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