Gamecocks, Tigers each inch up a spot in Top 25 poll
On the strength of their victories Saturday, the South Carolina football team moved up one position to No. 8 and Clemson inched up to No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll released today.
The Gamecocks, which defeated East Carolina, 48-10, next host UAB on Saturday at 7 p.m., while Clemson, which beat Ball State, 52-27, hosts Furman at 3 p.m.
Both games will air on Fox Sports Carolinas.
Meannwhile, Arkansas took the second-largest fall out of the poll, dropping from eighth to unranked after losing to Louisiana-Monroe.
The Razorbacks were upset 34-31 in overtime after losing quarterback Tyler Wilson to an injury. The only team to take a more drastic fall from the poll was Michigan in 2007. The Wolverines opened the season at No. 5 and dropped out after a Week 1 loss to Appalachian State.
Alabama remains No. 1. Southern California is No. 2, followed by LSU and Oregon. Florida State moved into a tie for fifth with Oklahoma. Georgia is No. 7.
Arkansas was one of four teams to drop out after losses, along with Nebraska, Wisconsin and Oklahoma State.
Moving in were UCLA, Tennessee, Arizona and BYU.
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