Nov. 4, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. –
After a 3-0 shutout win over Mississippi State on Senior Night last Thursday, South Carolina jumped up three spots to No. 17 in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Women’s Rankings. The Gamecocks stayed at No. 11 in this week’s Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) report released on Monday.

In the other media polls, the Gamecocks also moved up three spots to No. 21 in TopDrawerSoccer.com and jumped one to No. 24 in Soccer America.

South Carolina opens play in the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Ala., on Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Gamecocks are set to play fourth-seeded Missouri in the last quarterfinal of the day tomorrow at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.

NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Women’s Division I – Nov. 4
1. UCLA 17-0-2
2. Florida State 16-1-1
3. Stanford 16-1-2
4. Virginia 17-1-0
5. North Carolina 12-2-2
6. Penn State 17-2-0
7. Texas A&M 15-2-2
8. Florida 14-4-0
9. West Virginia 14-2-2
10. Notre Dame 12-4-2
11. Wisconsin 15-2-2
12. Pepperdine 14-2-3
13. DePaul 15-0-3
14. Virginia Tech 14-5-0
15. BYU 13-3-2
16. Texas Tech 14-3-1
17. South Carolina 12-4-3
18. Kansas 15-4-0
19. UCF 16-3-0
20. Kentucky 12-5-0
21. Clemson 13-3-2
22. California 13-4-2
23. Rutgers 12-4-1
24. Washington State 10-4-3
25. Michigan 12-4-3