It was another three-spot jump for South Carolina in the latest College Football Playoff ranking.
The Gamecocks are 15th heading into Saturday's game against Clemson who is ranked 12th.
Carolina made its playoff ranking debut three rankings ago at #21 before moving up 18th last week. The Gamecocks are riding a five-game winning streak into Saturday's showdown in the Upstate.
The Tigers moved up five spots to 12th in the CFB playoff ranking as they were obviously helped by a chaotic Saturday. Clemson is also ranked 12th in the Associated Press and the Coaches Top 25 polls.
South Carolina slid up three positions to 16th in the AP poll and five spots to 14th in the Coaches Top 25 poll.