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
