New Polls:USC Up One Spot, Clemson Out
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — 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
