words_Nick Engvall
The Gamecocks of South Carolina made it impossible to talk about anyone else this week by defeating the previously top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. After Alabama jumped to an early 3-0 lead, South Carolina’s Stephen Garcia responded by leading his team down the field and finding Marcus Lattimore for a touchdown. With the Gamecocks up 7-3, they simply continued to play better football until the clock hit zeros. Garcia completed 17 out of 20 passes for 201 yards, including 3 touchdowns, and Lattimore finished with 93 rushing yards and a total of 3 touchdowns, all against what many would say is the best defense in college football. The upset victory propelled the Gamecocks from 19th to 10th, and sent the former number 1 down to the 8th spot.
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| Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank | |
| 1 | Ohio State(34) | 6-0 | 1453 | 2 |
| 2 | Oregon (15) | 6-0 | 1427 | 3 |
| 3 | Boise State (8) | 5-0 | 1395 | 4 |
| 4 | TCU (1) | 6-0 | 1304 | 5 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 5-0 | 1236 | 7 |
| 6 | Oklahoma (2) | 5-0 | 1225 | 6 |
| 7 | Auburn | 6-0 | 1104 | 8 |
| 8 | Alabama | 5-1 | 1021 | 1 |
| 9 | LSU | 6-0 | 999 | 12 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 4-1 | 978 | 19 |
| 11 | Utah | 5-0 | 926 | 10 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 813 | 11 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 6-0 | 806 | 17 |
| 14 | Stanford | 5-1 | 732 | 16 |
| 15 | Iowa | 4-1 | 648 | 15 |
| 16 | Florida State | 5-1 | 547 | 23 |
| 17 | Arizona | 4-1 | 472 | 9 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5-1 | 410 | 20 |
| 19 | Nevada | 6-0 | 376 | 21 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 348 | 22 |
| 21 | Missouri | 5-0 | 298 | 24 |
| 22 | Florida | 4-2 | 209 | 14 |
| 23 | Air Force | 5-1 | 187 | 25 |
| 24 | Oregon State |
3-2 | 186 | NR |
| 25 | West Virginia |
4-1 | 141 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan 137, Miami (Fla.) 63, North Carolina State 31, Virginia Tech 17, Northwestern 5, Texas 5, Kansas State 1