Gamecocks Ranked No. 22 (For Now)

South Carolina climbed three spots in the latest Associated Press poll and cracked the USA Today-Coaches’ poll for the first time this season, coming in at No. 22 in both major college football rankings.

It could be a short stay in the rarefied air, however, as Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama this Saturday to play Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide, which jumped ahead of Texas to claim the No. 2 ranking in the AP poll.  Alabama remained third in the coaches’ poll.

The Tide (6-0, 3-0 SEC) will obviously be heavily favored at home against South Carolina – a game that will be televised nationally on ESPN.

Not surprisingly, Florida remains the No. 1 team in the nation after its workmanlike 13-3 win over No. 4 LSU in Baton Rogue Saturday night. The loss dropped the Bayou Bengals to No. 10 in both polls, but not out of the national championship hunt.

Two SEC teams fell from the rankings, Ole Miss (which lost to Alabama) and previously-undefeated Auburn (which was thrashed by Arkansas).

Take a look at both polls below …

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL (Oct. 11)

1. Florida (50) 5-0
2. Alabama (10) 6-0
3. Texas 5-0
4. Virginia Tech 5-1
5. Boise State 5-0
6. USC 4-1
7. Ohio State 5-1
8. Cincinnati 5-0
9. Miami (FL) 4-1
10. LSU 5-1
11. Iowa 6-0
12. TCU 5-0
13. Oregon 5-1
14. Penn State 5-1
15. Nebraska 4-1
16. Oklahoma State 4-1
17. Kansas 5-0
18. Brigham Young 5-1
19. Georgia Tech 5-1
20. Oklahoma 3-2
21. South Florida 5-0
22. South Carolina 5-1
23. Houston 4-1
24. Utah 4-1
25. Notre Dame 4-1

Dropped from rankings: Auburn 17, Mississippi 20, Missouri 24

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 58, Auburn 55, West Virginia 46, Mississippi 28, Wisconsin 27, Missouri 25, Arkansas 16, Central Michigan 6, Arizona 5, Michigan 5, Oregon State 2, Navy 1, Idaho 1, Stanford 1, Texas Tech 1.

USA TODAY-COACHES’ TOP 25 POLL (Oct. 11)

1. Florida (53) 5-0
2. Texas (1) 5-0
3. Alabama (5) 6-0
4. Virginia Tech 5-1
5. USC 4-1
6. Boise State 5-0
7. Ohio State 5-1
8. TCU 5-0
9. Cincinnati 5-0
10. LSU 5-1
11. Miami (FL) 4-1
12. Iowa 6-0
13. Penn State 5-1
14. Oklahoma State 4-1
15. Kansas 5-0
16. Oregon 5-1
17. Nebraska 4-1
18. Oklahoma 3-2
19. Brigham Young 5-1
20. Georgia Tech 5-1
21. South Florida 5-0
22. South Carolina 5-1
23. Houston 4-1
24. Missouri 4-1
25. Notre Dame 4-1

Dropped from rankings: Mississippi 16, Auburn 19, Wisconsin 25

Others receiving votes: Auburn 73, Mississippi 60, Pittsburgh 57, Utah 49, Wisconsin 37, West Virginia 13, Arkansas 12, Oregon State 8, Stanford 8, CENTRL MICHIGAN 7, Michigan 2, North Carolina 1, UCLA 1.

Pics: Travis Bell, Sideline Carolina

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