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.

Predicting if the South Carolina Gamecocks will make the top 12 in the newest college football playoff rankings.

Big Ten champion Oregon locked up the No. 1 seed, SEC champion Georgia earned the No. 2 seed while No. 3 seed Boise State and No. 4 seed Arizona State finished off the first-round byes. But Sunday’s 12-team reveal wasn’t without some drama. Even with a dozen teams in the playoff field, the selection committee couldn’t avoid a few snubs.