Gamecocks Slip One Spot In New AP Top 25 Poll

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina football squad slipped one spot in the Associated Press poll but remained steady in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll announced today.

The Gamecocks (4-1, 2-1 SEC) are ranked 14th in this week’s A.P. poll, down one spot from No. 13 a week ago. They were leapfrogged by Miami (Fla.) (5-0). The Gamecocks remained No. 12 in the coaches’ poll after holding off Kentucky by a 35-28 score Saturday night. It was the Gamecocks’ 14th-straight home win, one shy of the school record.

Defending national champion Alabama (5-0) continues to lead both polls, followed by Oregon (5-0).

The Gamecocks will be tested on the road each of the next three weeks, beginning with a 12:21 p.m. ET kick on Saturday, October 12, at Arkansas (3-3, 0-2 SEC). Carolina will also travel to Tennessee (Oct. 19) and Missouri (Oct. 26) before returning home to face Mississippi State on November 2.

The Gamecocks have been ranked by the Associated Press for a school record 54 consecutive polls, tying for the fifth-longest current streak in the country.

AP Top 25
RK      TEAM    RECORD  PTS
1       Alabama (55)    5-0     1495
2       Oregon (5)      5-0     1424
3       Clemson 5-0     1359
4       Ohio State      6-0     1305
5       Stanford        5-0     1278
6       Florida State   5-0     1158
7       Georgia 4-1     1138
8       Louisville      5-0     1051
9       Texas A&M       4-1     1003
10      LSU     5-1     993
11      UCLA    4-0     844
12      Oklahoma        5-0     819
13      Miami (FL)      5-0     780
14      South Carolina  4-1     764
15      Baylor  4-0     681
16      Washington      4-1     556
17      Florida 4-1     536
18      Michigan        5-0     514
19      Northwestern    4-1     418
20      Texas Tech      5-0     358
21      Fresno State    5-0     258
22      Oklahoma State  4-1     204
23      Northern Illinois       5-0     138
24      Virginia Tech   5-1     115
25      Missouri        5-0     105

USA Today Poll
RK      TEAM    RECORD  PTS
1       Alabama (57)    5-0     1544
2       Oregon (4)      5-0     1486
3       Ohio State      6-0     1379
4       Clemson (1)     5-0     1356
5       Stanford        5-0     1327
6       Florida State   5-0     1188
7       Georgia 4-1     1130
8       Louisville      5-0     1105
9       Texas A&M       4-1     1067
10      Oklahoma        5-0     964
11      LSU     5-1     953
12      South Carolina  4-1     833
13      UCLA    4-0     807
14      Miami (FL)      5-0     747
15      Baylor  4-0     698
16      Michigan        5-0     591
17      Florida 4-1     574
18      Northwestern    4-1     393
19      Washington      4-1     366
20      Oklahoma State  4-1     350
21      Texas Tech      5-0     336
22      Fresno State    5-0     325
23      Northern Illinois       5-0     169
24      Nebraska        4-1     125
25      Virginia Tech   5-1     97

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