Gamecocks Rocket Up Rankings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Buoyed by a 38-35 win over sixth-ranked Georgia, the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1, 1-1 SEC) climbed several notches in both national polls released today. The Gamecocks rose 10 spots in the Associated Press poll to No. 14 and climbed seven spots in the Amway Coaches‘ poll to No. 16. The Southeastern Conference has an unprecedented seven teams ranked in the top 15 in the country, eight teams ranked for the third-straight week and five teams in the top 10 for the second-straight week in the A.P. poll. The ranked SEC teams according to the writers include Alabama (3), Auburn (5), Texas A&M (6), LSU (8), Ole Miss (10), Georgia (13), South Carolina (14) and Missouri (18). In the Coaches‘ poll, the ranked SEC teams include Alabama (2), Auburn (5), Texas A&M (7), LSU (8), Ole Miss (12), Georgia (14), South Carolina (16) and Missouri (19). Defending national champion Florida State (2-0) continues to lead both polls. The Gamecocks have been ranked for a school-record 68 consecutive polls, dating back to the second week of the 2010 season. They are tied with Stanford for the fifth-longest current streak in the A.P. Top-25 behind Alabama, LSU, Oregon and Oklahoma. The Gamecocks will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 20, when they travel to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores (1-2, 0-1 SEC). Kick is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) and the contest will be televised nationally on the SEC Network with Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmer in the booth and Maria Taylor on the sidelines. AP Top 25 RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Florida State (37) 2-0 1466 2 Oregon (17) 3-0 1424 3 Alabama (1) 3-0 1346 4 Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1325 5 Auburn 2-0 1252 6 Texas A&M (3) 3-0 1195 7 Baylor 3-0 1134 8 LSU 3-0 1114 9 Notre Dame 3-0 917 10 Ole Miss 3-0 840 11 Michigan State 1-1 832 12 UCLA 3-0 807 13 Georgia 1-1 729 14 South Carolina 2-1 718 15 Arizona State 3-0 680 16 Stanford 2-1 560 17 Southern California 2-1 459 18 Missouri 3-0 446 19 Wisconsin 1-1 414 20 Kansas State 2-0 326 21 BYU 3-0 246 22 Clemson 1-1 209 23 Ohio State 2-1 204 24 Nebraska 3-0 172 25 Oklahoma State 2-1 126 Amway Coaches Poll RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Florida State (50) 2-0 1502 2 Alabama (1) 3-0 1408 3 Oregon (6) 3-0 1399 4 Oklahoma (4) 3-0 1390 5 Auburn 2-0 1297 6 Baylor 2-0 1179 7 Texas A&M 3-0 1159 8 LSU 3-0 1107 9 Notre Dame 3-0 966 10 UCLA 3-0 861 11 Michigan State 1-1 776 12 Ole Miss 3-0 769 13 Arizona State 3-0 732 14 Georgia 1-1 693 15 Stanford 2-1 561 16 South Carolina 2-1 529 17 Wisconsin 1-1 436 18 Ohio State 2-1 402 19 Missouri 3-0 382 20 Kansas State 2-0 381 21 Southern California 2-1 338 22 Nebraska 3-0 325 23 BYU 3-0 222 24 Clemson 1-1 207 25 North Carolina 2-0 128
