaches’ poll, Carolina moved up to 12th after sitting at No. 13 a week ago, passing Oklahoma State in that poll.

The Gamecocks are coming off a 28-25 win at previously undefeated UCF. After trailing at the half, 10-0, South Carolina scored 28 straight points to take a commanding 28-10 lead in the fourth quarter.

Alabama (4-0) continues to lead both polls, followed by Oregon (4-0). Clemson (4-0) and Ohio State (5-0) split the 3-4 rankings, with Stanford (4-0) fifth in both polls, just ahead of Georgia (3-1).

Carolina returns home this weekend when they host the Kentucky Wildcats (1-3, 0-1 SEC) in an SEC Eastern Division matchup. The Wildcats are coming off a 24-7 home loss to Florida. The Gamecocks lead the overall series with Kentucky by a 16-7 margin, including a 7-3-1 record at Williams-Brice Stadium. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, with FSN handling the broadcast. Bob Rathbun and Tim Couch will be in the booth, with Elizabeth Moreau working the sidelines.

The Gamecocks have been ranked for a school-record 53-consecutive weeks, tying Stanford for the fifth-longest current streak, behind only Alabama, LSU, Oregon and Oklahoma.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (55) 4-0 1495

2 Oregon (5) 4-0 1422

3 Clemson 4-0 1354

4 Ohio State 5-0 1305

5 Stanford 4-0 1280

6 Georgia 3-1 1171

7 Louisville 4-0 1091

8 Florida State 4-0 1069

9 Texas A&M 4-1 1012

10 LSU 4-1 979

11 Oklahoma 4-0 838

12 UCLA 3-0 834

13 South Carolina 3-1 812

14 Miami (FL) 4-0 753

15 Washington 4-0 665

16 Northwestern 4-0 550

17 Baylor 3-0 536

18 Florida 3-1 481

19 Michigan 4-0 471

20 Texas Tech 4-0 264

21 Oklahoma State 3-1 230

22 Arizona State 3-1 192

23 Fresno State 4-0 187

24 Ole Miss 3-1 132

25 Maryland 4-0 119

USA Today Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (59) 4-0 1546

2 Oregon (2) 4-0 1479

3 Ohio State 5-0 1397

4 Clemson (1) 4-0 1352

5 Stanford 4-0 1325

6 Georgia 3-1 1148

7 Louisville 4-0 1147

8 Florida State 4-0 1129

9 Texas A&M 4-1 1072

10 Oklahoma 4-0 964

11 LSU 4-1 931

12 South Carolina 3-1 860

13 UCLA 3-0 812

14 Miami (FL) 4-0 727

15 Northwestern 4-0 620

16 Baylor 3-0 573

17 Michigan 4-0 546

18 Washington 4-0 545

19 Florida 3-1 515

20 Oklahoma State 3-1 330

21 Fresno State 4-0 270

22 Texas Tech 4-0 231

23 Northern Illinois 4-0 131

24 Arizona State 3-1 118

25 Nebraska 3-1 71