COLUMBIA, S.C. — The second edition of the 12-team College Football Playoff ranking was unveiled Tuesday night and South Carolina is in that new bracket for the first time, debuting at #21.
The Gamecocks are 6-3, 4-3 in the SEC after three straight victories. The conference schedule wraps up Saturday at home with Missouri in the battle for the Mayor's Cup which goes to the winner of this game as each school calls Columbia home.
South Carolina is back in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 2022, checking in at #23. Missouri comes in ranked 24th in the AP Top 25 and 23rd in the CFB Playoff Ranking.