Oct. 27, 2013

The University of South Carolina football team moved up several spots in the weekly national rankings announced today. The Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2 SEC) are 14th in this week’s Associated Press poll and 16th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.

The Gamecocks climbed seven notches in the BCS Standings to No. 14.

The Gamecocks were ranked 20th in both polls before pulling out a dramatic 27-24 double-overtime win at No. 5/7 Missouri on Saturday night. The Gamecocks rallied from a 17-0 fourth quarter deficit to record the win and keep their SEC Eastern Division title hopes alive. Missouri (7-1, 3-1 SEC) dropped to 10th in both polls following the loss, but remain atop the SEC Eastern Division.

The top five teams are the same in both national polls, with Alabama (8-0) ranked No. 1, ahead of Oregon (8-0), Florida State (7-0), Ohio State (8-0) and Baylor (7-0).

The Gamecocks have been ranked for a school-record 57 consecutive polls, which ties Stanford for the fifth-longest current streak in the country, behind only Alabama, LSU, Oregon and Oklahoma.

The Gamecocks return to action on Saturday, November 2, when they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-3, 1-2 SEC) in a 12:21 p.m. ET kick at Williams-Brice Stadium. SEC TV will have the telecast with Dave Neal and Andre Ware in the booth and Cara Capuano on the sidelines for the annual Homecoming game.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (55) 8-0 1495

2 Oregon (3) 8-0 1432

3 Florida State (2) 7-0 1390

4 Ohio State 8-0 1317

5 Baylor 7-0 1223

6 Stanford 7-1 1189

7 Miami (FL) 7-0 1149

8 Auburn 7-1 1022

9 Clemson 7-1 1007

10 Missouri 7-1 873

11 LSU 7-2 818

12 Texas A&M 6-2 811

13 Oklahoma 7-1 791

14 South Carolina 6-2 701

15 Texas Tech 7-1 579

16 Fresno State 7-0 510

17 UCLA 5-2 489

18 Oklahoma State 6-1 483

19 UCF 6-1 464

20 Louisville 7-1 417

21 Northern Illinois 8-0 290

22 Wisconsin 5-2 262

23 Michigan 6-1 199

24 Michigan State 7-1 166

25 Arizona State 5-2 133

USA Today Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (56) 8-0 1542

2 Oregon (6) 8-0 1483

3 Florida State 7-0 1419

4 Ohio State 8-0 1375

5 Baylor 7-0 1293

6 Miami (FL) 7-0 1190

7 Stanford 7-1 1182

8 Clemson 7-1 1064

9 Oklahoma 7-1 933

10 Missouri 7-1 834

11 Auburn 7-1 804

12 Oklahoma State 6-1 803

13 LSU 7-2 802

14 Texas A&M 6-2 758

15 Texas Tech 7-1 673

16 South Carolina 6-2 627

17 Louisville 7-1 579

18 Fresno State 7-0 542

19 UCLA 5-2 432

20 Northern Illinois 8-0 373

21 Michigan 6-1 309

22 UCF 6-1 300

23 Wisconsin 5-2 253

24 Michigan State 7-1 237

25 Notre Dame 6-2 83