Sept. 21, 2014
The University of South Carolina football team moved up one spot in both national polls released today. The Gamecocks (3-1, 2-1 SEC) check in at number 13 in the Associated Press poll and are ranked 15th in the Amway Coaches’ poll.
The Gamecocks are coming off a 48-34 SEC road win at Vanderbilt. They will host Missouri (3-1, 0-0 SEC) on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. ET. ESPN will televise the contest nationally. ESPN’s GameDay show will originate from the Horseshoe on the Columbia campus on Saturday morning as well.
Florida State continues to lead both polls, with Oregon (2/4), Alabama (3/2) and Oklahoma (4/3) ahead of fifth-ranked Auburn. Eight SEC teams are ranked by the A.P., with Alabama (3), Auburn (5), Texas A&M (6), Ole Miss (10), Georgia (12), South Carolina (13), Mississippi State (14) and LSU (17) all considered Top-25 teams.
AP Top 25
Record Pts
1. Florida St. (34) 3-0 1,439
2. Oregon (12) 4-0 1,400
3. Alabama (6) 4-0 1,377
4. Oklahoma (4) 4-0 1,343
5. Auburn 3-0 1,268
6. Texas A&M (4) 4-0 1,232
7. Baylor 3-0 1,143
8. Notre Dame 3-0 967
9. Michigan State 2-1 905
10. Mississippi 3-0 889
11. UCLA 3-0 806
12. Georgia 2-1 789
13. South Carolina 3-1 764
14. Mississippi State 4-0 706
15. Arizona State 3-0 702
16. Stanford 2-1 564
17. LSU 3-1 541
18. Southern California 2-1 459
19. Wisconsin 2-1 451
20. BYU 4-0 376
21. Nebraska 4-0 296
22. Ohio St. 2-1 196
23. East Carolina 3-1 180
24. Oklahoma State 2-1 132
25. Kansas State 2-1 131
Amway Coaches’ Poll
Rank School (record) Points
1. Florida State (3-0) 1494
2. Alabama (4-0) 1466
3. Oklahoma (4-0) 1425
4. Oregon (4-0) 1403
5. Auburn (3-0) 1316
6. Baylor (3-0) 1213
7. Texas A&M (4-0) 1197
8. Notre Dame (3-0) 1022
9. Michigan State (2-1) 920
10. UCLA (3-0) 899
11. Mississippi (3-0) 875
12. Arizona State (3-0) 792
13. Georgia (2-1) 768
14. Stanford (2-1) 657
15. South Carolina (3-1) 630
16. Mississippi State (4-0) 523
17. Wisconsin (2-1) 518
18. LSU (3-1) 514
19. Nebraska (4-0) 433
20. Ohio State (2-1) 407
21. Brigham Young (4-0) 381
22. Southern California (2-1) 309
23. Duke (4-0) 155
24. East Carolina (3-1) 153
25. Kansas State (2-1) 128