Following a loss to Alabama, the South Carolina Gamecocks were 3-3 and staring at a cross roads. Since that loss, the Gamecocks have won six straight games and

South Carolina did its part. Once considered a long shot even to sniff the College Football Playoff conversation, the Gamecocks steadily improved their standing week by week, winning the regular season’s final six games to finish 9-3 overall and 5-3 in the SEC.

On Sunday, Stan Becton of NCAA.com predicted what Tuesday’s College Football Playoff Rankings would look like, and his words are sure to make South Carolina fans happy. According to Becton, the Gamecocks should come in at No.