Dec. 1, 2013
The University of South Carolina football team moved up two spots in the two major polls released Sunday afternoon.
The Gamecocks (10-2, 6-2 SEC) are the No. 8 team in the country, according to the Associated Press, and tied with Baylor as the No. 7 team in the land in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. The Gamecocks are coming off a 31-17 win over Clemson (10-2). It was Carolina’s fifth-straight win over its in-state rival and was the Gamecocks second win over a top-10 team this season.
The Gamecocks also climbed two spots to No. 8 in the BCS Standings released Sunday night.
The Gamecocks have been ranked for a school record 62 consecutive weeks in the A.P. Top-25, tying for the fifth longest streak in the nation with Stanford, behind only Alabama, LSU, Oregon and Oklahoma.
The top six teams are the same in both polls. Florida State (12-0) and Ohio State (12-0) sit atop the polls, ahead of three SEC one-loss teams, Auburn, Alabama and Missouri. Auburn and Missouri will play Saturday for the SEC Championship. Oklahoma State is ranked sixth in both polls.
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Florida State (58) 12-0 1498
2 Ohio State 12-0 1418
3 Auburn (2) 11-1 1387
4 Alabama 11-1 1294
5 Missouri 11-1 1281
6 Oklahoma State 10-1 1197
7 Stanford 10-2 1067
8 South Carolina 10-2 1066
9 Baylor 10-1 1020
10 Michigan State 11-1 1002
11 Arizona State 10-2 843
12 Oregon 10-2 815
13 Clemson 10-2 813
14 LSU 9-3 690
15 UCF 10-1 621
16 Northern Illinois 12-0 596
17 UCLA 9-3 510
18 Oklahoma 9-2 503
19 Louisville 10-1 482
20 Duke 10-2 348
21 Wisconsin 9-3 299
22 Texas A&M 8-4 186
23 Texas 8-3 156
24 Fresno State 10-1 124
25 Georgia 8-4 111
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Florida State (58) 12-0 1546
2 Ohio State (4) 12-0 1462
3 Auburn 11-1 1437
4 Alabama 11-1 1333
5 Missouri 11-1 1315
6 Oklahoma State 10-1 1248
7 South Carolina 10-2 1100
7 Baylor 10-1 1100
9 Michigan State 11-1 1037
10 Stanford 10-2 1034
11 Clemson 10-2 853
12 Oregon 10-2 843
13 Arizona State 10-2 765
14 LSU 9-3 720
15 Oklahoma 9-2 660
16 Louisville 10-1 625
17 UCF 10-1 572
18 Northern Illinois 12-0 547
19 UCLA 9-3 473
20 Duke 10-2 402
21 Wisconsin 9-3 266
22 Fresno State 10-1 215
23 Cincinnati 9-2 167
24 Texas 8-3 149
25 Texas A&M 8-4 121
