Gamecocks up, Clemson down in latest polls

by Mark Haggard

Posted: 09.23.2012 at 2:58 PM

Gamecocks #6, Clemson #17 in latest AP Poll

The South Carolina Gamecocks have moved to 6th in both the AP and Coaches polls, released on Sunday, September 23. The Gamecocks beat the Missouri Tigers 31-10 on Saturday to improve to a record of 4-0. The Clemson Tigers fell seven spots in the AP to #17, and seven places in the Coaches Poll to #16, following a 49-37 loss at Florida State on Saturday night. Clemson has a 3-1 record. The Alabama Crimson Tide is a consensus number one in both major polls. AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama (59)	4-0	1499
2	Oregon	4-0	1414
3	LSU (1)	4-0	1346
4	Florida State	4-0	1340
5	Georgia	4-0	1245
6	South Carolina	4-0	1147
7	Kansas State	4-0	1067
8	Stanford	3-0	1055
9	West Virginia	3-0	1045
10	Notre Dame	4-0	1003
11	Florida	4-0	864
12	Texas	3-0	856
13	USC	3-1	801
14	Ohio State	4-0	633
15	TCU	3-0	616
16	Oklahoma	2-1	611
17	Clemson	3-1	588
18	Oregon State	2-0	451
19	Louisville	4-0	414
20	Michigan State	3-1	348
21	Mississippi State	4-0	246
22	Nebraska	3-1	179
23	Rutgers	4-0	128
24	Boise State	2-1	114
25	Baylor	3-0	92

USA Today Poll
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama	4-0	1473
2	Oregon	4-0	1371
3	LSU	4-0	1361
4	Florida State	4-0	1306
5	Georgia	4-0	1224
6	South Carolina	4-0	1149
7	West Virginia	3-0	1137
8	Kansas State	4-0	1000
9	Stanford	3-0	949
10	Texas	3-0	924
11	Notre Dame	4-0	836
12	Florida	4-0	817
13	USC	3-1	813
14	TCU	3-0	705
15	Oklahoma	2-1	699
16	Clemson	3-1	560
17	Louisville	4-0	493
18	Michigan State	3-1	404
19	Mississippi State	4-0	349
20	Nebraska	3-1	327
21	Oregon State	2-0	220
22	Oklahoma State	2-1	154
23	Wisconsin	3-1	102
24	Baylor	3-0	101
25	Rutgers	4-0	98
25	Virginia Tech	3-1	98