Would a South Carolina win over the Clemson Tigers put them into the college football playoffs? The latest edition of the college football playoff rankings came

The 12th-ranked Tigers (9-2, No. 12 CFP ) and 16th-ranked Gamecocks (8-3, No. 15 CFP) are two of the hottest teams in the country. It's the first time both have been ranked in the season-ending rivalry game since 2013 and both hope a win means a berth in the expanded 12-team playoff.

The No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks are currently 2.5-point underdogs to the No. 12 Clemson Tigers for Saturday's Noon showdown at Memorial Stadium in Clemson. For the first time since 2013 when Clemson was ranked No.