Gamecocks Move Up 3 Spots In New Polls
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina football squad climbed three notches in both major polls released today. The Gamecocks (5-1, 3-1 SEC) are the No. 11 team in the country, according to this week’s Associated Press poll and are ranked ninth in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll.
The Gamecocks are coming off an impressive 52-7 win at Arkansas. They will travel to Knoxville this week to face the Tennessee Volunteers (3-3, 0-2 SEC). Game time is set for noon ET and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN. The Vols are coming off a bye week.
Alabama (6-0) and Oregon (6-0) continue to hold down the top two spots in both polls. Clemson, Ohio State and Florida State round out the top 5. The Gamecocks are the fourth-ranked SEC team in both polls, trailing the Crimson Tide, LSU and Texas A&M, all Western Division squads.
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (55) 6-0 1495
2 Oregon (5) 6-0 1438
3 Clemson 6-0 1352
4 Ohio State 6-0 1330
5 Florida State 5-0 1242
6 LSU 6-1 1137
7 Texas A&M 5-1 1105
8 Louisville 6-0 1077
9 UCLA 5-0 1017
10 Miami (FL) 5-0 912
11 South Carolina 5-1 896
12 Baylor 5-0 849
13 Stanford 5-1 824
14 Missouri 6-0 749
15 Georgia 4-2 615
16 Texas Tech 6-0 590
17 Fresno State 5-0 383
18 Oklahoma 5-1 380
19 Virginia Tech 6-1 352
20 Washington 4-2 309
21 Oklahoma State 4-1 264
22 Florida 4-2 249
23 Northern Illinois 6-0 185
24 Auburn 5-1 156
25 Wisconsin 4-2 153
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (58) 6-0 1545
2 Oregon (3) 6-0 1485
3 Ohio State 6-0 1406
4 Clemson (1) 6-0 1365
5 Florida State 5-0 1293
6 Louisville 6-0 1166
7 Texas A&M 5-1 1156
8 LSU 6-1 1098
9 South Carolina 5-1 1024
10 UCLA 5-0 999
11 Miami (FL) 5-0 905
12 Baylor 5-0 890
13 Stanford 5-1 857
14 Missouri 6-0 617
15 Texas Tech 6-0 587
16 Georgia 4-2 546
17 Oklahoma State 4-1 493
18 Oklahoma 5-1 482
19 Fresno State 5-0 419
20 Virginia Tech 6-1 297
21 Nebraska 5-1 278
22 Florida 4-2 240
23 Northern Illinois 6-0 224
24 Michigan 5-1 178
25 Washington 4-2 137
