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SECGamecocks

South Carolina

Next: vs TennesseeOct 24

Rank

29th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+11.8

90% range 4.0 to 19.5

Offense

32.6

26th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.8

33rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–3

5.8–6.2 projected over the regular season

Playoff

<1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 5 · 12:45 PM ET vs Kent State W 57–0
Rating change+2.5
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:00 PM ET vs Towson W 45–9
Rating change−2.5
Wk 3Sep 19 · 4:15 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#23 Mississippi State L 34–41
Rating change−1.8
Wk 4Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#4 Alabama L 18–49
Rating change−0.8
Wk 5Oct 3 · 4:15 PM ET vs Kentucky L 34–35
Rating change0.0
Wk 6Oct 10 · 12:45 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#21 Florida W 38–19
Rating change+1.8
Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#13 Tennessee Win 40%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 4:15 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#19 Oklahoma Est. 33%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#25 Texas A&M Est. 53%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD at Arkansas Est. 67%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Georgia Est. 21%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD at Clemson Est. 62%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
5.8–6.2
Conference record
3.1–5.9
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
0%
Conference title game
<1%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
0%
Win it all
0%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025SEC33 of 13611.029.518.54–8—
2024SEC30 of 13412.030.418.49–4—
2023SEC38 of 1337.329.822.45–7—
2022SEC39 of 1316.232.726.58–5—
2021SEC73 of 130−1.025.026.07–6—
2020SEC78 of 127−3.127.830.82–8—
2019SEC39 of 1306.628.722.24–8—
2018SEC53 of 1304.231.126.97–6—
2017SEC35 of 1308.528.820.39–4—
2016SEC77 of 128−4.524.929.56–7—
2015SEC79 of 128−2.027.529.53–9—

Profile

SC offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com