Josh Kendall's AP Top 25 ballot for the week of Sept. 16. (The Gamecocks are ranked No. 7 in the latest AP poll.)

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. LSU
4. West Virginia
5. Florida State
6. Stanford
7. Southern Cal
8. Clemson
9. South Carolina (No. 9 last week)
10. Oklahoma
11. Georgia
12. Notre Dame
13. Kansas State
14. Michigan
15. Texas
16. Florida
17. Michigan State
18. Boise State
19. UCLA
20. Arizona
21. TCU
22. Ohio State
23. Louisville
24. Nebraska
25. Oklahoma State