Nov. 3, 2013
The University of South Carolina football squad climbed one notch in both major polls released on Sunday afternoon.
The Gamecocks (7-2, 5-2 SEC) are ranked 13th in this week’s Associated Press poll and check in at No. 15 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. Last week the Gamecocks were No. 14 and No. 16 in the respective polls.
The Gamecocks are 12th in the latest BCS Standings, released Sunday evening.
The writers and coaches agree on the top six teams. Defending national champion Alabama (8-0) continues to lead both polls, just ahead of Oregon (8-0) and Florida State (8-0). Ohio State (9-0) and Baylor (7-0) round out the top five with Stanford (7-1) ranking sixth in both major polls. SEC Eastern Division-leading Missouri (8-1) checks in at No. 9 in both polls.
The Gamecocks have been ranked for 58 consecutive A.P. polls, tying Stanford for the fifth-longest streak in the country behind only Alabama, LSU, Oregon and Oklahoma.
The Gamecocks are coming off a solid 34-16 win over SEC Western Division foe Mississippi State. The win was the 15th in a row for the squad at Williams-Brice Stadium, tying the school record for the longest consecutive home winning streak, set from 1978-80. Carolina will enjoy a bye week this week before it wraps up its SEC regular season on Saturday, November 16, when it hosts the Florida Gators (4-4, 3-3 SEC).
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (52) 8-0 1491
2 Oregon (2) 8-0 1418
3 Florida State (6) 8-0 1409
4 Ohio State 9-0 1315
5 Baylor 7-0 1234
6 Stanford 7-1 1214
7 Auburn 8-1 1082
8 Clemson 8-1 1059
9 Missouri 8-1 956
10 LSU 7-2 863
11 Texas A&M 7-2 861
12 Oklahoma 7-1 816
13 South Carolina 7-2 769
14 Miami (FL) 7-1 737
15 Oklahoma State 7-1 662
16 UCLA 6-2 515
17 Fresno State 8-0 493
18 Michigan State 8-1 478
19 UCF 6-1 472
20 Louisville 7-1 385
21 Wisconsin 6-2 342
22 Northern Illinois 9-0 322
23 Arizona State 6-2 197
24 Notre Dame 7-2 164
25 Texas Tech 7-2 102
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (54) 8-0 1540
2 Oregon (5) 8-0 1475
3 Florida State (3) 8-0 1436
4 Ohio State 9-0 1369
5 Baylor 7-0 1299
6 Stanford 7-1 1222
7 Clemson 8-1 1121
8 Oklahoma 7-1 971
9 Missouri 8-1 961
10 Auburn 8-1 959
11 Oklahoma State 7-1 864
12 LSU 7-2 835
13 Texas A&M 7-2 800
14 Miami (FL) 7-1 747
15 South Carolina 7-2 722
16 Louisville 7-1 569
17 Fresno State 8-0 567
18 UCLA 6-2 494
19 Michigan State 8-1 446
20 Northern Illinois 9-0 409
21 UCF 6-1 340
22 Wisconsin 6-2 333
23 Texas Tech 7-2 217
24 Arizona State 6-2 130
25 Notre Dame 7-2 108
