South Carolina football finished with a 9-4 record and lost in the Citrus Bowl. Here's where early 2025 projections have the Gamecocks ranked.

Where is South Carolina in the final college football rankings? See where the Gamecocks stand after the national championship and end to 2024 season.

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The Gamecocks will take the momentum of a nine-win season into 2025 after being picked to finish near the bottom of the SEC.

Clemson is coming off a 10-4 season in which it defeated SMU in the ACC Championship and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff for the seventh time. The Tigers have QB Cade Klubnik back along with defensive lieman Peter Woods, among others.

South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers, left tackle Josiah Thompson, and edge Dylan Stewart were recognized as Freshman All-Americans by the Football Write

No. 2 South Carolina is receiving a first place vote in the AP Top 25 following the Gamecocks' 41-point win against Oklahoma. Meanwhile, UCLA is No. 1 for the ninth consecutive week. The Bruins are one of the two undefeated teams remaining,

The Gamecocks, who began the 2024 season unranked, finished 19th in the AP poll. It’s the first time since 2022 that USC is ranked in an end-of-season poll. Clemson finished ranked No. 14 in the AP poll. The final USA Today coaches poll hasn’t been released yet.