Oct. 20, 2013

Following a last-second 23-21 loss at Tennessee, the South Carolina Gamecocks tumbled to No. 20 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls, announced today.

The Gamecocks are ranked 21st in the first BCS poll. They are 20th in this week’s Harris poll.

The Gamecocks (5-2, 3-2 SEC) will look to rebound next week when they travel to Columbia, Mo. to face the SEC Eastern Division-leading Missouri Tigers (7-0, 3-0 SEC). The No. 5/7 Tigers are coming off an impressive 36-17 win over Florida.

Saturday’s game, set for Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium (71,004) is set for 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local). The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

The top four spots are the same in both polls. Alabama (7-0) and Oregon (7-0) continue to hold the 1-2 spots, while Florida State (6-0) moved up to third after a dominating win over previously undefeated Clemson. Ohio State (7-0) checks in as the fourth-highest ranked team in both polls.

The Gamecocks have been ranked in the A.P. top 25 for a school-record 56-consecutive polls, tying for the fifth-longest streak in the country.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (55) 7-0 1495

2 Oregon (3) 7-0 1427

3 Florida State (2) 6-0 1395

4 Ohio State 7-0 1309

5 Missouri 7-0 1197

6 Baylor 6-0 1189

7 Miami (FL) 6-0 1130

8 Stanford 6-1 1118

9 Clemson 6-1 927

10 Texas Tech 7-0 904

11 Auburn 6-1 867

12 UCLA 5-1 832

13 LSU 6-2 739

14 Texas A&M 5-2 683

15 Fresno State 6-0 550

16 Virginia Tech 6-1 509

17 Oklahoma 6-1 501

18 Louisville 6-1 428

19 Oklahoma State 5-1 382

20 South Carolina 5-2 381

21 UCF 5-1 345

22 Wisconsin 5-2 258

23 Northern Illinois 7-0 220

24 Michigan 6-1 169

25 Nebraska 5-1 117

USA Today Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (57) 7-0 1544

2 Oregon (4) 7-0 1482

3 Florida State (1) 6-0 1410

4 Ohio State 7-0 1382

5 Baylor 6-0 1255

6 Miami (FL) 6-0 1186

7 Missouri 7-0 1184

8 Stanford 6-1 1117

9 Texas Tech 7-0 981

10 Clemson 6-1 913

11 UCLA 5-1 710

12 Oklahoma 6-1 695

13 Oklahoma State 5-1 688

13 LSU 6-2 688

15 Texas A&M 5-2 622

16 Louisville 6-1 571

17 Auburn 6-1 537

18 Fresno State 6-0 532

19 Virginia Tech 6-1 499

20 South Carolina 5-2 468

21 Nebraska 5-1 385

22 Northern Illinois 7-0 298

23 Michigan 6-1 268

24 Wisconsin 5-2 195

25 UCF 5-1 151