Oct. 6, 2013
The University of South Carolina football squad slipped one spot in the Associated Press poll but remained steady in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll announced today.
The Gamecocks (4-1, 2-1 SEC) are ranked 14th in this week’s A.P. poll, down one spot from No. 13 a week ago. They were leapfrogged by Miami (Fla.) (5-0). The Gamecocks remained No. 12 in the coaches’ poll after holding off Kentucky by a 35-28 score Saturday night. It was the Gamecocks’ 14th-straight home win, one shy of the school record.
Defending national champion Alabama (5-0) continues to lead both polls, followed by Oregon (5-0).
The Gamecocks will be tested on the road each of the next three weeks, beginning with a 12:21 p.m. ET kick on Saturday, October 12, at Arkansas (3-3, 0-2 SEC). Carolina will also travel to Tennessee (Oct. 19) and Missouri (Oct. 26) before returning home to face Mississippi State on November 2.
The Gamecocks have been ranked by the Associated Press for a school record 54 consecutive polls, tying for the fifth-longest current streak in the country.
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (55) 5-0 1495
2 Oregon (5) 5-0 1424
3 Clemson 5-0 1359
4 Ohio State 6-0 1305
5 Stanford 5-0 1278
6 Florida State 5-0 1158
7 Georgia 4-1 1138
8 Louisville 5-0 1051
9 Texas A&M 4-1 1003
10 LSU 5-1 993
11 UCLA 4-0 844
12 Oklahoma 5-0 819
13 Miami (FL) 5-0 780
14 South Carolina 4-1 764
15 Baylor 4-0 681
16 Washington 4-1 556
17 Florida 4-1 536
18 Michigan 5-0 514
19 Northwestern 4-1 418
20 Texas Tech 5-0 358
21 Fresno State 5-0 258
22 Oklahoma State 4-1 204
23 Northern Illinois 5-0 138
24 Virginia Tech 5-1 115
25 Missouri 5-0 105
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (57) 5-0 1544
2 Oregon (4) 5-0 1486
3 Ohio State 6-0 1379
4 Clemson (1) 5-0 1356
5 Stanford 5-0 1327
6 Florida State 5-0 1188
7 Georgia 4-1 1130
8 Louisville 5-0 1105
9 Texas A&M 4-1 1067
10 Oklahoma 5-0 964
11 LSU 5-1 953
12 South Carolina 4-1 833
13 UCLA 4-0 807
14 Miami (FL) 5-0 747
15 Baylor 4-0 698
16 Michigan 5-0 591
17 Florida 4-1 574
18 Northwestern 4-1 393
19 Washington 4-1 366
20 Oklahoma State 4-1 350
21 Texas Tech 5-0 336
22 Fresno State 5-0 325
23 Northern Illinois 5-0 169
24 Nebraska 4-1 125
25 Virginia Tech 5-1 97
