In last week’s rankings, the committee slotted the trio in this order: No. 13 Alabama, No. 14 Ole Miss and No. 15 South Carolina. Since then, the Gamecocks were the only team to beat a ranked opponent, knocking off No. 12 Clemson.

ESPN has projected the South Carolina Gamecocks to miss the college football playoff. The South Carolina Gamecocks picked up yet another massive win this past

Dawn Staley has challenged South Carolina with an extremely tough early season schedule. The No. 3 Gamecocks have already faced four opponents who have made appearances in the AP Top 25 and have two more this week with No. 8 Duke and No. 9 TCU on the schedule.