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