College Football Playoff Predictions: How Big of a Bump Does South Carolina Get?

Predicting how big of a bump South Carolina will get in the newest college football playoff rankings.

Nov 16, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer directs his team against the Missouri Tigers in the second half at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images / Jeff Blake-Imagn Images

Predicting how big of a bump South Carolina will get in the newest college football playoff rankings.

The third round of college football playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday evening and the South Carolina Gamecocks will be one of many teams on the move after this weekend. The Gamecocks knocked off Missouri this weekend in dramatic fashion and earned their fourth straight win on the season. South Carolina made its debut in the rankings last week and will certainly see a rise in their number this week.

Even better news for the Gamecocks is multiple teams ahead of them took a loss this week. Louisville lost to Stanford, Washington State took a loss and Kansas State lost to Arizona State. The Gamecocks are one of the hottest teams in college football right now, so how far will they climb up the rankings when they are revealed Tuesday evening?

College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction:

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Notre Dame
7. Alabama
8. Georgia
9. Ole Miss
10. Miami
11. Boise State
12. SMU
13. Tennessee
14. BYU
15. Texas A&M
16. Colorado
17. Clemson
18. South Carolina
19. Army
20. Tulane
21. Arizona State
22. Iowa State
23. UNLV
24. Illinois
25. Washington State

Considering they have three losses, it still seems unlikely that South Carolina will find themselves in the college football playoff discussion, but they are slowly creeping their way into it. If they continue to get some help from other teams ahead of them in the rankings, that very well could change later in the season.

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